Dealing with Extreme Weather
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6 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Heat transfer & currents | Convection-Warm water & air rises and cold water sinks. Cycle (current) |
| El Nino effects | Weather in NA & SA gets warmer & more rainfall/flooding...on other side weather becomes dry, forest fires result |
| Where do most hurricanes begin? | off the coast of Africa |
| Tropical Depression vs. Storm | 39 mph=storm |
| Longest Running Storm | Hurricane John...5,000 miles of ocean & land |
| Deadliest | Storm Surge-9/10 deaths |
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