The statistics shows that in Northern countries‚ where the weather is cold‚ cloudy and the light is limited the percentage of people who suffer depression greater than anywhere else. Winter Depression‚ Winter Blues‚ Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) are all conditions that expressed the negative impact of bad weather on our organism and psyche. Researches show that exactly the lack of bright light in the winter is the thing that provokes bad mood. For this reason in most of the countries winter celebrations
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Abstract While political experts have long claimed that bad weather lowers voter turnout‚ the impact of weather on U.S. election outcomes remains unclear. The most rigorous work to date found that precipitation benefits Republicans and suggested that Florida rains influenced the outcome of the 2000 presidential election (Gomez et al.‚ 2007)‚ but a recent analysis finding that precipitation only lowers turnout in uncompetitive election states calls this claim into question (Fraga & Hersh‚ 2010).
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New South Wales braces for river peaks as Queensland counts flood cost Four deaths confirmed from torrential rains that have drenched Australia’s east coast‚ recalling 2010-2011 disaster * ‚ Tuesday 29 January 2013 03.13 EST * Jump to comments (197) Rescuers check a flooded area of Rosalie in Brisbane‚ the Queensland capital. Photograph: Dave Hunt/EPA A fourth person has died in flood-affected areas on Australia’s east coast as communities across the states of New South Wales and Queensland
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What? And How? 1. How is lightning formed? Cumulonimbus clouds must become electrically charged therefore‚ in most rain clouds the bottom of the rain cloud is negatively charged and the top is positively charged. Lightning is created as a discharge of built up energy due to the separation of positive and negative charges which are generated inside the thunderstorm. 2. How are tornadoes formed? Tornadoes form in unusually violent thunderstorms when there is sufficient instability‚ and wind shear
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Humans have tried to predict the weather for millions of years. Our ancestors monitored changes in their environment along with the behaviour of animals to help them predict the weather. Through development of our understanding‚ of the atmospheric patterns and the relationship to weather dynamics‚ today it is much easier to forecast a more accurate weather prediction. To better understand the mechanisms which control our weather and climate‚ we have to look at the Earth’s atmosphere. In particular
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Building Vocabulary The weather Good weather be bathed in/bask in/be blessed with/enjoy (Bask-enjoy sitting or lying in the heat or light of sth‚ esp in the sun) bright/ brilliant/glorious sunshine the sun shines/warms sth/beats down (on sth) the sunshine breaks/streams through sth fluffy/wispy clouds drift across the sky a gentle/light/stiff/cool/warm/sea breeze blows in/comes in off the sea the snow crunches beneath/under sb’s feet/boots Bad weather Thick/dark/storm clouds
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How mood is affected by weather? What kind of weather do you like? Sunny‚ rainy‚ windy‚ or stormy. We all have experienced that we are angry for somehow on the extreme hot day‚ or easy to cheer up on the sunny day‚ or feel drowsy on the rainy day. Those is the main factors to affect people’s mood and activities. The mood is affected by seasonal weather. On the summer time‚ because the temperature is high‚ people are easy to be irritated‚ depressive‚ and restless. It leads violence behavior occurs
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known fact to the people residing in UK and other parts of Western Europe‚ that we experience very unpredictable seasons and weather‚ throughout the year. But‚ what’s circulating in air among people of UK is about the miserable “Wet Summers”; that we have face. It was very depressing to our climate and weather prediction agencies for being incapable of predicting accurate weather ahead”‚ said lead author of the study‚ Richard Hall. Fortunately‚ our scientists and researchers working at Sheffield University
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Rain Have you ever been barefoot in the rain? Well if you haven’t it is the most amazing feeling. Its okay to let the mud ooze between your toes cause the cold rain will just wash it away. The rain is my favorite weather. I love how it smells‚ feels‚ sounds‚ tastes‚ and looks. I like to close my eyes and feel every little rain drop hit down on the top of my head. I like to take a deep breath and smell the nature float in the air all around me. It’s so relaxing to hear the ticking sound of the
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Rainy Weather Most people love sunny‚ instead of rainy‚ days largely because sunshine can often make us feel cheerful and a gloomy sky usually depresses us. As a matter of fact‚ all forms of life need both sun and rain‚ but any excess of the two can bring trouble or even disasters to the world. Thus if there is anyone who complains of the excessive rainfall in this winter‚ his complaint is understandable. Anyway‚ how many people can bear to see the world darkened and dampened because of
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