Staff Members: Dr. Miniskoro- This professor’s area of expertise is focused on the Greenhouse effect. He has single-handedly developed alternatives for factories to reduce pollution output. He has won many awards for his research‚ Motto: “Keep the mind open to possibilities.” Dr. Risowski- This professor specializes in the research and development of generator ozone equipment. While the research is not complete‚ he teaches classes that further the development of this type of equipment
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conditions‚ seasons and weather extremes like hurricanes‚ droughts‚ or rainy periods. Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions‚ temperature‚ cloudiness‚ and rainfall‚ affecting a specific place. Weather on Earth occurs primarily in the troposphere‚ or lower atmosphere‚ and is driven by energy from the Sun and the rotation of the Earth. The average weather conditions of a region over time are used to define a region’s climate. Factors Affecting the Climate of an Area 1. Sun It is the
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Global dimming‚ a gradual reduction in the amount of global direct irradiance at the Earth’s surface‚ has partially counteracted global warming from 1960 to the present.[55] The main cause of this dimming is aerosols produced by volcanoes and pollutants. These aerosols exert a cooling effect by increasing the reflection of incoming sunlight. The effects of the products of fossil fuel combustion—CO2 and aerosols—have largely offset one another in recent decades‚ so that net warming has been due to
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Global Warming The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency definition of global warming: “Global warming is an average increase in the temperature of the atmosphere near the Earth’s surface and in the troposphere‚ which can contribute to changes in global climate patterns. Global warming can occur from a variety of causes‚ both natural and human induced. In common usage‚ “global warming” often refers to the warming that can occur as a result of increased emissions of greenhouse gases from human
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extent of sea ice is decreasing Graph showing the areal extent of sea ice during the years Ocean Heat Content Sea Level Humidity Temperature Over Oceans Sea Surface Temperature Snow Cover Glaciers Temperature Over Land Air Temperature near Surface (Troposphere) Sea Ice TEN INDICATORS OF A GLOBAL WARMING WORLD How do we know global warming exists? Well‚ the glaciers and icebergs have been melting due to the high temperatures. Weather balloon measurements were taken from the years 1975 to 2005 and they
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Into thin Air by Jon Krakauer Research Topics Hypoxia “At 29‚028 feet up in the troposphere‚ so little oxygen was reaching my brain that my mental capacity was that of a slow child” (6). Lesser Peaks “To the South‚ where the sky had been perfectly clear just an hour earlier‚ a blanket of clouds now hid Purmori‚ Ama Dablam‚ and other lesser peaks surrounding Everest” (6). Oxygen Tanks “Wanting to conserve what-ever oxygen remained in the tank‚ I asked him to reach inside my backpack and
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Ecological Problems Chapter 1 Ecology is a very popular word today. But what does it mean? Ecology is a since which studies the relationship between all forms of life on our planet and the environment. This word came from Greek “oikos” which means home. The idea of home includes our whole planet‚ its population‚ Nature‚ animals‚ birds‚ fish‚ insets and all other living beings and even the atmosphere around our planet. Since ancient times Nature has served Man giving everything he needs: air to breathe
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Week 6 Earth Processes Earth’s Changing Surface CLICK link below to hear a Science Course Mentor provide an overview to this section‚ “Earth’s Changing Surface”: http://wgu.connectpro.acrobat.com/p56293907/ Use Chapters 22 and 25.5 in Conceptual Integrated Science to address the following items in your notes: 1. Why did Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift fail and what was the evidence needed to support his predictions- why was it literally an idea before its time? Because no one could
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melted particles then adhere to the turbine blades and alter their shape‚ disrupting the operation of the turbine. Large eruptions can affect temperature as ash and droplets of sulfuric acid obscure the sun and cool the Earth’s lower atmosphere (or troposphere); however‚ they also absorb heat radiated up from the Earth‚ thereby warming the upper atmosphere (or stratosphere). Historically‚ so-called volcanic winters have caused
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With its highest point at 29‚028 feet in the troposphere‚ A.K.A. the tallest mountain in the world‚ Everest was also known for its quite lofty death rate. Especially in the summer of 1996 when three mountain climbing teams had decided to try to achieve the feat of reaching its summit. Jon Kraheur was one of the few survivors that year but to this day still holds the memories of the events that had taken place. Rob Hall‚ Doug Hansen‚ Scott Fischer‚ and many others had fallen victim to the mountain
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