week 4 Flashcards
(36 cards)
1
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Coriolis Effect
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2
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Polar Jet stream
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3
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Polar vortex
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4
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Regional Climate oscillations
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5
Q
Indian Ocean Dipole
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6
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North Atlantic Oscillation
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7
Q
El Nino southern Oscillation
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8
Q
la nina condition
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9
Q
El Nino impact
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10
Q
Pacific Decadal Oscillation
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11
Q
what occurs when ENSO is in same phase as PDO
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12
Q
Heat waves
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13
Q
why is heat+ humidity dangerous?
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14
Q
heat Index
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15
Q
Net bulb temp.
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16
Q
what places are dangerous to heat?
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17
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heat island effect
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18
Q
What do people die from most in U.S.?
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19
Q
Chicago Heat wave
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20
Q
Heat illness
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21
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Excessive heat outlook
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22
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Excessive heat watch
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23
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Heat advisory
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24
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Excessive heat warning
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25
Drought and heat
26
Drought means?
27
Dust bowl Migrants
28
How long can droughts last?
29
california drought
30
Minnesota drought
31
What is a drought?
32
What is 2011 drought in Horn of Africa
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air temp. remain stable over water because
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higher rain =
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Lower rain =
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What is famine?
