This essay will firstly discuss the extent to which the impacts of storms in the UK, such as ‘The Great Storm’ of October 1987 in Southern England and the recent St Jude’s storm in October 2013, are the result of physical and human influences, and then evaluate the effectiveness the responses to these storms. On one hand, it must be argued that physical factors are key in determining the magnitude of impacts from UK storm events. Factors such as the depth of a depression, the intensity of the pressure gradient and the resulting strength of winds as well as a storm’s path are key in determining the magnitude and nature of the effects of storms, particularly the economic impacts. The Great Storm in 1987, for example, which developed as a severe depression in the Bay of Biscay (964 millibars) and moved northeast, was the worst recorded climatic event in the UK. The hurricane strength winds which gusted up to speeds of 10 knots in the south-east England caused more than 15 million tress to fall down, blocking roads and railways and leaving widespread structural damage to more than 15 million buildings.
June Avant English 101 November 22, 2010 Global Warming Controversy Global warming is an increase in the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere which causes climatic changes. Global warming leads to changes in rainfall patterns, sea level, negative impacts on plants, wildlife, and humans. Al Gore and Daniel Botkin both have great points about global warming. Botkin has a scientific perspective about global warming; however, Gore’s position is better. Al Gore uses facts and evidence to support his views about global warming.
The associated air masses of storms within the British Isles are Polar maritime and Tropical maritime. As these two bodies of air move towards each other the warmer, less dense air from the south rises above the colder, dense air from the north. Circulations of low pressure then develop at points where the air is rising vigorously, this then coincides with waves in the polar front and jet stream. As a consequence there is much unsettled weather including heavy rain, strong winds and a variety of stormy cumulus clouds form; all of which can have devastating impacts socio-economically for an area as well as on the environment. The storm of 1987 occurred on the 15th and 16th of October due to a depression forming within the Bay of Biscay and had disastrous effects on the south and south-east of the UK.
Some ecosystems are considered to be a risk. They may be subject to be both natural stress and human-induced modifications. Discuss the vulnerability and resilience of these” at risk” ecosystems. Introduction Ecosystems in the Murray Darling Basin and the Australian Alps; specifically the Kosciuszko National park, are considered to be at risk due to the management of the land and the environment, traditionally and contemporary. A contribution to ecosystem being at risk is from the natural stress and human-induced modification the environment has experienced through years of management.
Previous to Andrew was Hurricane Betsy, which was only a level three. The ranges vary between one and five. One is the lowest possible type of hurricane, a step above a tropical storm. The highest is a level five which has gusts of wind larger than one hundred and fifty miles per hour. The devastation caused by Andrew was over a very narrow region
Hurricane Ike was the second-costliest hurricane ever to make landfall in the United States and the second most active hurricane to reach the Canadian mainland as a tropical storm in the great lakes region after hurricane Hazel in 1954. It was the ninth named storm, the fifth hurricane and third major hurricane of the2008 hurricane season. It was a Cape verde type hurricane, as it started as a tropical disturbance near Africa at the end of the gust. On September 1, 2008, it became a tropical storm west of the Cape Verde islands. By the early morning hours of September 4, Ike was a Category 4 hurricane, with maximum wind speeds of 145 miles per hour.
El Nino – The phenomenon and its effect and its effects on southern Australia El Nino is a strange weather phenomenon that that is caused by the warming of the Pacific Ocean near the equator, off the coast of South America. This happens when the normal winds weaken which allows the warm water that is usually found in the western Pacific change
A hazard can be defined as natural phenomena that produce negative effects on life. According to Dr Martin Degg at the University of Chester, a natural hazard only becomes a disaster if it threatens humans. In Degg’s model, the hazard circle includes all the physical factors while the factors that make a population vulnerable are mostly human. In other words a hazard that produces a disaster in one population may have only a limited effect on another less vulnerable population. Take for example the two earthquakes that affected Northridge and Haiti.
Even Australia’s own Great Barrier Reef has been taken under the impact of climate change and even got declared as the most damaged coral reef in the world. Things such as
Climate Paper For SCI/362 February , 2013 * If left unmonitored, human influences on the climate system can cause negative effects on the Earth, including posing health-related issues for the human population and the endangerment of animal and plant species. The implications of scientific claims regarding climate change and the extent of damage occurring along with how this damage and potential further destruction is received will affect whether or not effective climate policies are implemented. In this paper, I will examine the various viewpoints on climate change, including my own individual perspective, describe command and control regulations versus incentive-based regulations as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each, and discuss the specific regulations I would advocate if I were associated with the Federal Congress/Administration. Today, the human population totals more than seven billion. As the human population continues to grow, the consumption of natural resources along with the damage to the environment and ozone because of pollution caused by industrial