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Prevailing Winds Low Pressure
647 wordsWhy There Are Different Climates In Different Places Why Are There Different Climates Different Places The main factor that determines the climates of any place is its distance from the equator. This is because sun never rises high. Therefore the places close to the equator remains warm. Temperature typically decreases as altitude increases. At high altitudes the air is less dense, and it does not absorb and hold as much heat. On the average, the temperature drops about 3. 5 Fahrenheit for every...
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Eastern And Western Prevailing Winds
2,110 wordsEnergy Conservation through Landscaping The outline Background on Energy usage current Energy strategies alternative energy strategies Energy Conserving Landscape Landscape Changes tempering the sun sculpting the wind possible solutions for temperature increasing and decreasing Landscaping Alternatives Planting Landscape adjustments Using windbreaks to shape the wind Planning your plantings Quick fixes for climate control Conclusions Until recently global energy use was increasing rapidly, and s...
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Eastern And Western Prevailing Winds
2,100 words... payback time is even less. Along with savings on your utility bills, a mature landscape with energy-conserving shade trees can, by some estimates, increase your property's value by as much as 15 percent. Of course, arbitrarily placing these same energy-conserving plants can also increase your utility bills. The more solar-dependent your home is (that is, if it has a solar-water heater, a passive space heater, or an attached greenhouse), the more vulnerable it is to haphazardly placed trees a...
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Earth Surface Day And Night
1,063 wordsClimate has profound Climate Climate Climate has profound effects on us, and the world in which we live. In turn we as humans, and many other global factors contribute to our climate. Almost everything in our lives somehow impacts or is impacted by climate. We as humans can affect everything, from the food we eat to the air we breathe, including climate. This is through the alteration of the earth? s surface and the introduction of pollutants and chemicals such as carbon dioxide into the atmosph...
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Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act
1,937 wordsIn the past century, one of the greatest threats to North Americas aquatic ecosystem has been the widespread acidification of hundreds of thousands of waterways. Acid rain has effected plant and animal life within aquatic ecosystems, as well as microbiology activity by affecting the rates of decomposition and the accumulation of organic matter. What causes this poisonous rain, and what can be done to improve North Americas water quality and prevent future catastrophes? To answer these questions,...
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