EPSC 185 Study Guide - Final Guide: Igneous Rock, 2003 European Heat Wave, Internal Resistance
19 Sep 2018
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Pictures: left very little vulnerability, not a big disaster, significant hazard, ex: hurricane irma that never hit land, right lots of vulnerability, huge disaster. Economic impacts: rebuilding of damaged infrastructures, cost of evacuation. Storm surge: abnormal rise in seawater during a storm, ex: new orleans is located below sea level - infrastructures used to prevent flooding. The clarity of the eye of the hurricane is a good indicator for the intensity of the hurricane: sky is clear at the eye of the hurricane (yellow) and the red is the intense rain and clouds. Definition of a hurricane: warm core, low-pressure system. Lower the atmospheric pressure, the stronger the storm will be. Phase transformation from water vapor into liquid water (condensation) - with that, a lot of heat is released into the air, fueling the storm. Tropopause (12-15 km above the ground) = boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere. Bands of clouds: areas of extreme rain and wind.
