EARTHSC 2GG3 : Natural Disasters Review Notes.docx
2 Feb 2013
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Warm, dry downslope chinook winds in southern alberta, Water or air moving south will veer off to the west. Water or air moving north will veer off to the east: in the southern hemisphere the opposite is true, forced curvature of path due to earth"s rotation is coriolis effect. Warm surface water remains in east pacific. Incessant rain to west coasts of north and south america (coastal peru, for example) Fisheries suffer (no cold, nutrient-rich upwelling water) Lake effect snow: factors that determine the amount of snow. Expanse of ice-free water under storm track (for evaporation) Duration of strong wind blowing over water (for greater evaporation) Topographic rise downwind of water (to lift moisture and. Tornadoes: general information: narrow funnel of intense wind, usually with counterclockwise rotation (1% rotate clockwise, nature"s most violent storms, most significant natural hazard in. Midwestern u. s: number of tornadoes is greatest in tornado alley: parts of texas,
