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Severe Weather Week 6. Questions for Discussion Which types of severe weather risk are you willing to live with? Why? What level of risk from severe weather.

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1 Severe Weather Week 6

2 Questions for Discussion Which types of severe weather risk are you willing to live with? Why? What level of risk from severe weather is acceptable to you? (How would you know if the severe weather risk was assessed accurately?) What should be done by people and communities to prepare for severe weather hazards and prevent catastrophe? Which types of severe weather risk are you willing to live with? Why? What level of risk from severe weather is acceptable to you? (How would you know if the severe weather risk was assessed accurately?) What should be done by people and communities to prepare for severe weather hazards and prevent catastrophe?

3 Other Things to Consider What factors influence the impact of severe weather? How do severe weather hazards vary from place to place? Why? The five fundamental concepts form Chapter 1 What factors influence the impact of severe weather? How do severe weather hazards vary from place to place? Why? The five fundamental concepts form Chapter 1

4 Weather & Climate Weather is… Climate is… Changing weather vs. changing climate Weather is… Climate is… Changing weather vs. changing climate

5 How it works Energy transfer radiation (light>surface>air) convection (air currents) role of water Energy transfer radiation (light>surface>air) convection (air currents) role of water Structure of the atmosphere

6 Atmospheric Circulation Heat energy moves from equator to poles Creates high & low pressure systems Deflected by coriolis effect

7 Weather Systems Frontal weather & extra-tropical cyclones (next slide) Tropical cyclones (next week) Monsoonal climates movement of ITCZ north and south with the seasons ITCZ is zone of rising (and rainy) air Frontal weather & extra-tropical cyclones (next slide) Tropical cyclones (next week) Monsoonal climates movement of ITCZ north and south with the seasons ITCZ is zone of rising (and rainy) air

8 Frontal Weather

9 Thunderstorms Lightning Rain Lightning Rain Hail Wind

10 Tornadoes

11 Risk Thunderstorms Tornadoes

12 Blizzards & Ice Storms

13

14 Other Hazardous Weather Fog Windstorms Dust & sand storms Heatwaves Cold snaps Fog Windstorms Dust & sand storms Heatwaves Cold snaps

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