Essays Tagged: "average temperature"
Class Journal on Global Warming
effects, if in different ways. It will hit us all where we live." 1Global warming is "a rise in the average temperature of the earth's climate due to a build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere." ... pliances carry Energy Guide labels, required by federal law. New refrigerators and freezers are, on average, about 75% more efficient than those produced in the early 70s. Remember that the refrigerat ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Dominican Republic
limate. The temperatures are moderated though by the ocean currents and year-round trade winds. The average temperature is around 720F and 800F, it hardly ever drops below 600F and it also hardly ever ... is the Dominican Republic Peso. The per capita income rate is about 790 American dollars a year.The average inflation rate is 1.7%. Of the total land area of the Dominican Republic 49% is classified t ...
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays
United Nations Debate, France. Class: World History II. Facts on France.
between each region. The true temperature maritime climate is found in the west near the coasts.The average temperature is 45º F in February, and 61º F in July.France receives approximately ... .Economic Profile (CIA)GDP: $1.5 trillionTrade figures: Exports- $325 billion; Imports- $320 billionAverage annual income: lowest 10%- 2.8%; highest 10%-25.1%The currency is called a Franc.France is i ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > International Organizations & Conflicts
Enhanced greenhouse effect on global warming.
sed of greenhouse gases. Together these gases reflect enough heat back to the earth to maintain the average temperature of the atmosphere at around 60 degrees F. Without the greenhouse effect, the ear ... ut the greenhouse effect, the earth would be a cold uninhabitable place. In comparison, Mars has an average temperature of -27 degrees C.The earth's climate is predicted to change because human activi ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
General Global Warming 2
. Climate change is a part of the Earth's history. There have been dramatic fluctuations in overall average temperature for the past 150,000 years that suggest a direct association with carbon dioxide ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
The Causes and Effects of Global Warming
Many factors contribute to the abundance of these gases. Global warming is expected to increase the average temperature of the Earth's surface, raise sea levels, and change precipitation patterns (Lut ... nd the world from weather stations on land and sea (Lutz, 12). These 130-year records show that the average surface temperature has risen by more than half a degree Celsius (Lutz, 12). This may not re ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Taiga
cts, therefore birds come to taiga to nest.Taiga has long, serve winter and short summers. In Taiga average temperature is below -0 C for half a year. Winters are cold and there is many snowfalls. Ver ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences
Brief essay about the planet Mars. 596 words. Detailed about the surface of the planet, surroundings, and atmosphere.
Mars year, which equals two Earth years. (Mars Atmosphere, 2002)Mars is much colder than Earth. The average temperature on Mars is about -80 °F (-60 °C).Temperatures at the Martian surface var ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Space
Global Warming It explains what global warming is all about and that humans are part of the reason why this is happening.
. Climate change is a part of the Earth's history. There have been dramatic fluctuations in overall average temperature for the past 150,000 years that suggest a direct association with carbon dioxide ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
An Ecotourism brochure for the Montane Cordillera.
in the Montane Cordillera varies the most out of all the ecozones. To the north of the ecozone the average temperature year round is about 0.5oC, while in the south it is around 7.5oC. Note that the ...
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays
Mars - Past, present, future
th. Mars' orbit is significantly elliptical. This has a major influence on Mars? climate. While the average temperature on Mars is about -55° C, Martian surface temperatures range widely from as l ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy
No title, This is about CO2 in the atmophere and its effects on the earth and its inhibitants
he years too, 2001 had the highest rate of change going up 0.51oc, which is higher than that of the average temperature from 1880-2000. Since 1980 the temperature raised 0.2 oc per decade. The Global ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
The Aztecs: Culture, Religion, and Lifestyle
a climate generally cooler than what would be expected, which would be nice in the hot summers. The average temperature of the region is around 12 degrees Celsius. These lower temperatures allow for o ... that the Aztecs experienced lasted from May through October. The amount of rainfall varied from an average of 450 mm in the north up to 1000 mm in the southern part of the valley. Rainfall, although ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History
A breif look on the physical properties of the Northern Region.
tant snow and ice is a completely incorrect. Temperatures become mild during the summer months. The average temperature for areas near Yellowknife in July is 16º C. However, the annual average te ...
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays
Canada and Global Warming
It will be the destruction of earth. Global warming is increasing the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere and is changing regional climates. It is caused by gre ... nhouse gases, weather, and part of the greenhouse effect. By 2100, it is predicted that the earth's average temperature will rise by 1.5ºC to 4.5ºC. The greenhouse effect keeps the earth 30& ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
My Winter Vacation
to Palm Beach, Florida. As soon as we got off the plane, we could feel the warmth on our faces. The average daytime temperature was 75 degrees Fahrenheit. The average temperature overnight was 60 degr ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing
Cause and Effect of Global Warming
. Climate change is a part of the Earth's history. There have been dramatic fluctuations in overall average temperature for the past 150,000 years that suggest a direct association with carbon dioxide ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Singapore
ong. Located about 110 km (70 mi) north of the equator, the nation has a tropical, wet climate. The average temperature in January is 26¡ C (79¡ F) and in July, 28¡ C (82¡ F); ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History
This is an essay disproving global warming.
ousand years.The theory of Global Warming is a term used to describe an increase, over time, of the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans. Global warming theories attempt to account for ... se, but do agree on one thing: the Earth is warming.Since the year 1850, the earth has increased in average surface temperature 0.35 degrees (Tennesen). Other things have increased as well, such as th ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
The Effects of Global Warming
ve you other ideas. Global warming which is the term used to describe the trend of increases in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and oceans that has been observed in recent decades. G ... ead to a major increase in insect borne diseases throughout Europe and Britain. It states that "The average temperature in Europe has increased by 0.8C during the past century and the average global t ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science