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W E AT H E R V S C L I M AT E ?

What is the difference?

Weather = the atmosphere at one place & time. Can

vary greatly

Climate = weather patterns over a long period of time

such as the average temperature &


precipitation(rainfall)

EL NIO

The natural warming of waters, up to 8 degrees, off


the west coast of South America about every 2 7
years due to a reversal of wind direction.
El Nino causes floods and mudslides in the Americas.

LA NINA
La Nia- unusually cold ocean temperatures in the

Pacific

During a La Nia year, winter temperatures are warmer

than normal in the Southeast and cooler than normal


in the Northwest.

E L E V AT I O N
Elevation is height above sea level
The higher the elevation the cooler the temperature.

Cooler
Temperatures

Warmer
Temperatures

RAIN SHADOW/OROGRAPHIC

Mountains create orographic rainfall.


The windward side = rainy
Leeward = very dry.

Windward

WIND CURRENTS
Wind currents help distribute the suns heat from one part
of the world to another.
Warm air currents make areas warmer than normal. Cold
air currents make areas cooler than normal
High Pressure Air

Low Pressure Air


Wind blows from areas of High
Pressure to Low Pressure

OCEAN CURRENTS

Ocean current move in large circular systems


Ocean currents affect temperature and precipitation of an
area.
Warm ocean currents make surrounding areas warmer
and rainy.
Cool ocean currents make surrounding areas cooler and
drier
Warm Ocean
Warmer and
Rainy

Cool Ocean
Current

Cooler and
Drier

Current

GULF STREAM

powerful, warm, and swift Atlantic ocean current that

originates at the tip of Florida, and follows the eastern


coastlines of the United States

influences the climate of the east coast of North

America

AT L A N T I C D R I F T

powerful warm ocean current that continues the Gulf

Stream towards the northeast.

warming influence on the climate.


It helps to keep Europe cool.

OCEAN CURRENTS

C O R I O L I S E F F E C T:
The rotation of the Earth causes an interesting

phenomena on free moving objects on the Earth.


Objects in the Northern Hemisphere are deflected to
the right, while objects in the Southern Hemisphere
are deflected to the left.

The Coriolis Effect thus tries to force winds to shift

towards the right or left.

This makes the rotation of hurricanes.


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