PDF-Q What is heat wave

1 Page Qua li tatively heat wave is a condition of air temperature which becomes fatal to human body when exposed Quantitatively it is defined based on the temperature thresholds over a regi. Pre-Quiz. Question #1. Prior to Hurricane Katrina, what was the deadliest type of extreme weather event to strike the US? . Tornadoes. Floods. Heat. Question #2. The urban heat island phenomenon causes warmer temperatures in cities during both the daytime and the nighttime. . of a turbulent stably stratified air flow. above the wavy water surface.. . O. A. Druzhinin, Y. I. Troitskaya. . Institute of Applied Physics, RAS, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. and. S.S. Zilitinkevich. Hurricane Galveston - Sept. 8, 1900. Progress . bred complacency though, which became apparent when city officials and residents decided against building a seawall to protect the city. When the category 4 hurricane with estimated 135 mph winds made landfall in the early morning, buildings crumbled under the force of 15-foot-high waves. By late afternoon, the entire island was submerged. An estimated 8,000 people perished. . :. . a Historic Coal Mining Village. What is Coal? . . Coal . was formed millions of years ago. Plants in swampy areas would die and sink to the bottom of the swamp in layers. After time had passed these layers would turn into peat. Peat is a soil-like substance made of partially decomposed . Compiled by Phil Nelson, 2017. . We were warned. The Keeling Curve. Charles David Keeling, . Scripps Institution of Oceanography. 8020vision.com. “Keeling’s measurements of the global accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere set the stage for today’s profound concerns about climate change. They are the single most important environmental data set taken in the 20. Data gathered at research site since the 1940s. .. NSF Niwot Ridge LTER site, John Marr collection. Too Much Heat. Part one—. Heat Waves. Compiled by Phil Nelson, 2017. Human Activity. Warmer Air, Warmer Water (Global Warming). Equipartition. : 1/2k. B. T per degree of freedom. In 3-D electron gas this means 3/2k. B. T per electron. In 3-D atomic lattice this means 3k. B. T per atom (why?). So one would expect: C. V. = du/. . An Educational Presentation. Presented By:. Joseph Ash. Jordan Baldwin. Justin Hirt. Andrea Lance. History of Heat Conduction. Jean Baptiste Biot. (1774-1862). French Physicist. Worked on analysis of heat conduction. Energy. Wave. Amplitude. Conduction. Convection. Radiation. Color spectrum. Wavelength. Potential energy. Kinetic energy. Light energy. Chemical energy. Mechanical energy. What is Energy?. “Energy” is defined as the ability to do work. HEAT? TEMPERATURE?. How to measure temperature?. How to quantify temperature and heat?. How do heat transfer?. HEAT & TEMPERATURE. Temperature. is a quantitative measurement of . hotness/coldness. A. . B. . C. DO NOW TUESDAY. Give your own definition of a wave.. Learning Targets. 1.1a Define mechanical wave. . 1.2a Define electromagnetic wave. .. 1.3a Identify an electromagnetic . A. . B. . C. DO NOW TUESDAY. Give your own definition of a wave.. Learning Targets. 1.1a Define mechanical wave. . 1.2a Define electromagnetic wave. .. 1.3a Identify an electromagnetic . . Dereviaha. Odesa State Environmental University, Odesa, Ukraine (. innchom@mail.ru. , . iderevyaga@gmail.com. ). Database contains the . mean daily . maximum temperature series from 9 meteorological stations of the Ukraine for the warm period, which is defined as a period of 153 days from May 1st to September 30st. For each station the observation period spans different . Assistant Director. National Programme on Climate Change and Human Health. National Centre for Disease Control. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. February 14, 2020. Heat. Year 2015-2018 four warmest years on record globally.