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ANDAND GIRNICEANU VERONICA GIRNICEANU VERONICA

PRESENTSPRESENTS

WILD WEATHERWILD WEATHER

This is a story told from the point of view of some This is a story told from the point of view of some students.They had to talk about some meteo students.They had to talk about some meteo

phenomena, about climate change.phenomena, about climate change.

Once upon a time GOD created Once upon a time GOD created something beautifulsomething beautiful

And He called it the EarthAnd He called it the Earth

But then he created the manBut then he created the man

The earth was a beautiful planet until the man The earth was a beautiful planet until the man wanted to have better living conditions. So he wanted to have better living conditions. So he started to cut the woodsstarted to cut the woods

The forest disappeared every dayThe forest disappeared every dayand many animals were killedand many animals were killed

But one day the nature decided to revenge on But one day the nature decided to revenge on people. And so many meteo phenomena were people. And so many meteo phenomena were born.born.

FIRST IT WAS THE TORNADO. FIRST IT WAS THE TORNADO. The firstThe first known known radar observations of a confirmed radar observations of a confirmed tornadotornado were were made at the Illinois State Water Survey on the 9th of made at the Illinois State Water Survey on the 9th of April 1953.April 1953.

Now let’s have a look about how a tornado looks Now let’s have a look about how a tornado looks like and when it appeared for the first time:like and when it appeared for the first time:

An F4 intensity tornado touched down near Temperance, moved east through Erie, and then traveled 44 minutes as a waterspout over Lake Erie, one of the longest waterspout tracks on

record. Another tornado touched down in southwestern Washtenaw County and tracked

several miles before dissipating just south of the Ann Arbor- Ypsilanti area. Yet another tornado

touched down just northeast of Brighton in Livingston County and moved northeast across

GM Proving Grounds into the Milford area. In all, 8 tornadoes were reported in Michigan that day

resulting in 125 deaths and 925 injuries.

Then it was the TsunamiThen it was the Tsunami But what is a tsunami? But what is a tsunami?

A tsunami is a series of waves created when a body of water, such as an ocean, is rapidly displaced. Earthquakes, mass movements above or below water, some volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions, landslides, underwater earthquakes, large asteroid impacts and testing with nuclear weapons at sea all have the potential to generate a tsunami. The effects of a tsunami can be devastating due to the immense volumes of water and energy involved. Since meteorites are small, they will not generate a tsunami.

It is also important to add that the global warmingIt is also important to add that the global warming is a problem of this century because of the people is a problem of this century because of the people who want better living conditions. The factories who want better living conditions. The factories pollute the air and everything will be destroyed. pollute the air and everything will be destroyed.

But let’s take a look at the definition of the global But let’s take a look at the definition of the global warming.warming.

Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the Earth's

near-surface air and oceans since the mid-twentieth century, and its projected continuation

But what about the effects of global warming?

Effects of global warmingEffects of global warming

As a conclusion climate change is likely to lead to some irreversible effects.

There is medium confidence that approximately 20- 30% of species assessed so far are likely to be at increased risk of extinction if increases in global average warming exceed 1.5-2.5°C (relative to 1980-1999). As global average temperature increase exceeds about 3.5°C,model projections suggest significant extinctions (40-70% of species assessed) around the globe.

It is important for us to live in a safe world, so, It is important for us to live in a safe world, so, we have the power to save this planet and to stop we have the power to save this planet and to stop

such disasters.such disasters.