young robert
By Hadley C., 06/12/2019, D1B1
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Dear Robert,
In this letter I would like to expand your prior knowledge on weather and climate, as well as forewarn you on the climate change that will occur during the span of the next fifty-two years. I hope that you acknowledge my deterrent for you to avoid the excessive usage of objects and exhibiting tenancies that produce an exemplary amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
The Troposphere
The troposphere makes up 75 to 80% of the atmosphere and is the lowest layer of the atmosphere. It begins at the Earth's surface and extends 6.2 miles above the sea level. It spans between 6 and 9 miles, varying depending on location. The majority of the oxygen that we breath originates from the troposphere, making it fundamental to our survival. Despite this, the length varies depending on the latitude and longitude. The majority of clouds and weather takes place here, making it the moistest section in the atmosphere. "Tropos" means change, as the weather in this layer is repeatedly changing and combining various gases.
This layer of the atmosphere is critical to the weather and climate of the Earth, as it is responsible for containing most of the moisture in the atmosphere and determining the weather that may transpire that day. Without the troposphere, weather would practically be non-existent and organisms would not survive on Earth.
WEATHER
This is a screen capture from the website CoCoRaHs, a up to date website with weather data gathered from volunteers nationwide.
Weather Underground is a reliable website used to observe the weather and make decisions based on the weather in particular locations.
The weather has been a long sense fathomed prospect of scientific studies as it provides patterns and changes for meteorologists to study and it determines greatly what we do. In class we have been using the prestigious websites Weather Underground and CoCoRahs to observe weather patterns and recent data. On Weather Underground you are able to view a ten day forecast of the weather in Contoocook, where you can observe patterns in the rise and fall of temperature, air pressure, and wind speed. The air pressure fluctuates whenever it rains, dropping noticeably compared to the other days. The website CoCoRaHS is a website made up of a compilation of weather data and reports from volunteers across the United States of America. This provides a frequent status of the climate across the country and is very helpful to researchers.
These two websites are helpful to people as they allow you to view upcoming and current weather conditions throughout not only the United States of America but the world. Interpreting data is a valuable asset to people organizing events and making conscious choices on when it is a reasonable time to do something.
The maps of precipitation interpolation on the right display locations where rain occurs the most in the state of New Hampshire. This can be determined by the color of the state in specific locations; the darker the color the more precipitation.
CLIMATE
The image on the top left is the sea surface temperature as of April 2019 and the image beneath it displays the temperature of the sea surface in April 2005. This is an example of the gradual change of sea surface temperature over my lifetime. On the right you can view the decreased in ice, though this is partially seasonal melting. One the right are impacts upon the Amazon River from climate change over time. Nonetheless, for a more accurate depiction of climate change, more maps and data would be necessary.
Climate is the conditions reliant on the time of year and location that transpire annually, which one can acknowledge frequent recurrences and trends in. This can provide common connotations to specific places, such as Florida. The "sunshine state" is known for it's pristine beaches and seemingly unbearable heat, all influenced by the climate. In recent years, it can be noted that the temperature in New Hampshire has increased approximately three degrees Fahrenheit since the beginning of the twentieth century. Counts of hot days in the state annually has been breaking records in the past five years, leading to winters becoming four degrees warmer.
It can be known that as pollution rises to an all-time high, the environment will face the consequences. Gradually, a warmer climate wave has been creeping to New England, leading to these changes in temperature. Decades from now, New Hampshire, known for its frigid winters and warm summers, by fall to a year round summer. Although this may seem rather extreme, perhaps a century from now, the prospect of New Hampshire being known for bitter winters may be quite the phenomenon.
Advice
To conclude this letter, young Robert, I would like to emphasize that the scientific community would greatly benefit if you kept a weather journal documenting the changes in weather. By documenting the gradually alteration in weather over time, meteorologists would be capable of observing your work to further understand the very real prospect of climate change. Another way you could help is by volunteering to collect data for a website like CoCoRaHs, providing a summary of the weather in your area for other people. This would go hand in hand with your journal, as you could use the two as cognates of sorts, working together to accomplish a common task. I strongly encourage you to do what you can to reduce the amount of carbon being released into the atmosphere, be it walking short distances rather than taking your car or a bus and turning the lights off in your house whenever your family is in the same room. It is fundamental that we begin to prevent climate change now before it is too late.
Sincerely,
Hadley
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