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CGE Training materials - VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTATION Assessment CHAPTER 8

CGE Training materials - VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTATION Assessment CHAPTER 8. Human Health. Objectives and Expectations. Having read this presentation, in conjunction with the related handbook, the reader should: Have an overview of drivers and their potential impacts on human health

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Objectives

Climate. Objectives. Describe different types of climate data. . Recognize limits associated with the use of normals. Explain why climates vary. Vocabulary. climatology climate normal. tropics temperate zone polar zone. What is Climate?. What is Climate?.

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Objectives

Climate. Objectives. Describe different types of climate data. . Recognize limits associated with the use of normals. Explain why climates vary. Vocabulary. climatology climate normal. tropics temperate zone polar zone. What is Climate?. What is Climate?.

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Land

Land. Chapter 14. Hectares. 1 Hectare Equals 2.5 Acres 1 Hectare = 2.5 Acres. Land Use and Land Cover. Primary Land Use Categories: Rangeland Forrest Land Cropland Parks and Preserves Wetlands, Mountains, Deserts, and Other Urban Land. Land Use and Land Cover.

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The URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT: The Atmosphere

The URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT: The Atmosphere. How do cities affect local and regional weather? What is the heat island effect? Which are the main atmospheric pollutants How are photochemical smog and acid rain produced? How does weather affect pollutants?. Wavelength.

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The URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT: The Atmosphere

The URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT: The Atmosphere. How do cities affect local and regional weather? What is the heat island effect? Which are the main atmospheric pollutants How are photochemical smog and acid rain produced? How does weather affect pollutants?. Wavelength.

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Heat's Deadly Effects

Heat's Deadly Effects. Pre-Quiz. Prior to Hurricane Katrina, what was the deadliest type of extreme weather event to strike the US? Tornadoes Floods Heat. Question #1. The urban heat island phenomenon causes warmer temperatures in cities during both the daytime and the nighttime. True

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Air Pollution

Air Pollution. Primary Pollutants: Come from: Natural sources (volcanoes) Mobile sources (cars) Stationary sources (smoke stacks) Examples: Particle matter or soot (PM 10 ) Nitric oxide (NO) Nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) Sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) Carbon monoxide (CO).

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How Man Affects The Weather

How Man Affects The Weather. Micrometeorology and Microclimates. Regional Climate. Regional climate describes the general climatic conditions of the locality that plants and animals inhabit, but it does not describe the actual climate in which they live.

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Biomes

Biomes. Biome : is a large geographical area of distinctive plant and animal groups, which are adapted to that particular environment. The climate and geography of a region determines what type of biome can exist in that region.

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How Man Affects The Weather

How Man Affects The Weather. Micrometeorology and Microclimates. Regional Climate. Regional climate describes the general climatic conditions of the locality that plants and animals inhabit, but it does not describe the actual climate in which they live.

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1/13/10 Zoning Review Committee & Planning Board Workshop

1/13/10 Zoning Review Committee & Planning Board Workshop. Drainage. A completely impervious parking lot relies on drainage structures, i.e. piping, retention ponds Allowing for some impervious parking or landscaped drainage swales can reduce the size of built drainage needed.

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Deforestation & Land Use

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Urban Heating

Urban Heating . Cloud Cover and Surface Temperature. Main Points. Activity - questions and when answer get cloud or sun depending on if correct and each is worth points - and team with most points wins. QUESTION:. WHEN THERE ARE CLOUDS IN THE SKY IS THE SURFACE TEMPERATURE WARMER OR COOLER?.

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MORE ON CLIMATE

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Chapter 16: Air Pollution

Chapter 16: Air Pollution. 16.2 Natural Sources Of Air Pollution. Natural Combustion Decay Biological Emissions Chemical Particulate (spores, pollen, etc.) Wind-blown dust Volcanic. 16.3 Human-caused Air Pollution. We categorize pollutants according to their source

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VEHICLE NAVIGATION AND TEMPERATURE RISE IN THE CITY

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What is the Value of Planting a Tree (Why Trees?)

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Making and Breaking of Heat Islands

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Urban Heat Island

Urban Heat Island. What is Urban Heat Island Effect?. Thinking Development. 1. Natural land covered to make a city -Pavement & structures -High temperatures -Decreased evaporation -More energy for cooling 2. Varies, based on city structure -Some have more parks

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