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This paper discusses the relationship between forest fires and weather. The paper argues that forest fires result in higher temperatures, higher temperatures in turn result in higher evaporation rates and higher evaporation rates result in more precipitation. It argues that due to this chain of events, we can see the relationship between forest fires and the weather.

From the Paper
"Forest Fires and Weather The connections between weather conditions and forest fires are quite well known. For example, in Weatherwise Malcolm Geast says, The high temperatures combined with low rainfall amounts to exacerbate an already -bad forest fire situation across most of the west (Geast 71). What Geast is saying is that weather conditions are an important precondition for forest fires. Fire fires don't occur when it is cold and wet, they happen when it is hot and dry. Not only are weather conditions a precondition for forest fires but they also trigger them in many cases."

Tags:forest, fires, weather

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This paper examines the many weather conditions that can precipitate an aircraft accident, such as windshear, thunderstorms, haze and more. Each of these conditions is explained in detail.

From the Paper
"Weather conditions influence the incidence of aircraft accidents in a number of ways. Aircraft can become directly impacted by weather when they are struck by lightning in storms blown off course, incur malfunctions due to the icing up of engine parts and wings or are bounced about in the air by turbulence. Wind shear and convective hazards can draw a plane off course where it can collide with another aircraft. Hailstorms can damage an aircraft's shell, thus altering its aerodynamic properties..."

Tags:aircraft, airliner, airplane, weather, accident, crash, environmental conditions, storm, thunderstorm, downdraft, microburst, hail, haze, tornado, convection, lightning, windshear, icing, precipitation, St. Elmo's Fire, water ingestion, altimeter interfer

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In this article, the writer explores the effect of weather changes on electricity consumption. The writer summarizes the article 'Time-of-Day Electricity Consumption Response to Temperature and the Ownership of Air Conditioning Appliances' by Lee A Lillard and Dennis J Aigner and includes support by other authors.

From the Paper
"In the article 'Time-of-Day Electricity Consumption Response to Temperature and the Ownership of Air Conditioning Appliances' by Lee A Lillard and Dennis J Aigner, the authors investigate the relationship of air conditioner ownership and electricity consumption by time of day. They examine consumption in conjunction with temperature level and household responsiveness to temperature variation along with other household characteristics highlighting the implications for estimated consumption price elasticities. Their research examined the phenomenon of weather affecting electrical consumption and found ..."

Tags:weather, electricity consumption, air conditioner

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This paper is mostly about seasonal weather effects on humans. It discusses the correlation between long dark winters and suicide rates, seasonal affective disorder, the lowering of immunity from infections in cold weather and the spread of disease in hot weather. Also mentioned are the effects on animals of El Nino and how weather changes bring certain predators and prey closer together.

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"Weather is the No. 1 talked about topic among people. Just for small talk and conversation?s sake, the state of the weather is always brought up. Weather has a deeper effect on animals than determining what to wear for the day or providing a topic of conversation. During the winter, people claim to have cabin fever. When spring arrives, they catch spring fever. While these two terms have taken on meaning as figures of speech, there is scientific research showing that weather effects humans and animals on a physiological and psychological level. Weather changes alter mood, behavior, and general well being. In certain climates, people tend to be healthier than others."

Tags:El, Nino, disease, depression, seasons, temperature

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The paper focuses on the impact of weather on insurance rates and policies and on the construction of buildings and homes. The paper looks at the effect of weather on agricultural vs. urban regions and discusses how insurance companies have adopted risk assessment and management strategies for insuring meteorological hazards. The paper then discusses the development of building code guidelines and how the weather impacts housing and the structures of electrical power generating stations. The paper concludes that it is very easy to see, using Canada as an example, how weather impacts many areas of day-to-day functioning.

From the Paper
"The weather is an often over looked feature of our environment in terms of its deeply seeded impacts on our day-to-day lives. While most individuals are aware of the fact that the weather dictates what they might wear during the day, which coat or jacket to choose, and what activities they may be able to participate in, the broader impacts of weather are not as often a topic of concern. Everyone is aware of the impact of natural disasters related to weather, as these events can often wreck havoc with individual areas of the country or world for an extended period of time. Recent examples within Canada include the hurricanes that occurred in the fall of 2003. Although hurricanes are very uncommon in Canada, due to its northern location, the tail ends of a tropical storm hit parts of southern Ontario causing power outages and structural damage to a variety of buildings."

Tags:insurance, buildings, housing, construction, hailstorms, tornado, heat, cold

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This paper explains that weather affects mood in different ways depending on the area in which people live and their gender. Next, the author looks at research indicating that the severity of weather changes, such as heatwaves and heavy precipitation, are definitely correlated to the severity of mood change. The paper relates that, although sensitivity to weather change varies by individual, some people are so distressed by weather that they experience a disease called seasonal affective disorder (SAD), whose main symptoms include depression, irritability and sadness.

From the Paper
"There really has not been a lot of research into the mechanism by which weather creates mood changes, however, so some of the results of the Weather Channel survey are harder to interpret. For instance, men are slightly more affected by weather than women in the northeast, with forty percent often saying that weather has a direct and significant impact on their daily lives. In the South, however, women reported weather as having a slightly higher significance than men, though the percentage in this region is only around thirty percent."

Tags:well-being, global warming, light gender extremes

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The paper illustrates how, although "Frankenstein" and "Jane Eyre" have very different plots, both authors use weather and the description of nature to show the hidden feelings of the characters or alert the reader to upcoming events and changes in the novel. The paper offers examples that show how appealing weather or beautiful nature cause the reader to feel that positive changes are about to happen, while bad weather and a wild environment forecast negative changes.

From the Paper
"Mary Shelley and Charlotte Bronte, like many other authors, use metaphors to help the reader better understand hidden messages in their writing. Although these two authors wrote novels that differ in a number of ways, they both used the same technique to make their books more understandable to the reader. Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein tells the story of a person who brings a creature to life and does not take care of him, which has destructive effects on both of their lives. Charlotte Bronte in Jane Eyre shows the life of a governess in nineteenth century England who has to face many obstacles before she can achieve happiness. The use of weather and nature as metaphors in these two books forecasts incoming events and help the reader understand the inner feelings of the book's characters."

Tags:plot, characters, feelings

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This paper contrasts the weather on Mars and Venus with the weather on Earth. The paper first reveals that Mars is a desert planet of extremes that can be exceedingly cold and enormously windy, while Venus is a planet covered in clouds and extremely hot. The paper then relates that, while both planets have several weather-related events that are quite similar to Earth, there are major differences, as well. The paper believes that eventually, scientists may discover a way for humans to survive, or at least visit, these remarkable planets that are "right next door."

From the Paper
"Mars weather resembles the Earth's weather in many respects. Clouds form on the planet on occasion, and they are usually made up of ice crystals or carbon dioxide. The ice crystals come from Mars polar ice caps, but since Mars is a desert, it seems that these ice crystals rarely fall back to the planet in the form of rain. Storms are also quite common on Mars, and there have even been sightings and photographs of cyclones and other major storm disturbances on the planet, just as we have here on Earth."

Tags:temperature, climate, storms, rain, clouds, heat, sun, planets

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The paper describes the different weather patterns focusing on storms. The paper deals with small-scale weather patterns, the causes of storms and the nine different types of storms. The paper concludes with a discussion on predicting storms.

From the Paper
"The primary weather producers in the middle latitudes are large centers of low pressure that generally move from west to east, called middle-latitude cyclones. Middle-latitude cyclones begin along a front where air masses are moving in opposite directions. The frontal surface usually takes on a wave shape, which becomes more defined as the cyclone matures, and a cold and a warm front evolve."

Tags:rain, wind, earth, tropical, typhoon, hurricane, meteorology

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This paper discusses the many social and economical reasons for Canada not to ratify the Kyoto Accord of 1997, an international agreement aimed at addressing the issue of climate change. The paper argues, for example, that there is no concrete evidence that global warming is in fact occurring. The paper shows that many provincial governments in Canada are opposed to the ratification of the Accord, whereas the federal government is in full support. This could be attributed to the fact that Jean Chretien knows that he will soon no longer be the Prime Minister of Canada, ratification of the Kyoto Accord may be his way of making a grand exit. The paper argues that the federal government has obviously not taken into account the economical impacts of the Kyoto Accord. If the Accord is ratified, many Canadian jobs will be lost as a result, some project even a second brain drain to the USA.

From the Paper
"If Canada ratifies the Kyoto Accord, the country would be a much better place to live in now as well as in the future. At least this is what many "experts" would like Canadians to believe. The United Nations Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement aimed at addressing the issue of climate change. The protocol was agreed to in 1997. It commits developed countries to collectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 5.5% below 1990 levels by the period 2008-2012. Canada's share is a 6% reduction below 1990 levels. Other developed countries are being obligated with different emission reduction commitments. Developing countries and, of course, countries that are not party to the agreement are not required to meet targets for greenhouse gas emissions (CM&E, 2001)."

Tags:Accu-Weather, Frederick, Seitz, Kyoto, Accord, of, 1997, climate, change, Jean, Chretien