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The earth has a limited amount of water. That water keeps going around and around and around and around and in what we call the “Water [...]
February 5, 2010
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Cars Leaving lights on the televison the computer plantations dust Noise pollution (sounds of factories running) smoking Not recycling How Can [...]
February 5, 2010
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Acid rain is rain, snow or fog that is polluted by acid in the atmosphere and damages the environment. Two common air pollutants acidify rain: [...]
February 5, 2010
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Cirrus clouds are the most common of the high clouds. They are composed of ice and are thin, wispy clouds blown in high winds into long [...]
February 5, 2010
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Lightning is an electric current. Within a thundercloud way up in the sky, many small bits of ice (frozen raindrops) bump into each other as they [...]
February 5, 2010
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Hail stones start as water drops. A strong wind updraft blows the drops up above the freezing level in the clouds and the drops freeze. When they [...]
February 5, 2010
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Wind is caused by air flowing from high pressure to low pressure. Since the Earth is rotating, however, the air does not flow directly from high [...]
February 5, 2010
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When clouds develop or rain occurs, something is making the air rise. Several things can make this happen. Mountains, low-pressure areas, cold [...]
February 5, 2010
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High Pressure System Often, you hear a weather forecaster say that an area of high pressure will dominate the weather. This usually means your [...]
February 5, 2010
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Weather Watch A forecast issued by the National Weather Service indicating that conditions are favorable for a particular weather hazard. Weather [...]
February 5, 2010