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The 2013 Heat Wave

The 2013 Heat Wave. Presentation by Alexa Urbanic History Major College of Arts and Sciences. Definition:. a HEAT WAVE is a period of three or more days reaching abnormally high temperatures. The 2013 heat wave…what caused it?. Temperatures in the U.S. Effects in the U.S.

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The 2013 Heat Wave

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  1. The 2013 Heat Wave Presentation by Alexa Urbanic History Major College of Arts and Sciences

  2. Definition: a HEAT WAVE is a period of three or more days reaching abnormally high temperatures

  3. The 2013 heat wave…what caused it?

  4. Temperatures in the U.S.

  5. Effects in the U.S.

  6. Not just in the U.S. -- global

  7. Temperatures in China

  8. Effects in China

  9. Temperatures in Australia

  10. Effects in Australia

  11. Temperatures in the UK

  12. Effects in UK

  13. Take Home Message:What did we learn? • Heat waves are caused by areas of high pressure • Summer of 2013 caused heat waves not just in the US, but all over the globe • There can be severe and have adverse effects – health, power grids, food supply, livestock • Lex trying to be funny <

  14. ANY QUESTIONS?

  15. sources • http://www.weather.com/news/what-heat-wave-20130616 • http://www.komonews.com/weather/blogs/scott/Desert-Southwest-may-break-all-time-heat-records-213195511.html • http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/interesting/2013-heatwave http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/06/28/5-facts-you-need-to-know-about-brutal-heat-wave-in-western-u-s/ http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/heat-waves-throughout-history http://www.climatecentral.org/news/australias-2013-was-a-scorcher-for-the-record-books-16920 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angry_Summer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_heatwave_in_Ireland_and_the_United_Kingdom http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-23313525 http://farmersalmanac.com/weather/2010/04/12/what-causes-a-heat-wave/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_wave

  16. IMAGES • http://journalweek.com/tag/heat-wave/ • http://www.smashbox.com/collections/heat-wave • http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/07/16/d-c-heat-wave-2013-10-red-hot-maps/ • http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/science/science-a-environmental/45550-heat-wave-forecast-in-chicago-for-back-to-school.html • http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/the-new-normal-2013-heatwave-is-unprecedented.985757/ • http://lifechanyuan.org/bbs/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=5980 • http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/climate-change-heat-wave/15632612 • http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-08/01/content_16859159.htm • http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-08/01/content_16859159.htm • http://www.boomergirl.com/2011/07/excessive-heat-warning-defined.html • http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpinkinaseaofblue.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F07%2Ffunny-and-not-so-funny.html&h=0&w=0&tbnid=iPJxksVGOjAHFM&zoom=1&tbnh=221&tbnw=229&docid=_zmBIeXHLSu39M&tbm=isch&ei=MgsiVN2rKPTGsQTbhYGYDg&ved=0CAQQsCUoAA • http://forum.krstarica.com/showthread.php/592647-Ko%C5%A1arka-kroz-slike/page2 • http://avfirenews.com/heat-related-illnesses-safety/ • http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/media/image/o/0/Daily_Tmax_maps_resized_v11.gif • http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rdx6jLBMuz0/UB73bBcpTyI/AAAAAAAANVU/8v0r-5ZHEe0/s640/global-warming-via-barnaby-chambers-shutterstock.jpeg

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