Weather and climate - created from Mind Map

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Weather and Climate

Depressions

Anticyclones

extreme weather

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1. Warm air rises over cold air

2. low pressure

3. Air forced upwards

4. Warm air condenses

synoptic chart

areas of low atmospheric pressure

Rainfall

Clear dry weather

strong winds

Thunderstorms

Areas of high atmospheric pressure

NO clouds or rain

Light winds

Summer

Winter

Air sinks

Dry, hot weather

clear skies

Fog, mist

Cold, dry weather

case studies

2003 summer heatwave

2007 summer floods

2010 winter snow

2006 london tornado

2000 Autumn Storms

2004 Boscastle floods

climate change

global temperatures are increasing

for

Against

international responses

ICe caps melting

carbon dioxide levels

Hard to get accurate data

kyoto protocol

Weather and climate