...Season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see Season (disambiguation). Part of the Nature series onWeather | | Calendar seasons | Spring · SummerAutumn · Winter | Tropical seasonsDry season · Wet season | Storms | Thunderstorm · Supercell Downburst · Lightning Tornado · Waterspout Tropical cyclone (Hurricane) Extratropical cyclone Winter storm · Blizzard · Ice storm Dust storm · Firestorm · Cloud | Precipitation | Drizzle · Rain · Snow · Graupel Freezing rain · Ice pellets · Hail | Topics | Meteorology · Climate Weather forecasting Heat wave · Air pollution Cold wave | Weather portal | * v t e | A season is a subdivision of the year, marked by changes in weather, ecology, and hours of daylight. Seasons result from the yearly revolution of the Earth around the Sun and the tilt of the Earth's axis relative to the plane of revolution.[1] In temperate and polar regions, the seasons are marked by changes in the intensity of sunlight that reaches the Earth's surface, variations of which may cause animals to go into hibernation or to migrate, and plants to be dormant. During May, June and July, the northern hemisphere is exposed to more direct sunlight because the hemisphere faces the sun. The same is true of the southern hemisphere in November, December and January. It is the tilt of the Earth that causes the Sun to be higher in the sky during the summer months which increases the solar flux. However...
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...Samantha leupold AC0443329 Assignment 1 SC260 Ecology 1. Describe global patterns of atmospheric heating and circulation. What mechanisms produce high precipitation in the tropics? What mechanisms produce high precipitation at temperate latitudes? What mechanisms produce low precipitation in the tropics? 2. Use what you know about atmospheric circulation and seasonal changes in the sun’s orientation to earth to explain the highly seasonal rainfall in the tropical dry forest and tropical savanna biomes. (Hint: Why does the rainy season in these biomes come during the warmer months?) Heating of the earth surface and atmosphere and influences patterns of precipitation the sun heats the air at the equator causing it to expand and rise. This warm moist air cools as it rises. Since cool air holds less water vapor than warm air the water carried by the rising air mass condenses and forms clouds which produce the heavy rain fall associated with the tropical environment. Eventually this equatorial air mass ceases to rise and spreads north and south. The high altitude air is dry since the moisture it once held fell as a tropical rain fall. When the air mass flows north and south it cools which increases its density. It sinks back to the earth’s surface at about 30 latitude and spreads north and south. The air draws moisture from the lands over which it flows and creates deserts in the process. Temperature is plotted on the left vertical axis and precipitation on the...
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...A season is a division of the year, marked by changes in weather, ecology, and hours of daylight. Seasons result from the yearly revolution of the Earth around the Sun and the tilt of the Earth's axis relative to the plane of revolution. The seasons result from the Earth's axis being tilted to its orbital plane; it deviates by an angle of approximately 23.4 degrees. Thus, at any given time during summer or winter, one part of the planet is more directly exposed to the rays of the Sun. This exposure alternates as the Earth revolves in its orbit. Therefore, at any given time, regardless of season, the northern and southern hemispheres experience opposite seasons. The effect of axis tilt is observable from the change in day length, and altitude of the Sun at noon (the culmination of the Sun), during a year. Summer: Summer is the warmest of the four temperate seasons. Summer is the warmest season of the year when the sun shines directly on one half of the world. Usually, July and August are the hottest months of the summer season. Crops, trees, and other plants reach their full maturity in summer. Summer is traditionally associated with hot dry weather, but this does not occur in all regions. Summer is one of the seasons of a year which is the warmest. It falls between the seasons of spring and autumn. Summer is generally known to be the season which has the hottest and longest days in a year. The summer nights are usually smaller than those of winter. It is a very good season...
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...September 2014 Winter vs. Summer Winter and summer have their own seasonal weather, activities, and attire. The main factor is temperature, the weather transition affects what activities people can do and what attire we have to wear in order to be comfortable. We can’t do all activities such as snowboarding or jet skiing all 365 days of the year, doing this in the wrong season would be uncomfortable and possibly unsafe. This is why our clothing must coordinate with the weather, if we wear the wrong clothing, our bodies can overheat or freeze in the wrong clothing. Both seasons have its own individual characteristics that change our environment, which then causes our choice of activity, attire, and our driving route to our destination to change in serveral ways. California doesn’t have incredibly high or low forecasts, but it can be hard to deal with in ways that affect our routes we take and timing to our destination. Why? The weather. On winter mornings, the gloomy, colder weather comes in causing drivers to spend time waiting for their windshield wipers and defrost system to melt the frozen ice. Specifically, the rainy, foggy weather can cause decreased vision making it difficult to drive. When it rains, people tend to drive even slower due to the slippery roads which then can pile up to a lot of traffic. The weather becomes a hassle to deal with as we try to drive safely and arrive quickly to our destination. Yet in the summer, people don’t have to worry about any of these obstacles...
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...Fall Boating in Florida Moving across the water on an open boat can deliver the chilliest kind of wind chill, but Floridians do not have to worry about that as much as our Northern friends and family, and we do not have to worry about it all just yet. Summer ended six weeks ago, yet temperatures in Central Florida remain in the high 80’s or even the low 90’s. Even when we have our two or three weeks of mildly chilly weather in January and February, we will not have to face the challenges of a northern winter. None of our waterways freeze over, and most weeks offer at least some opportunity to go fishing or cruising. In fact, fall offers many advantages for the Florida boater. Many avid anglers claim that there is no better time to go fishing....
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...SSC-101 Spring and fall not only demonstrates two different seasons but two different feelings and emotions. Spring is considered the season of happiness and love, whereas fall is considered as the season of sorrow and grief. Once it was Spring and fresh flowers covered the land, the odour from the flowers, the beauty of colors filled the city where Margaret lived. Everywhere in the nature became full of aroma of romance such as flowers started to bloom, trees started getting new leaves, sky became cloudless, rivers murmured mildly, etc. Young Margaret unaware about the hardships of the world loved the beauty and pleasant atmosphere around her. The fresh flowers, the scent of them in the air appealed to her innocent personality. Now it is Fall, the season when young leaves and flowers fall from the tree. Young Margaret is sorrowful for the flowers and leaves that no longer beautify the city. The scent of flowers, the pleasant atmosphere, the fresh air, the colourful view is all lost. Atmosphere of unpleasantness and sorrow embraces the city. The sunny weather of Fall has started to wipe off the footprints of the rainy season. The muddy paths are dried up. The bogs and swamps are no more seen. The marshy-land gets dried and ditches are dried too.. Water in ponds and rivers is no more muddy. Dry brittle leaves are falling, crackling under feet as one walk into the darkened forest. Although spring and fall are two seasons but Margaret being young, innocent and unaware about the...
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...I like summer the most. This may seem Stanger, but it is a fact for me. Let me first narrate the good and the bad sides of the seasons clearly. In summer, the heat becomes oppressive. It causes physical hardship that sometimes become unbearable. We feel easily tired. What with the heat and the sweat and the dust and the flies at times, it is positively maddening. On the other hand, the general health is usually good. The discomforts caused by cold season ailments of digestion, common in the rainy season, practically do not exist in this stern season. Further, the sultry and humid heat of noonday is usually compensated by the refreshing breeze that blows in at about evening. And then a thunder-shower or two brings down the temperature and gives us a pleasant respite. Summer has richer compensations that make it so dear to me. First, there is the mango, the world's wonder-fruit. Next, there is the joy of playing football, the world's most popular game. As soon as the sea-breeze begins to blow across the fields, out we go with our ball, and then there is a joy of having a refreshing bath that follows. It cools the body and soothes the mind. At what season, again, is the sweetness of an ice-cream or a cold drink so deliciously inviting? At night we may sleep under the electric fan or the open sky, refreshed by the breeze. In summer, we can go up a hill-side station or down to a seaside resort and both are equally welcome. Above all, their is the charm of the long vacation...
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...Ha Dao Writing from Within Mr. Reynolds Summer reading in class essay 1) O’Brien tells numerous stories from his past with the common factor of war or loss of loved ones. In the beginning of the story, O’Brien explains all the physical objects that the men carried during the war. He then moves on to several war stories, describing his experiences in Vietnam. These chapters present other intangible things that these soldiers also carried- such as Lieutenant Jimmy Cross’s loneliness. In these first few chapters he also depicts the setting in Vietnam. In the fourth chapter, “On the Rainy River,” O’Brien gives readers a glimpse into his life before the war, and tells of his almost escape to Canada after being drafted. O’Brien then moves back into war stories telling of the man he killed to Henry Dobbins carrying pantyhose around his neck. These semi-true stories further illustrate the extra emotional baggage these soldiers carried. In the chapter “Speaking of Courage,” O’Brien tells a fictional story of Norman Bowker trying to communicate his post-war feelings, and in the next tribute explains his tribute to Norman Bowker (who committed suicide.) O’Brien then tells of his post war life and of his trip back to Vietnam with his own daughter. When O’Brien is finished with war anecdotes, he tells one final story of how when he was nine, the love of his life, Linda, passed away. This final story brings the book to end with O’Brien...
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...Our Great Adventure Jeanna Zentgraf DeVry University, ENGL 112 Professor Hale March 6, 2011 Our Great Adventure When some friends of ours offered us a piece of property in Tennessee, we jumped at the prospect of moving to the mountains. For us, moving to the Tennessee Mountains was to be a great adventure for my family, but with all of the problems that we would encounter; it turned out to be something that we wanted to forget. We were moving to the mountains to start a family adventure. We were looking forward to being able to see the seasons change with the vivid fall colors and seeing snow for the first time. My son was thrilled about living in the woods and being able to see the wildlife, such as deer, come into our backyard. We just knew we were going to enjoy living in a small town where everyone knows everyone. The town was so small, that it only had 600 residents. This was going to be a new experience to build our new home ourselves, with the help of a contractor. Right from the very beginning we started having problems; we couldn’t seem to get anyone who wanted to work with us. There were so many things to have done that we didn’t even know where to start first. We had to have the land cleared, have a septic system installed, to build a 20 x 20 metal garage and have a well dug. By now with the weather getting colder our tiny camper wasn’t sufficient for the winter, so we decided to order a manufactured home. Since it was starting to get cold...
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...The Four Seasons Many people wonder why we have the four seasons. These four seasons are winter, summer, spring, and fall. These seasons let us know things like what to wear, things to eat and places to go. Some people just think that's the way the world is; winter is supposed to snow and be cold and in summer is supposed to be hot. There are many misconceptions of the seasons but I will explain what happens. Many factors change due to the tilt of the Earth, whether it is at the normal 23.5 degrees, at 45 degrees or at no tilt at all. The tilt of the Earth has a major effect on the seasons around the world and the amount of daylight that each particular geographic location receives. Seasons are caused by the tilt of Earth’s axis. As the Earth revolves around the sun once a year, the direction of the rotational axis stays nearly fixed in space. So, when the Earth is at a certain place in its orbit, the Northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun and experiences summer where the Southern hemisphere experiences winter. Then six months later the Northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun and experiences winter and the Southern summer. Perigee and Apogee somewhat help determine our seasons as well. Perigee means in Latin-Greek, "Closest to the Earth" and refers to a position in an orbit. Apogee means "Farthest from the Earth “Another answer According to the Free Dictionary by Farlex, "The point in any orbit nearest to the body being orbited." Summer, winter, autumn...
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...the Oil Producing and Exporting Countries (OPEC) as they determine how much oil to produce and sell to other countries. The more crude oil OPEC chooses to produce and release, the lower the price. With an increase in worldwide demand for oil, including unexpected demand growth in China, India, and other fast developing nations. These nations have experienced a tremendous growth in the number of citizens who have access to automobiles, and their billion-person populations have a strong impact on the amount of crude oil needed in those parts of the world. Seasonal changes can have a serious impact on gas prices as well. Gas prices increase greatly during the summer and holiday seasons because American’s travel increases during these times. For example, the American gas demand increases by 5% in the summer season, resulting in higher gas prices during these times. The decline in the value of the U.S. dollar which is the currency in which oil is traded in the world market is also responsible for fluctuations of gas prices. The United States is the biggest oil consumer in the world with about 53% of its crude oil imported from other countries. The political, Economic, and or social crises in other countries providers of crude oil do also impact our oil supply which undeniably reflects in the prices we...
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...“Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.” This is one of my favorite quotes that were spoken by Henry David Thoreau. When the seasons alter from winter to spring or summer to autumn there are many changes that the world seems like a happier place. The two seasons that seems to stand out the most are autumn and spring. Although there is exquisite beauty in the seasons of autumn and spring, there are also distinctions, which allow each season to stand on its own. One of the first notable differences between them is the weather change. When spring arrives, the temperature rises and the days get longer. There are mass amounts of colorful flowers with beautiful smells that make everyone’s days a little brighter. The grass turns green and the flowers begin to blossom. One of my favorite spring memories is when I was eight years old and I loved gardening with my mother. We have a garden in our back yard that we call the “love garden” because it was shaped like a heart. We would put certain flowers in places to make a pattern. When you looked down from my deck, it doesn’t just look like colorful flowers, it appears to be like a mosaic picture. Spring is also known to accumulate a great amount of rain. Windshield wipers are on full blast so drivers can see. Children are constantly jumping and splashing in the puddles like a cat playing with a ball of yarn. I always like watching all of the birds...
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...9 August 2010 A Season of Changes In “To Autumn” by John Keats, the narrator uses visual imagery and personification to emphasize autumn’s progression towards winter. By using visual imagery, the narrator captures the season of autumn not only as a time of maturity, abundance, and warmth, but also as a time of death and dying, the cold desolation that becomes winter. The narrator personifies autumn as a woman, allowing the grace and beauty of the season to emanate from the words on the page. Autumn is a season that delights the senses with all of its colorful grandeur, yet autumn is also a season of gray, melancholy days that beg for quiet reflection as winter’s decay invades its existence. Autumn’s passing is gracefully mourned with the knowledge she will return to delight us again the following year. The first stanza uses visual imagery to appeal to the senses of sight and taste. The “seasons of mists and mellow fruitfulness” (1) captures the atmosphere of autumn in England. Autumn is a time for the cool fog that often permeates the morning dew as the sun rises. The richly colored leaves of yellow, orange, and red and the cornucopia of the harvest symbolize the maturation of autumn. An abundance of apples on “mossed cottage-trees” (5), “fruit with ripeness to the core” (6), and “plump...hazel shells” (7) tempt the taste buds with an array of succulence that cannot compare to any other season. Autumn is a time to savor the colors, the crisp morning air, and...
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...Feeling of Death Robert Frost’s poem, “After Apple Picking,” published in Frost’s second collection of poems in 1915, describes the end of a long day of apple picking. The speaker begins by saying that his ladder is still pointing toward heaven, which conveys a sense of the afterlife. He goes on to describe one barrel of apples that was not filled, which could be a metaphor describing his fulfillment in life. When he is done apple picking, the speaker describes the change from fall to winter. He describes his feeling of sleepiness that is associated with the winter. This seasonal change and the deep sleep that the speaker is about to enter may represent the transition from life to death. In the beginning of the poem, the speaker is giving up on apple picking, but there is definitely a sense that this has a larger meaning: And there’s a barrel that I didn’t fill Beside it, and there may be two or three Apples I didn’t pick upon some bough. But I am done with apple picking now. Essence of the winter sleep is on the night. (lines 3-7) Before this quotation, the speaker notices that his ladder is pointed toward heaven. After he notices that, he expresses that he is giving up on apple picking. In this passage, the speaker conveys a feeling that he wishes he had picked more apples. He has to give up because of the impending winter sleep. The entire passage might be about giving up on life. The barrel he did not fill and the few apples he did not pick may represent some...
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...Nature: There's a rainbow always after the rain Kapa;igiran by: Asin INTRO Wala ka bang napapansin? Sa iyong mga kapaligiran, Kay dumi na ng hangin Pati na ang mga ilog natin. REFRAIN 1 Hindi nga masama ang pag-unlad At malayu-layo na rin ang ating narating Ngunit masdan mo ang tubig sa dagat Dati'y kulay asul, ngayo'y naging itim. Ang mga duming ating ikinalat sa hangin Sa langit, 'wag na nating paabutin Upang kung tayo'y pumanaw man Sariwang hangin, sa langit natin matitikman. REFRAIN 2 Mayro'n lang akong hinihiling Sa aking pagpanaw, sana ay tag-ulan Gitara ko ay aking dadalhin Upang sa ulap na lang tayo magkantahan. Ang mga batang ngayon lang isinilang May hangin pa kayang matitikman May mga puno pa kaya silang aakyatin May mga ilog pa kayang lalanguyan. REFRAIN 3 Bakit 'di natin pag-isipan Ang nangyayari sa ating kapaligiran Hindi nga masama ang pag-unlad Kung hindi nakakasira ng kalikasan. Darating ang panahon, mga ibong gala Ay wala nang madadapuan Masdan mo ang mga punong dati ay kay tatag Ngayon'y namamatay dahil sa ating kalokohan. REFRAIN 4 Lahat ng bagay na narito sa lupa Biyayang galing sa Diyos kahit no'ng ika'y wala pa Ingatan natin at 'wag nang sirain pa 'Pagkat 'pag Kanyang binawi, tayo'y mawawala na. [Repeat REFRAIN 2] I know that most of us still remebers the onslaught of Typhhon Yolanda last year in Visayan Rigions particularly in Tacloban City, Leyte. Last May, I went to Tacloban City, Leyte...
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