Lozhechnikova Ekaterina. Dance Art. What causes changes in the weather in the British Isles?. According to some researchers, what effect has human activity in Europe and North America had on Africa?. How can pine cones and seaweed help us predict the weat

Lozhechnikova Ekaterina

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1. According to scientific studies, what effects can the weather have on people?

It affects where we choose to live, what we wear, our moods, and perhaps even our national characteristics. A sunny day can relieve the deepest depression, while extreme weather can destroy homes and threaten lives.

2. What causes changes in the weather in the British Isles?

In fact the weather is controlled by systems which move around areas of the globe. UK the weather depends on depressions, often called ‘lows’, and anticyclones, also known as ‘highs’. These systems start in the Atlantic Ocean, and make their way across the British Isles from the west to the east. Highs bring sunny weather, while lows bring rain and wind.

3. According to some researchers, what effect has human activity in Europe and North America had on Africa?

In modern times, human activity seems to be altering weather patterns. Gases produced by heavy industry change the temperature of the Earth’s surface, and affect cloud formation. Some researchers say that factories in Europe and North America may have been one of the causes of the droughts in Africa in the 1980s.

4. How can pine cones and seaweed help us predict the weather?

Two other popular traditional ways of forecasting the weather used pine cones and seaweed.When the air has a high level of humidity there is a higher chance of rain, when the humidity is low, there is more chance of fine weather. Pine cones and seaweed react to changes in humidity - pines cones open, and seaweed feels dry when the humidity is low, while high humidity has the opposite effect.

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