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Japan Nuclear Power Plants
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There are currently 55 operating nuclear power plants in Japan. The ten FEPC member companies own and operate 52 Light Water Reactors (LWR). Three more LWRs are operated by the private company Japan Atomic Power Corporation (JAPC). The Monju Fast Breeder Reactor (a prototype reactor which was taken off line in the 90's but expected to start up again soon) is run by the semi-governmental organization Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC). The radioactive substance plutonium has been found seepin...
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September Gnus
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Better Breakfast Month, Self Improvement Month, Be Kind To Editors and Writers Month, International Square Dance Month, Cable TV Month, National Bed Check Month, National Chicken Month, National Courtesy Month, National Honey Month, National Mind Mapping Month, National Piano Month, National Rice Month, National Papaya Month, and Classical Music Month. You’ll also note a number of television show debuts (selected by our panel of experts). September used to be THE month for TV debuts. Left blooming alone;.
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Global Warming
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Climate is the temperature, humidity, precipitation, winds, radiation, and other meteorological conditions characteristic of a locality or region over an extended period of time. Climate change is any long-term significant change in the average weather that a given region experiences. Average weather may include average temperature, precipitation and wind patterns . The major greenhouse gases are:. Which causes about 36 70% of the greenhouse effect on Earth (not including clouds). Which causes 9 26%.
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Hurricane Katrina
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August 23, 2005. August 30, 2005. 175 mph (280 km/h) (1-minute sustained). 902 mbar (hPa; 26.65 inHg). 812 billion (2005 USD) $86 billion (2007 USD)(Costliest Atlantic hurricane in history). Bahamas, South Florida, Cuba, Louisiana (especially Greater New Orleans), Mississippi, Alabama, Florida Panhandle, most of eastern North America. NASA: In Katrina's Wake Video. Vehicle and Homes, Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana. Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana. CIMSS is a Cooperative Institute forme...
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The Carbon Cycle
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Carbon is exchanged, or "cycled" among Earth's oceans, atmosphere, ecosystem, and geosphere. All living organisms are built of carbon compounds. It is the fundamental building block of life and an important component of many chemical processes. It is present in the atmosphere primarily as carbon dioxide (CO2), but also as other less abundant but climatically significant gases, such as methane (CH4). In any given year, tens of billions of tons of carbon move between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosph...
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Atmosphere
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The atmosphere is a cloud of gas and suspended solids extending from the Earth's surface out many thousands of miles, becoming increasingly thinner with distance but always held by the Earth's gravitational pull. The atmosphere is made up of layers. it surrounds the Earth and holds the air we breathe; it protects us from outer space; and holds moisture (clouds), gases, and tiny particles. In short, the atmosphere is the protective bubble we live in. It is also necessary for combustion or burning. These p...
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Cap and Trade
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What Is a Cap-and-Trade Program? A cap-and-trade program is an environmental policy tool designed to reduce emissions of a pollutant by placing a limit (or cap) on the total amount of emissions that can be released by sources covered by the program during a fixed time period. How a Cap-and-Trade Program Works. How Does a Cap-and-Trade Program Work? 1 A limit or cap on emissions of a pollutant is established. Who is required to limit their emissions. What area the cap covers. When the cap is in place.
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Electromagnetic Spectrum
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The electromagnetic spectrum Light, or electromagneticradiation, comes in many forms. There are radio waves, microwaves, infrared light, visible light, ultraviolet light, X-rays and gamma rays, all of which form what is known as the 'electromagnetic spectrum'. Radio (wavelengths greater than 0.3 metres). Microwaves (wavelengths between 1 millimetre and 0.3 metres). Infrared (wavelengths between 700 nanometres 1 millimetre). The primary source of infrared radiation is heat. The higher the temperature,...
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Icebergs
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Large tabular icebergs such as the one pictured are common in the waters near Antarctica. Credit: Ted Scambos, NSIDC. An Iceberg is a floating mass of freshwater ice that has broken from the seaward end of a glacier or a polar ice sheet. Icebergs are typically found in open seas, especially around Greenland and Antarctica. Many icebergs in the Arctic are about 45 meters tall and 180 meters long. US Coast Guard C130 airplane flying over a large iceberg. US Coast Guard International Ice Patrol Image. At th...
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Coriolis Effect
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The earth's rotation creates an apparent force ("Coriolis force") that deflects moving air to the right of its initial direction in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left of its initial direction in the Southern Hemisphere. The Coriolis force explains why winds circulate around high and low pressure systems as opposed to blowing in the direction of the pressure gradient. The following figure shows how wind is deflected in each hemisphere:. Credit: NOAA, NSIDC. Data compiled from The British Antarctic St...
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