January - 2018

FACTOR AFFECTING CLIMATE: HUMAN INTERVENTION

HUMAN INTERVENTION Humans have had a profoundly adverse impact on the environment. Generally, people have not conducted activities such...

PREVAILING WINDS Prevailing winds are the winds which blow more often from one direction than another. Winds can greatly affect the...

OCEAN CURRENTS Water in the ocean travels in paths called currents. Currents can either be warm or cold. The temperature of the water...

TOPOGRAPHY The topography, or features of the land also influences the climate. The amount of precipitation in a region is affected by...

Distance from the sea (Continentality) The sea affects the climate of a place. Coastal areas are cooler and wetter than inland areas....

The air temperature decreases as the altitude increases. For every 1000 m, there is a drop 6.5°C. At higher elevation, there is less air....

The temperature higher in these areas, resulting in warm climate. Places that are not always vertically hit by the sun's rays experience...

What is CLIMATE? CLIMATE is the weather pattern of a region over a long period of time (30 years). What is the Difference between CLIMATE...

According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the government agency tasked with monitoring earthquakes...