AP Environmental Science

Unit 7 – Day 9 –

STORE Lesson Day 3

APES Fact(s) of the Day (From the California Governors Office)

Climate change poses an immediate and growing threat to California’s economy, environment, and to public health. California’s groundbreaking efforts are helping reduce greenhouse gases emissions, which are warming the planet. The state is also taking action to prepare for the unavoidable impacts of climate change, including the increased likelihood of both flooding and drought.

While California is taking action, some of those who oppose the move to renewable energy and cleaner transportation have mischaracterized the science of climate change in an effort to create artificial uncertainty about the existence and causes of climate change. For more information about California efforts, and to find out what you can do to help, please visit the Climate Change Portal.

The fact is that on the key issues, the science is clear: climate change is real and happening now; human-made greenhouse gas emissions are affecting our planet; and we need to take action. Just as we reached a point where we stopped debating whether cigarette smoke causes cancer, we need to end the climate change debate and focus on how to solve the problem.

Goals & Objectives

At the end of the period, you should be able to: • Understand orographic effect, adiabatic

cooling & heating in the context of using STORE data.

• Understand how to use and interpret wind symbols on weather maps.

• Determine using STORE data the relationship between storm events, precipitation patterns and orographic effects in the California Study Boundary.

déjà vu – haven’t you seen this before?

Video of the Day

Adiabatic Cooling

Video on Orographic Precipitation Effect

Video on Orographic Precipitation Effect

Orographic Precipitation

Wind & Coriolis Effect on High & Low Pressures

Interpreting Wind Flags on Weather Maps

STORE Project Day

3

Closure