Transcript The 2013 Heat Wave

The 2013
Heat Wave
Presentation by Alexa Urbanic
History Major
College of Arts and Sciences
Definition:
a HEAT WAVE is a
period of three or
more days reaching
abnormally high
temperatures
The 2013 heat wave…what caused it?
Temperatures in the U.S.
Effects in the U.S.
Not just in the U.S. -- global
Temperatures in China
Effects in China
Temperatures in Australia
Effects in Australia
Temperatures in the UK
Effects in UK
Take Home Message:
What did we learn?
• Heat waves are caused by areas of high pressure
• Summer of 2013 caused heat waves not just in the US, but
all over the globe
• There can be severe and have adverse effects – health,
power grids, food supply, livestock
• Lex trying to be funny <
ANY QUESTIONS?
sources
• http://www.weather.com/news/what-heat-wave-20130616
• http://www.komonews.com/weather/blogs/scott/Desert-Southwestmay-break-all-time-heat-records-213195511.html
• http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/interesting/2013-heatwave
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/06/28/5-facts-you-need-to-know-about-brutal-heat-wave-in-western-u-s/
http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/heat-waves-throughout-history
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/australias-2013-was-a-scorcher-for-the-record-books-16920
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angry_Summer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_heatwave_in_Ireland_and_the_United_Kingdom
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-23313525
http://farmersalmanac.com/weather/2010/04/12/what-causes-a-heat-wave/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_wave
IMAGES
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http://journalweek.com/tag/heat-wave/
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http://www.smashbox.com/collections/heat-wave
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/07/16/d-c-heat-wave-2013-10-red-hot-maps/
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http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/science/science-a-environmental/45550-heat-wave-forecast-in-chicago-for-back-to-school.html
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http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/the-new-normal-2013-heatwave-is-unprecedented.985757/
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http://lifechanyuan.org/bbs/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=5980
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http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/climate-change-heat-wave/15632612
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http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-08/01/content_16859159.htm
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http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-08/01/content_16859159.htm
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http://www.boomergirl.com/2011/07/excessive-heat-warning-defined.html
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http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/media/image/o/0/Daily_Tmax_maps_resized_v11.gif
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