Tuesday 10 April 2012
Its Cloudnine
Hey everyone just a quick post about the order of the blog posts. Now the posts are backwards meaning the posts about why I started this blog and what it is about are all at the end. I am sorry for the inconvenience but i would appreciate it if you still checked it out and gave me some feedback. Thanks. Cloud9
Europe's regular weather
Europe’s usual weather is fine throughout the year. The peak
months hitting 35-39 degrees Celsius are July and August, the colder months
being December through to February. The country is surrounded by lots of rivers
and seas allowing an even and gentle movement of air cooling the hot weather.
Different countries, either being near high mountains or different seas and
oceans brings a unique mix of weather throughout Europe.
What caused the heatwave in Europe
The reason for the 2003 European heatwave is still being debated;
however, it is clear that august (the time in which the heatwave took place) is
one of the hottest months of the year in Europe. The 40 degree weather was not
common however, as it lasted for weeks on end due to the lack of air movement
in the area. However, Europe, France in particular, is surrounded by an array
of dams, rivers and oceans creating a balanced air flow therefore; once this
heatwave took place and it was studied it is visible that the problem started
from the lack of air movement.
Heatwave in Europe
In 2003 Europe, in particular France was hit with a colossal
heat wave recorded as the hottest summer since 1540. The heat wave lead to health
crises in many different countries and combined with a drought created a shortage
in crops in Southern Europe. In total the heat wave killed over 70,000 Europeans.
"Though heat waves rarely are given adequate attention,
they claim more lives each year than floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes
combined," warns the EPI. "Heat waves are a silent killer, mostly
affecting the elderly, the very young, or the chronically ill.[1]"
Extreme weather 2 - Heatwave
A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively
hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity[1].
Heatwaves are caused by very hot humid days with very little
almost no air movement helping cool things down. As we all know air moves and
that’s why we get different temperatures, thus when the air isn’t moving the
hot air on a hot day remains the same for several days causing a heat wave. In
some places heat waves are a common phenomenon and are therefore not
considering extreme weather, in other places (Europe’s extreme heatwave in
2003) heatwaves are classified deadly.
What caused the Queensland/Brisbane floods?
According to the Queensland Floods Inquiry Commission report
released in March of 2012[1]
the Queensland/Brisbane floods were caused by the release of water from the
Wivenhoe dam. The water released from the Dam then flowed heavily into the
Brisbane River causing an overflow hence, leading to the Queensland floods.
Queensland's usual weather
The weather
in Queensland
Queensland is
well known for its sunshine, beaches, warm weather and little rainfall, hence
its “nick name” as the sunshine state. In summer months (December – February)
it is warm and tends to be hot everywhere, the nights however are cool. In
winter it is still reasonably warm and sunny however there is a greater chance
of rain, wind and more cloud.
To help show
the regular weather of Queensland, below is table of a 7 day forecast for
Brisbane through from the 9th of April to the 15th
(autumn). Also included is a table of Queensland’s weather for this week.
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Monday (9th April) Cooler
change and showers/storms in south and east. Fresh southerly winds but mostly
dry in the west.
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Tuesday (10th April) Fresh
winds and showers in the east. Isolated showers over central and western
parts.
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Wednesday (11th April) Scattered
showers and strong winds in the east. Showers and storms in the northwest and
north.
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Thursday (12th April) Showers
and fresh southerly winds in the east. Showers/storms in the northwest and
central west.
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Brisbane
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Mon,
9 Apr |
Tue,
10 Apr |
Wed,
11 Apr |
Thu,
12 Apr |
Fri,
13 Apr |
Sat,
14 Apr |
Sun,
15 Apr |
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Forecast
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Late shower |
Mostly sunny |
Possible shower |
Possible shower |
Possible shower |
Possible shower |
Possible shower |
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Minimum
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18°C
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19°C
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15°C
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15°C
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16°C
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16°C
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17°C
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Maximum
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28°C
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26°C
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25°C
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25°C
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25°C
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26°C
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26°C
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