A Journey to the Coasts

California and Japan are very

unique to what they offer to the
world. With this pamphlet, we will
be exploring Californias
atmosphere and hydrosphere with
Japans lithosphere. Here is a brief
overview of what an atmosphere,
lithosphere and hydrosphere in
layman terms.

Mt. Fuji, one of the seven Natural Wonders of

the World, is an active volcano in Japan.
http://www.japanican.com/en/tour/detail/F880_/

Why California and Japan

California is the second largest state
in the United States. The weather is
very consistent throughout the years
and its water situation is unique to
most of the United States. Although it
has the California sunshine that
everyone adores, it has its faults due
to the intensity of the heatwave. We
will take a glance on how Californias
heat is ramping up and how it is
affecting their water source as well.
Japan is segmented into multiple
islands due to the volcanoes that
were active in the past. Now, Japan
has many inactive and active
volcanoes that are spread out in
Japan. It is also one of the biggest
tsunamis victim due to being an
ocean coastal country and the power
of earthquakes to cause it. With this,
we will see how these volcanoes will
impact Japan in general.

Atmosphere: A thin layer of gases

that surrounds the Earth. Think of
it as a saran wrap wrapping a bowl.
Lithosphere: The rock and crust
surface on Earth. The pizza to our
toppings.
Hydrosphere: The water on
Earth! It is that simple.

Field Trip
to
Californi
a and
Japan

Stop 2: Japans
Lithosphere
Small countrylots of
volcanoes

People take photos of the Citibank digital

thermometer showing the temperature at 121
degrees F at 3pm on Sept. 27, 2010 in Los
Angeles, California. Photographer: Kevork
Djansezian/Getty Images

Stop 1: San Gabriel

Valleys
Atmosphere

Japans total size is about half the size

of Texas yet it has over one hundred
active volcanoes. A dozen active and
dormant volcanoes make up the Izu
Islands, which are continuously growing
due to the tectonic plates that run
along the hot spots. Tectonic plates are
two sub layers of the earths crust.
When these two plates interact they
can cause earthquakes, volcanoes,
mountains and ocean trenches.
http://howtojapan.blogspot.com/2012/0
3/how-big-is-japan.html

A local map of the Californias drought map. The

redder it is, the drier the area is.
http://www.wunderground.com/wundermap/

Stop 3: Los
Angeless
Hydrosphere

Its hot and getting hotter

The Drought is real

California is one of the few western

states that is not cooling, but heating
up. As more green house gasses are
pumped into the atmosphere on a
global scale, the hotter we are getting.
California is seeing longer stretches of
intense heat where temperatures are
90s into the 100s, causing a severe
drought as well as putting many
residents in danger due to heat stroke
as well as wild fires.

As of the recent years of nearly little to

no rain, California is now facing one of
the biggest drought it has ever
encountered. Due to the increasing heat
trend in the past five years, climate
change itself have been playing a vital
role of the drought. California is now
considered as a D4 Drought where the
water reserves are rapidly depleting.

There has been a dramatic increase in

temperature for the South Western
States since 1950, with a spike around
http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/regions/southwest

California is urging their citizens to

decrease their water usage and it is in
water conservation mode to prevent
anyone overusing their water usage.