California and Japan are very unique to what they offer to the world. We will be exploring California's atmosphere and hydrosphere with Japan's lithosphere. California is the second largest state in the united states.
California and Japan are very unique to what they offer to the world. We will be exploring California's atmosphere and hydrosphere with Japan's lithosphere. California is the second largest state in the united states.
California and Japan are very unique to what they offer to the world. We will be exploring California's atmosphere and hydrosphere with Japan's lithosphere. California is the second largest state in the united states.
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.