Savanna
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- Rain Forest
- A forest in the topical wet climate zone that gets plenty of rain all year.
- Tropical Zone
- The area near the equator, between about 23.5 degrees north latitude and 23.5 degrees south latitude.
- El Nino
- an abnormal climate event that occurs every two to seven years in the Pacific Ocean that causes changes in winds, currents and weather patterns that can lead to dramatic climate changes.
- temperate zone
- The area between the topical and polar zones from about 23.5 degrees to 66.5 degrees north and 23.5 to 66.5 degrees south latitudes
- Storm surge
- A dome of water that sweeps across the coast where a hurricane lands.
- Flash Flood
- A sudden violent flood that occurs within a few hours, and even minutes,after a heavy rainstorm.
- Isotherms
- lines on a map joining places that have the same temperature.
- ice age
- cold time periods in earth's history during which glaciers covered large parts of the surface.
- Global warming
- a gradual increase in the temperature of earth's atmosphere.
- Polar zone
- the areas near both poles, from about 66.5 degrees to 90.0 degrees north and 66.5 degrees to 90.0 degrees south latitudes.
- Marine climate
- the climate of some coastal regions with relatively warm winters and cool summers.
- windward
- the side of the mountain that faces the oncoming wind.
- leeward
- the downwind side of the mountains.
- microclimate
- the climate characteristic of a small specific area;it may be different from the climate of the surrounding area.
- desert
- a region that receives less than 25 centimeters of rain a year.
- steppe
- a prairie or grassland found in the semiarid climate region.
- tundra
- a polar climate region, found across northern Alaska,and Russia, with short, cool summers and bitter cold winters.
- Sunspot
- kDark,cooler regions on the surface of the sun.
- Chlorofluorocarbons
- chlorine compounds formerly used in air conditioners, refrigerators and spray cans, also called CFCs.