Essays on El Nino

An issue that has been a main concern in politics has been climate change and of course global warming. Everyone wants to know if the activities of humans are changing the climate. They also want to know if it is possible they will encounter more serious disasters. However, it is difficult to provide answers as their concerns are quite challenging to those who are responsible for solving them. But it is important for all those that have concerns to understand that many new things are happening that were not predicted in the early 20th century. This is why I ...

The article the ‘Draining of Lesotho’ by Haynie Devon on July, 25th 2016 is a clear illustration of the impacts of global warming in multiple areas across the world. Juliette Letotokoto, a farmer in Lesotho, watches her farm which has lost its usual green color and instead is replaced by a pale brown shade. She used to fetch up to three bags of produce, but due to the lack of rains, she can hardly fill a single bag of produce. Lesotho, which is a small mountain kingdom surrounded by South Africa, was the worst hit by the 2015 drought, ...

The book “Late Victorian Holocausts: El Nino Families and the Making of the Third World” by Mike Davis is relevant within the circles of world economics. It illustrates the relationship between global political economies and climate patterns. Specifically, the book ties economic events with the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The author creates comparisons between ENSO occurrences with various factors. Critically, the book considers the aspect of time in different countries. The ideas presented in the book explore the implications of colonial interests in world history. This also includes a focus on the creation of economic philosophies that surround ...

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The debate surrounding global warming is important due to the growing concern of potential consequences for not only humans, but all that inhabit the Earth. A changing climate produces uncertainty regarding the future, which places a great deal of stress on human institutions as well as the natural ecosystem. However, others argue that the effects on the environment are primarily natural processes and were not impacted by human behavior. In assessing the current state of research regarding this debate a better understanding of the contribution that various activities have on the climate can be attained. This can help to ...

Risk communication and emergency alerting have a long history in the United States. Even in colonial America, different individuals conducted emergency alerting services by riding through different villages while warning people of British soldiers. The Cold War saw the nationalization and popularization of Risk Communication and Emergency Alerting system. Since then the government has worked to ensure the development of a comprehensive emergency alert and response system in every part of the United States. Different states have developed strategies and frameworks to help in alerting and response in case of man-made or natural disasters. Kern County California has an ...

The conditions are desperate. The UN warned that 50,000 children are in desperate need for support to stay alive. While another 300,000 children are critically malnourished (AFP, 2016). The El Nino weather pattern happens when the temperature of the Pacific Ocean rises. El Nino will cause excessive rainfall in some areas of the world and drought in other areas. El Nino caused a dramatic shift in weather patterns leaving Ethiopia’s agricultural area to dry to support vegetation or livestock (AFP, 2016). Ethiopia is not alone, more than half of South Africa have been declared a state ...

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Imperialism and colonialism are two different but closely related terms. Some historians have put it simply by laying the view that imperialism gave birth to colonialism, clarifying the substantial relationship between the two. Nevertheless, both imperialism and colonialism demonstrates a country’s supremacy, power and influence over weaker nations. The imposition of dominion over other nations was often encouraged by diverse motivational factors that included economic, political as well as the religious motives. There are contrasting views concerning the effect of both to the rest of the ...

1. What does Appleby argue was different about global capitalism in the last quarter of the 19th century than the previous 300 years?

According to Appleby, capitalism is not just a result of actions, rather a result of a capitalist mentality. The author argues that even though capitalists existed 300 years back, the overall global attitude towards capitalism did not prevail. Focussing on England itself, she states that up to 300 years back, when capitalism was non-existent, up to 80 percent of the total population was engaged in agriculture. It was only after the innovations and new agriculture techniques came that there was seen a drastic fall in the agriculture labour. The surplus labour hence was absorbed in other manufacturing practices. The other difference that can ...

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The Florida area is renowned for its attractive and unique coral reef. The coral reef system that exists in this area serves as the natural habitat to many reef-dwelling species. Some of the well-known species are the Gag Grouper, which are considered very important to the fishermen. However, in the past 40 years, there has been a significant decrease in the coral reef cover in South Florida. It is estimated that over half of the native Oculina Varicosa coral that exists off the Florida coast has been ruined since the early 70’s, and there is very little evidence to ...

Abstract

The problem of climate change and its effects to living organisms such as humans has already been proven by many studies and now many are questioning if Natural Hazards such as Hurricanes can be affected by this change. Hurricanes are known in many names in regions, given their formation type and their composition. It also is a common calamity in the Northern Atlantic and in the Pacific, the latter naming hurricanes as tropical cyclones. The debate upon the effects of climate change in hurricanes is still contested by scientists. On the one hand, some scientists have seen the evidences that ...

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Nature of Hurricanes/Cyclones 2 Variations of Hurricane Development 5 Considerations on Hurricane Response 10 Conclusion 11

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Introduction For the past couple of decades since the onset of the Industrial Revolution, scientists have slowly began a campaign to raise awareness to the changing state of the planet. Records of high temperature changes, onset of diseases and erratic weather patterns have been reported worldwide, each change becoming more severe as the years progress. When it comes to erratic weather patterns, scientists highlight the now common occurrences of natural disasters such as hurricanes or cyclones. Although skeptics stress that ...

The last quarter of the nineteenth century has seen major changes on the views about capitalism that for the past many years has had much criticism. For the past years, capitalism has been criticized but according to Joyce Appleby in her book The Relentless Revolution; capitalism was neither an inevitable development in the human history nor was it a natural phenomenon. She instead notes that capitalism growth was fuelled by many necessary cultural conditions in a dynamic world. She argues that the shift in people’s lifestyle was a major contributing factor to the fuelled growth in capitalism. Appleby notes that the ...

Physical Geography of Malaysia and Its effects on Human Activity

Introduction Malaysia is a nation that is located in South East Asia. It is divided into two main parts called Peninsular and East Malaysia. Peninsular is to the east side of the country and is found in the Southern part of Thailand. East Island, on the other hand, is found in Borneo (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2013; Cental Intelligence Agency, 2013). Having a clear view on the location of this country this paper will give a clear report on the physical environment and its effects on human activities.

Atmosphere of Malaysia

According to the map of the world, Malaysia is found in close proximity to the ...

List the three nutrient cycles present in an ecosystem.

Nutrient cycles are also called as biogeochemical cycles as they help convert the elemental form of essential minerals into biochemical form for utilization by living organisms. The three important nutrient cycles of the ecosystem are the carbon cycle, the nitrogen cycle and the phosphorous cycle. Nitrogen has a vast atmospheric abundance but is not present in a useable form for many organisms. Nitrogen fixers convert nitrogen into ammonium and nitrates to be taken up by plants and passed onto animals. Phosphorous is the integral part of the building blocks of nucleic acids, ATP and lipids that make up the ...

The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI)

Ausloos and Ivanova (2001, p. 1) succinctly define the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) as a core component or characteristic of the El Nino phenomenon. The SOI data have been collected and analyzed since the year 1866 so as to effectively study and explain the occurrence of extreme climactic events. This makes it possible for meteorologists to understand the outstanding factors of the sometimes catastrophic phenomenon of El Nino and therefore be able to estimate and accurately predict future trends.

In essence, the core aspects of the SOI are derived from studying the cyclical warming and cooling of localized regions within ...

Company Overview

El Nino Resturaunto is one of the leading Spanish restaurants operating internationally, and is well known for offering tasty, delicious, and other premium quality Spanish food. Major foods on El Nino Resturaunto’s menu include Spanish Ceviche, Conchinillo Asado, Jamon Chorizo, Paella, Pescado Frito, Tortilla Espanola, and Gazpacho among others. The restaurant also serves a wide variety of drinks (Sangria, beer, and beverages). El Nino Resturaunto aims to start its operations in Rock City.

El Nino Resturaunto Marketing Objectives

Becoming the leading restaurant in Rock City, particularly in the provision of Spanish food Promote and expand El Nino Resturaunto concept in Rock City and ...

Santa Ana Winds

Santa Ana Winds are recurrent winds that are mostly experienced in Southern California in autumn, winter and spring characterized by relatively low humidity and moderately strong offshore winds (Lynn and Svejkovsky, 1984). The winds reach their peak in the month of December with and underlying effect of causing the exceptionally hard to contain wildfires known to cause irrevocable losses whenever they occur. These winds, which exhibit some similarity to the winds normally observed in the lee of the famous Front Ranges of Colorado, warm adiabatically as they move downwards due to compressional heating. According to Raphael (2003) the winds have a ...