White roofs help with global warming- September 19, 2010
Many people across the country are trying this. They say that painting your roof white will help fight against global warming. Not only this but can reduce the cost of air conditioning in the summer. The white reflects the sunlight, letting in less warmth from the sun. This will make the air conditioner to be used less. It will reduce that cost but is said to do nothing anything because the sun is not as intense in the winter. After a test in New York a area of the roof was painted white and another part wasn't. The part that was, was 45 degrees cooler than the part that wasn't painted.
Critical Thinking Question: Do you think that painting the roof white will help reduce global warming?
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Current Event 3
Hurricane Igor- September 19, 2010
Hurricane Igor is supposed to hit the island of Bermuda late on Sunday or early Monday morning. The locals on the island are hoping that the hurricane weakens before its the island. At the moment there prayers have been answered because it has gone down to a category 1 hurricane. The airports have been closed and schools have already been closed for Monday and Tuesday. Many hotels and other tourist locations have had many cancellations due to the hurricane. Many stores a have completely sold out of generators, bottled water, tarps, rope, screws and nails. They say anything that people can use to protect there homes and them selves from the hurricane they have bought. Forecasters are protecting 6-9 inches of rain before the hurricane even hits.
Critical Thinking Question: What would you buy to protect your home if you knew a hurricane was coming?
Hurricane Igor is supposed to hit the island of Bermuda late on Sunday or early Monday morning. The locals on the island are hoping that the hurricane weakens before its the island. At the moment there prayers have been answered because it has gone down to a category 1 hurricane. The airports have been closed and schools have already been closed for Monday and Tuesday. Many hotels and other tourist locations have had many cancellations due to the hurricane. Many stores a have completely sold out of generators, bottled water, tarps, rope, screws and nails. They say anything that people can use to protect there homes and them selves from the hurricane they have bought. Forecasters are protecting 6-9 inches of rain before the hurricane even hits.
Critical Thinking Question: What would you buy to protect your home if you knew a hurricane was coming?
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Current Event 2
Record Summer Heat- September 8, 2010
This summer was at the record high for almost all states in the US. Rhode Island, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virgina, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Georgia all had record breaking hot summers. Five other states experienced the second warmest summer ever. In the nation this was the forth warmest summer ever in the United States. Four states had cooler that normal summers. These were in the northwest. The warm summers brought a great tourist season for the northeast. With warmer weather in some of the more popular places people were going there more.
Critacal Question: Do you think that the high summer heats will return next summer? Why?
This summer was at the record high for almost all states in the US. Rhode Island, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virgina, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Georgia all had record breaking hot summers. Five other states experienced the second warmest summer ever. In the nation this was the forth warmest summer ever in the United States. Four states had cooler that normal summers. These were in the northwest. The warm summers brought a great tourist season for the northeast. With warmer weather in some of the more popular places people were going there more.
Critacal Question: Do you think that the high summer heats will return next summer? Why?
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Current Event 1
Hurricane Earl - Sept 1, 2010
Hurrican Earl is supposed to hit the North Carolina area on Thursday evening or Friday morning. By the time it does hit it will have been weakened to a caragory 2 hurricane but, it will have widened so it will cover more land. Mertrologists say that it is a serious storm and people should be preparing by getting supplies and be ready to evacuate at a moments notice. Many locals are playing it by ear and not taking the precautions that the meterologists are suggesting. Most tourists have left the area just in case. They say that they would rather just get home rather than stay and risk it. Many locals are worried that the hurricane will ruin tourist's Labor Day plans and hurt the economy. They say that Labor Day is vital for everyone because it is the last celebration of the summer. The waves are excepted to be very high on Friday and people that teach surfing lessons are thinking of canceling the lessons for everyone's saftey. Though they say the waves will be the best on Friday and they will give you a great adrenilne rush. Over all there are many mixed opinons about what to do when the hurricane does hit. What will happen only time will tell.
Critical Thinking Question: What do you think caused the hurricane and what damage do you think it will do? Why?
Hurrican Earl is supposed to hit the North Carolina area on Thursday evening or Friday morning. By the time it does hit it will have been weakened to a caragory 2 hurricane but, it will have widened so it will cover more land. Mertrologists say that it is a serious storm and people should be preparing by getting supplies and be ready to evacuate at a moments notice. Many locals are playing it by ear and not taking the precautions that the meterologists are suggesting. Most tourists have left the area just in case. They say that they would rather just get home rather than stay and risk it. Many locals are worried that the hurricane will ruin tourist's Labor Day plans and hurt the economy. They say that Labor Day is vital for everyone because it is the last celebration of the summer. The waves are excepted to be very high on Friday and people that teach surfing lessons are thinking of canceling the lessons for everyone's saftey. Though they say the waves will be the best on Friday and they will give you a great adrenilne rush. Over all there are many mixed opinons about what to do when the hurricane does hit. What will happen only time will tell.
Critical Thinking Question: What do you think caused the hurricane and what damage do you think it will do? Why?
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