All areas of all parts of the world have a combination of weather in climate in all areas. However, weather and climate do not have the same definition. The atmospheric change over a short span of time is weather. Meanwhile, climate is how the weather acts over a long period of time. In most places, the weather can vary in minutes, hours, days, or seasons. For example, the climate may have changed if winter is a little colder or if the summer is hotter than usual. Weather includes things such as the sun shining, rain, hail, floods, etc.
Heatwaves is a common climate change that happens often. Heat waves occur when high pressures occur over an area for a ling period of time. This long period of time can be from several days to several weeks. In July of 2018, a heatwave occurred in Tokyo, Japan. The temperatures reached the triple digit numbers. This increase in temperature caused over 23,000 people to become sick and hospitalized. The temperature resulted in the pools being too hot to swim in and the air conditioners to stop working in people’s houses. The temperature reached 106 degrees and was to be considered a ‘disaaster’. Most of the people that were taken to the hospital was over the age of 65years old.
Another major affect of weather and climate is hurricanes. A hurricane is stronger than a tropical storm and it only becomes a hurricane if the winds of the storm exceeds 74 mph. A major hurricane that occurred in the psst recent years was Hurricane Harvey. This hurricane was very catastrophic and it made landfall in Rockport, Texas. When the hurricane made landfall it was known to be a category 4. Harvey began being tracked in the beginning of August in 2017. The roots finally become a topical storm on August 17th. This hurricane made landfall eight days later. This hurricane caused deadly winds as well as floods and this killed many people and animals.
Just like hurricanes and heatwaves, snow storms occur often as well in the winter. Winter storm Jonas occurred from January 21st and January 29th of 2016. The warmer side of the storm caused severe thunderstorms that included tornadoes. The cold part of the snowstorm caused most ares to see at least 1 foot of snow. It caused power outages and made the roads slippery causing caution for any drivers. The combination of strong winds and snow caused many trees and limbs to fall. Blizzards are formed once very hot air mixes with freezing air. For a blizzard, winds usually exceed 35 miles per hour in a time span of three hours .This can affect people because with power outages, the are unable house a heater and this can possibly cause frostbite. The roads are slippery or full of snow causing many accidents or even car problems.
Recently in Hattiesburg, there was a severe thunderstorm which caused heavy rains and winds. This weather led to this city having a tornado warning and that eventually led to a tornado watch. The skies were very dark and cloudy and the winds began to pick up. This thunderstorm involved lightening and trees to be knocked down. A tornado did make landfall causing damage to houses and vehicles. There was no major injuries, and following this thunderstorm and tornado watch, it continued to rain until it passed over.
These are all examples of how weather and climate can be affected of long and short periods of time. From a thunderstorm that can last about a day or two or a hurricane or snow storm that can last weeks or months at a time.
