Geography

Weather is a fascinating subject. It is such an intricate and amazing process, which our mother earth goes through on a daily basis. All over the world, weather seems to be a very important aspect for our everyday lives. For instance; sunny weather can bring on a very harmonious and beautiful atmosphere, while cloudy and rainy weather can bring about tragedy. In 1998; the earth experienced an El Nino which brought on fierce weather, flooding, and …

…reflective quality of a surface. For instance, the snow in the high sierras has a very high reflection albedo of 80%-95%, While the forested area at big Basin has a low albedo of only 10%-25%. As you have just read, all of these topics play a key role in weather systems. They are all so intricate, and individual, yet all seem to work together simultaneously to provide us with the daily weather patterns we experience.