Currnt Events

The Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted in Iceland in 2004, but in 2010 the mountain was spewing out ash causing a hold up in air travel. The ash flowed about 15km in the air or about 9 miles. Volcanic activity is very common on this part of the planet because of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. There were about 10 million air line travelers that were affected by the ash from Eyjafjallajokull. Some of the travelers said that the shur-down of the air lines was an over reaction to the ash.

Acid Rain

1.) List a few of the gases which lead to acid rain.
Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides
2.) What is the source of much of the acid rain producing gases in Pennsylvania?
The source of much of the acid rain producing gases is in Pennsylvania in a coal burning power plant
3.) Briefly explain how acid rain forms.
Acid rain forms when the gases it is made of mixes with rain.

Article questions

What are some natural factors causing mudslides in Guatemala? there are frequent earthquakes, hurricanes and heavy rains

What are some human factors causing mudslides in Guatemala? the cutting down of trees and forests

What is being done to help reduce mudslides and mudslide damage?The Alliance for International Reforestation has planted 3.8 million trees throughout Guatemala

Global Temperature

What is the horizontal scale of your graph? years starting at 1860 and increasing by 20 years
How many years does it show? 140 years
What is the vertical axis showing? global average temperature starting at 13.5 and increasing by .1

What are the units? temperature in degrees Celsius
What is the total range shown? about a one degree range
Can you tell from the picture's host page where the data came from? no

Science Q's and A's

* 1 - I know that the temperature is higher than normal but I'm not sure of and exact number. It means that the tempetature is higher than normal and if affects everyone.
* 2 - Probably by some decimal.
* 3 - 90 degrees. -50 degrees. i said this because the hottest it has been is when there was no atmosphere, and the coldest because of the Antarctic.
* 4 - No because people have been talking about global warming for years and nothing has happened and when something does I will probably be dead.

Mudslide

A mudslide is the mass wasting type of erosion. It is made of soil and water and it can get up to 50 mph. It is triggered by heavy rain, snow melt, and high levels of ground water.

The party at fault for the gulf oil spill

The company that is at fault is BP because it was the company that ran the entire project. The crew suffered because the company didn't train the men to read a problem in the gulf. The company is the only party that should be punished for their actions. They are not doing the right thing when it come to preparing crew member that go out to the middle of the ocean to drill for oil at the bottom of the sea. The men that died in the incident that we talked about in class died because of the company that didn't train them properly. BP is responsible for this accident because of the lack of training of crew members. BP should take all responsibility for the spill in the Gulf of Mexico. That is why BP should take the full responsibility for the oil spill.