ridge of high pressure
1112001 Eastern North America heat wave — A rather cool and uneventful summer along the East Coast of the United States(with a more normal heat pattern occurring in the Midwest/Great Lakes regions) changed abruptly when a ridge of high pressure centered off the coast of South Carolina… …
112Hurricane Hilda (1955) — Infobox Hurricane Name=Hurricane Hilda Year=1955 Basin=Atl Type=hurricane Formed=September 10, 1955 Dissipated=September 20, 1955 1 min winds=145 Pressure=952 Da Inflated=0 Fatalities=304 direct [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastdeadlyapp1.shtml]… …
113Hurricane Carlotta (2006) — Infobox Hurricane Name=Hurricane Carlotta Type=hurricane Year=2006 Basin=EPac Image location=Hurricane carlotta 2006.jpg Formed=July 12, 2006 Dissipated=July 16, 2006 1 min winds=75 Pressure=981 Da Inflated= Fatalities=None reported Areas=Mexico… …
114Intertropical Convergence Zone — Doldrums redirects here. For other uses, see Doldrums (disambiguation). The thunderstorms of the Intertropical Convergence Zone form a line across the eastern Pacific Ocean …
115weather — weath|er1 W2S1 [ˈweðə US ər] n [: Old English; Origin: weder] 1.) [singular, U] the temperature and other conditions such as sun, rain, and wind ▪ What s the weather like today? ▪ a period of unusually hot weather ▪ The weather turned bitterly… …
116Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …
117Atlantic Ocean — an ocean bounded by North America and South America in the Western Hemisphere and by Europe and Africa in the Eastern Hemisphere. ab. 31,530,000 sq. mi. (81,663,000 sq. km); with connecting seas ab. 41,000,000 sq. mi. (106,100,000 sq. km);… …
118GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY — Names The name Ereẓ Israel (the Land of Israel) designates the land which, according to the Bible was promised as an inheritance to the Israelite tribes. In the course of time it came to be regarded first by the Jews and then also by the… …
119Tropical cyclone — Hurricane redirects here. For other uses, see Hurricane (disambiguation). Hurricane Isabel (2003) as seen from orbit during Expedition 7 of the International Space Station. The eye, eyewall and surrounding rainbands that are characteristics of… …
120Wind — For other uses, see Wind (disambiguation). Wind, from the …
