Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Chapter 13 : The Midwest

Climate of Midwest vs. Las Vegas
The Midwest lack of natural barriers allowing winds to blow freely across the prairie. Since 1960, the weather station realized Midwest's weather god changed. It became including extreme rain and hottest temperature so resulting in increased evaporation and drought. So Midwest is worrying about to lose of agriculture industry because of their weather got changed. Midwest has transitional spring and fall to the longer, hot and humid summer and cold winter. Compare to Las Vegas, it has same hot summer but not humid, driest, and warm winter.


Lakes of Midwest vs. Las Vegas
The Great Lakes hold about 20 percent of the world's freshwater. Great Lakes is including Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario lakes. New Orleans main source of water comes from the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. But both of water sources doesn't not consist of freshwater. The lake levels is decreasing throughout history. The biggest reason of declining water level is the consistent with climate change forecasts. Other reasons is rising lake temperatures, higher wind speeds that reduce ice cover, and accelerated evaporation. Las Vegas is also worrying about the decreasing water level of lake Mead. The water is so important to every living things. Should saving the water more.