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Subject: English IV
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II Partial Homework # 2
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Meteorological phenomena
A natural phenomenon is a change of nature that happens on its own. They are
those permanent processes of movements and transformations that nature
suffers and that can influence human life (epidemics, climatic conditions, natural
disasters.
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The most common weather phenomena are rain or wind. But there are others
that only occur at certain times such as snow or are more likely in certain
geographical areas such as hurricanes.
Types of Phenomena
Rain: It is the precipitation of water that falls to the earth from the clouds, which
are concentrations of water vapor composed of tiny drops, which when
condensed form larger ones that fall on the earth. Rain is more common in humid
areas such as tropical areas.
Tornado: it is a column of rotating wind that extends from the ground to the
clouds. It occurs under certain conditions when a stream of cold and dry air
collides with another of hot and humid air.
Flooding: Slow or violent invasion of river waters, lagoons or lakes, due to heavy
fluvial precipitations or ruptures of reservoirs, causing considerable damage. They
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can occur slowly or gradually in plains, and violently or suddenly, in mountainous
regions of high slope.