Climate

Living in Sacramento, I am used to mild winters and hot summers. Throughout the world there are different climates. Even in the United States we experience different climates from East Coast to West Coast. all of these climates are produced by different factors including insolation, temperature, air pressure, etc. Sacramento is part of the Mediterranean climate. Because I have lived here my whole life I am biased towards this climate. I think that our mild winters (compared to that of the East Coast and other parts of the world) is wonderful! Although we have extremely hot summers, I think I prefer them over wet hot summers as found in the Tropical climates. However, I think that it would be nice to experience life in a Tropical Rainforest because the weather is always warm and consistent. It is also interesting to me that climate, weather, and what we do with the environment affects what can grow and what kind of animals can live in the area. If we change what is naturally found in an area the ecosystem will be greatly influenced. Plants and animals have a natural way of progressing and living but, with our current rising climates our ecosystems are in danger.

Clouds!

This past week in Sacramento we have been experience a lot of rough weather. It is nearing spring and the Spring equinox yet, there is still a lot of rain. There were a lot Stratus clouds, which are dull and gray clouds. There were also nimbostratus clouds for most of the days where there was rain. The nimbosratus clouds are clouds that contain precipitation. My favorite type of clouds are cumulus clouds because they look soft and would be fun to touch. I think that cumulus clouds are the best clouds because when having a picnic they are they type of clouds that you can "see" pictures in.
Another type of weather that I have recently learned about in my geography class is fog. Before my class, I never knew why fog existed. I always thought of it as a stupid thing that makes it hard to drive in. Although, it is still this, I now understand why fog exists. Fog is formed when air temperature and the dew-point temperature at the ground is the same. My sister's fiance lives in Visalia and the drive there at certain times contains so much fog! I always get worried about her when she is going there or coming home. Fog is a dangerous thing.