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stress histories of weathering - proxies
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humid increase soil thickness, more weathering
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hurricane classification
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tectonics
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human impacts to rivers - deforestation, terracing, water transfers etc
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human impacts to rivers - deforestation, terracing, water transfers etc
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links between weathering and carbon cycle and climate change eg kump 2000 and ruddiman 1997
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tambora 1815 - lowered temp for a year
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younger fill - aggradation due to agri
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river terracing not just climate - also uplift
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river flow new england - high flow with greater height, high temp, south wind and NAO
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idea of convection currents in the mantle
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saraha dust - toms suggest two major sources
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global warming increases hurrican mag and frequency due to sst - index increased since 1970s
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volcanic eruptions
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aral sea due to irrigation and also climate change alter flow
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hurricanes getting stronger on average - 30 yr trend - more energy to convert to wind
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great man made river project - pipes to sahara from nubian aquifer
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stream power - power available
critical power - power needed
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indian ocean earthquake - 9.1mag, 283000 deaths, fault slip 15m
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aridity index - 41.3% global land below 1
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rills and gullys from in arid even if does not reach channel
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lake eyre eg of playa - very saline
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number of hurricanes - 47 hurricanes, 20 intense
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recent hurricane changes part of natural cycles - has happened before
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1 point
poor most vulnerable
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deserts will expand in future
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1 point
wessex basin - tectonics in britain
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66% chance intesity of hurricanes will increase
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calculate rate and direction of motion - sea floor moves away from ridge system 1-10cm yr-1
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aeolian vs fluvial - zone of max potential where neither dominates
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continental collision can lead to development of coastal settings eg gibraltar strait
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katrina 1833 dead, 275000 homes, 125billion dollard
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green sahara
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climate change - by 2100 1.4-5.8 rise
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climate change and pop pressure likely to affect biodiversity and salinisation
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evidence for tectonics - kolar schist belt
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s-n water transfer china, impacts on rivers
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1 point
human impacts to rivers - channelisation, straightening, management
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1 point
climate models show sst increase with enhanced gg - extend polewards
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1 point
changes in desserts due to increasing human pressure
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1 point
spain constantly eroded - agri on steep slopes and veg removal
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1 point
hurricane formation, risks and areas at risk
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1 point
first to develop pangea theory but not taken seriously
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1 point
feb 14 floods - impact of climate on rivers
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put all evidence together - theory of tectonics
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summer - mechanical and chemical weathering if water present
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1 point
hurricane formation - not over land
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health effects of dust in aral sea