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Weather Hazards

This topic covers global atmospheric circulation and how it creates different weather patterns around the world, tropical storms (how they form, their structure, effects and management), the impact of climate change on tropical storms, UK weather hazards, and a case study of the Somerset Levels flooding in 2013-2014.

This might not be as exciting as volcanoes, but it's still important stuff.

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Exam Tips

  • •Best focus on the three air circulation cells between the equator and the poles. You need to know how these cause the wind patterns that give the world its weather and climate.
  • •Check you're clear on how the impacts of tropical storms can be reduced, then try this exam question: Explain how effective planning can reduce the impacts of a tropical storm. [4 marks]
  • •Prediction, planning and protection prevent poor performance -- make sure you know the difference between these management strategies.
  • •The facts on Haiyan make for grim reading. You might not have studied this exact tropical storm, but you still need to know these facts for the one you've studied. Best make sure you've got some effects and responses locked down.
  • •Manage your revision strategies -- have a go at the exam question for Weather Hazards to test yourself.