The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did.
In lab, we did a study on rainfall in certain regions of Iowa. My group had the northwestern region of Iowa and we looked at 3 cities in the region to examine the rainfall in 1900-1905 and 2000-2005. We saw a 124% increase in rainfall in this region. We noticed that even though it seems like a lot, but we only examine the data from 3 cities in the certain region and as an average throughout Iowa. We discussed how if climate is a color, then weather is a shade of the color. The climate is a 30 year average on the weather.
A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture.
In lecture, we took our Earth Science exam.
Answer questions about the weekly textbook reading:
What did you learn? I learned that climate is measured in 30 years intervals, and that "climate change refers to the continual change of the climate from what is typically expected to happen."
What was most helpful? The acronym of L.O.W.E.R. Near Water helped me remember the key components of determining a climate as hot or cold.
What do you need more information on? I would like to know how much more rainfall we are going to get and if it is going to be exponential over the next couple years.
What questions/concerns/comments do you have? Is the climate change that we created reversible?
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