The Westerly's are the name given to the prevailing winds which, in the open oceans, generally blow from west to east at latitudes from 30 to 60 degrees (both north and south of the equator). This includes parts of the US. Because of this winds, blowing from the Pacific across the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California creates which is at least partially responsible for the Great Basin Desert.

Data courtesy of the un development programme 2006-2008 and world bank 2009 the chart above compares measures of development using the hdi and gdp. why might turkey rank lower in the hdi indicator even though it has a high gdp?

Read the following quote from the nature conservancy, “the 3 billion people who live in poverty around the world will be hardest hit by climate change. the poor are more dependent on natural resources and have less of an ability to adapt to a changing climate. diseases, declining crop yields, and natural disasters are just a few of the impacts of climate change that could devastate the world’s most vulnerable communities.” from this quote, what group of people is most vulnerable to climate change? those who depend on industrialized nations people who are able to adapt to changing conditions people living in central america people who are living in poverty

Ozone in the upper atmosphere has been depleted by a. sulfur dioxide. b. chlorofluorocarbons. c. carbon dioxide. d. oxygen.