Earth Patrol

Activities

1. Give some examples of the ways in which weather satellites help to reduce loss of life from severe tropical storms such as hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons.
2. Explain the role of ocean currents in determining the Earth's weather patterns.
3. Discuss the probable effects of the El Niño phenomenon on the fishing industries of Peru and Ecuador.
4. Discuss the various ways in which satellites might have changed the course of history if satellites had existed when the liner Titanic sailed in April 1912.
5. Research the effects of major volcanic eruptions, such as that of Mount Pinatubo in 1991, on the Earth's climate, both locally and globally.
6. Explain why the Antarctic ozone hole is largest at the start of the Antarctic spring (early October).
7. Describe the role of satellites in assessing the rate at which tropical rainforests are being destroyed. Discuss the consequences of such destruction.
8. Explain the importance of satellites to farming and agriculture.