Remake of #22: California Wildfires & Power Outages by Kennedy Sherman https://padlet.com/10562672/m86auyg0wkis7fo9 Name Period en-us 2022-09-12 18:07:19 UTC 2022-09-12 18:25:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f525.png Instructions 10562672 https://padlet.com/10562672/m86auyg0wkis7fo9/wish/2292893100
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    ]]>     2022-09-12 18:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/10562672/m86auyg0wkis7fo9/wish/2292893100     #1: Why are wildfires so common? 10562672 https://padlet.com/10562672/m86auyg0wkis7fo9/wish/2292893103 Wildfires are common due to climate change. Drier climates and hotter temperatures and drought provide essential conditions for a wildfire to thrive in.
    Include an image or GIF.]]>     2022-09-12 18:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/10562672/m86auyg0wkis7fo9/wish/2292893103     #2: What could cause people to use more electricity during a heat wave? 10562672 https://padlet.com/10562672/m86auyg0wkis7fo9/wish/2292893107 Air conditioning and refrigeration units in homes and offices work harder to keep indoors cooler. Transmission capacity across electric lines is reduced during high temperatures, further straining the electrical grid.]]> 2022-09-12 18:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/10562672/m86auyg0wkis7fo9/wish/2292893107 #3: What is causing increased wildfires (hint: there are TWO reasons)? 10562672 https://padlet.com/10562672/m86auyg0wkis7fo9/wish/2292893110 High temperatures and droughts. Lack of moisture will increase chances of something catching fire easily.

    ]]>     2022-09-12 18:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/10562672/m86auyg0wkis7fo9/wish/2292893110     #4: What impact are recent wildfires having on communities? 10562672 https://padlet.com/10562672/m86auyg0wkis7fo9/wish/2292893112 Increased air pollution, as well as ruined housing and vehicles. Health issues like reduced lung function, bronchitis, exacerbation of asthma and heart failure, and death.]]> 2022-09-12 18:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/10562672/m86auyg0wkis7fo9/wish/2292893112 #R1: What is a heat dome, and how does it increase the chances of a wildfire? 10562672 https://padlet.com/10562672/m86auyg0wkis7fo9/wish/2292893113 "A heat dome is caused when the atmosphere traps hot ocean air, as if bounded by a lid or cap. The upper air weather patterns are slow to move, referred to by meteorologists as an Omega block."(Wikipedia) ]]> 2022-09-12 18:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/10562672/m86auyg0wkis7fo9/wish/2292893113 #R2: How could a power outage impact the public if it happened during an intense heat wave? 10562672 https://padlet.com/10562672/m86auyg0wkis7fo9/wish/2292893115  "The heat wave itself doesn't cause a power outage. Instead the high temperatures cause people to increase the use of their air-conditioning. This increased use, requires a greater amount of electricity and creates a strain on the transmission lines."]]> 2022-09-12 18:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/10562672/m86auyg0wkis7fo9/wish/2292893115