Vocab 126-136 (Solid Waste and Weather/Climate)

paper (most is loandfilled)

• problem = leachate; solution = liner with collection system problem = methane gas; solution = collect gas and burn problem = volume of garbage; solution = compact and reduce

volume of waste reduced by 90% and waste heat can be used

toxic emissions (polyvinyl chloride, dioxins), scrubbers and electrostatic precipitators needed, ash disposal (contains heavy metals)

reduce the amounts of waste at the source (source reduction)

El Nino Souther Oscillation, see-sawing of air pressure over the S. Pacifc

trade winds weaken and warm 3water sloshed back to SA

easterly trade winds and ocean currents pool warm water in the western Pacific, allowing the upwelling of nutrient-rich water off the west coast of South America.

• upwelling decreases disrupting food chains • N U.S has mild winters • SW U.S has increased rainfall, less Atlantic hurricanes

• upwelling decreases disrupting food chains • N. U.S has mild winters • SW U.S has increased rainfall • less Atlantic hurricanes

layer of dense , cool air trapped under a layer of warm dense air, pollution in trapped later may build to harmful levels; frequent in L.A, California and Mexico City, Mexico

usually burn under growth and leaf litter on forest floor

may start on ground but eventually leap from treetop to treetop

go underground, may smolder for days or weeks, difficult to detect and extinguish. (ex/ peat bogs).