Florida can be described as a peninsula, surrounded on three sides by salt water: the atlantic ocean and the gulf of mexico. the low lying areas of florida are particularly susceptible to what disaster that has the possibility of contaminating the fresh water supply?

In august 2012, tropical storm isaac formed in the caribbean and was headed for the gulf of mexico. there was an initial probability of .69 that isaac would become a hurricane by the time it reached the gulf of mexico (national hurricane center website, august 21, 2012). what was the probability that isaac would not become a hurricane but remain a tropical storm when it reached the gulf of mexico?

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

Due to its high humidity, the south often experiences severe storms with heavy rains called cyclones ,hurricanes, monsoons, tornadoes