UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE HONDURAS

Career:
Business Managemen

Subject:
Four English

Directed to:
Lic. Mayra Jácome Ruiz

Jairon Hermahin Fernández Paz

201510080064

Siguatepeque, Comayagua
04 de July del 2017

Types of Phenomena

Rain: It is the precipitation of water that falls to the earth from the clouds, which
are concentrations of water vapor composed of tiny drops, which when
condensed form larger ones that fall on the earth. Rain is more common in
humid areas such as tropical areas.

Wind: this atmospheric phenomenon is due to the movements of air caused by

differences in temperature and atmospheric pressure. As the air warms, it
expands, becomes less heavy and tends to rise above the masses of cold air.
There are also types of winds specific to certain places that occur as a result of
certain geographic and climatological characteristics of the place such as
sirocco.

Snow: is a meteorological phenomenon that only occurs when the temperature

of the atmosphere is below 0 degrees Celsius. This causes the small raindrops
in the clouds to freeze and form ice crystals that fall on the earth in the form of
flakes. The probability that snow in a certain place is also conditioned by the
geographical situation. So it can be said that at higher altitudes, the greater the
possibility of snow, and the closer to the equator, the less chance of snow.

Hurricane: is a meteorological phenomenon consisting of a tropical storm that

forms in the sea, characterized by the power of its winds exceeding 120 km / h.
They are generated in areas of low atmospheric pressure. It is usually reserved
the name of hurricane for storms of this type that occur in the Atlantic Ocean.

Electric storm: is a meteorological phenomenon consisting of a storm

characterized by the presence of lightning and thunder. The rays are electrical
discharges that are originated by the shock of the positive and negative electric
charges of the clouds. The thunder is produced as a result of lightning. They are
the noise generated by electrical discharges and transmitted through the air.
The thunder is always after the lightning. Hail: are drops of water converted to
ice. They originate both in summer and in winter, and generally, in a type of
characteristic clouds that receive the name of cumulonimbus.

Rainbow: is the decomposition of light in the colors that form it. It occurs when
the beams of sunlight pass through the raindrops.

Tornado: it is a column of rotating wind that extends from the ground to the
clouds. It occurs under certain conditions when a stream of cold and dry air
collides with another of hot and humid air. Typhoon: is the name that hurricanes
receive when they originate in the Pacific Ocean.

Flooding: Slow or violent invasion of river waters, lagoons or lakes, due to

heavy fluvial precipitations or ruptures of reservoirs, causing considerable
damage. They can occur slowly or gradually in plains, and violently or suddenly,
in mountainous regions of high slope.

Droughts: Deficiency of humidity in the atmosphere due to irregular or

insufficient rainwater, inadequate use of groundwater, water tanks or irrigation
systems.

Frost: Produced by low temperatures, in general, cause damage to plants and

animals