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GLOBAL WARMING

by Otis Walker

Global warming is a problem that is caused by

greenhouse gases that factories burning fossil

fuels are releasing. Fossil fuels are : coal, oil,

gas and wood. Cars and other vehiclesemitting carbon dioxide also contribute to

global warming.

Greenhouse gases are a group of gases that

are harmful to the planet like Carbon Dioxide

(co2) and Nitrous Oxide (n2o). Some people

also say that cow poo is a cause of global

warming because it releases something called

methane gas, which absorbs the sun’s heat

and heats up the planet.

Global warming could melt the world's icecaps and glaciers, causing an increase in sealevels and making many coastal areasuninhabitable. It could also affect weatherpatterns causingdroughts, flooding and hurricanes.

Global warming needs to stop but we rely somuch on the bad things we do, it is hard tostop. We can help by trying to find alternatefuels like solar power and try not to use ourcars as much by walking or taking the bus.

Editorial

Hello and welcome to another issue of Totally

Tockington, the paper written BY students FOR

students. This week the theme is weather. And

as the weather has mostly been rain this week,

we decided to tell you about some other types of

weather.

Learn all you need to know about: glaciers, byLily; tsunamis, by Oliver and global warming, by

Otis. We also have some great word searches

as well by Carmen and Jonathan. I hope you

enjoy it!

Tabitha Huby

Editor

Illustrations by Ellie ParkerIllustrations and header by Ellie ParkerEdition 93 Team B February 1st

2016

founded b Ben Owen in 2011

When the air heats up, the

seas get warmer and ice melts.

This affects the habitat of

animals like polar bears and of

humans too, as the weather

changes in the places where

we live.


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DRESSING FOR AN ARCTIC

EXPEDITION

by William Bate

Hands

When it's very cold, sometimes you can wear two

or three pairs of gloves because you don't wantcold fingers.

Head

If you don't wear a hat or mask, you can lose

around 20% of your body heat and a hat is the

quickest way to heat your body up

Socks

You can wear two pairs of woolly thick socks our

a similar material if it is very cold, because you

will stay nice and warm.

Base Core Layer

The first layer next to the skin should be soft and

comfortable, because you do not want an

uncomfortable layer next to your skin.

The Outer Shell Layer

The outer layer is wind-proof and may be water-proof, because it is not necessary for very cold

weather with no rain.

Boots

No hiking boots are to be worn, you need to wear

Bunny boots or Mukluks. These have soft

insulated uppers, thick plastic soles and thick

insoles to prevent heat loss.

The Top Ten Coldest

Places in the World

by James Packham

I’ve been wishing for snow this winter because I

really want to have a big snowball fight. Here are

the best places to go, if you want to play in thesnow, or maybe just snuggle by the fire with a hot

chocolate!

1) Antarctica: The lowest recorded temperature

was -93.2C. It was measured in air pockets

scattered near a high ice ridge between Dome

Argus and Dome Fuji. It won’t make it into the

record books though, because it wasn’t measured

far enough above the surface.

2) Antarctica - A temperature of -89.4C was

measured at the Vostok Research Station.

3) Verkhoyansk, Russia – Recorded an all time

low of -67.7C.

4) Oymyakon, Russia - Equal place with

Verkhoyansk at -67.7C.

5) North Ice Research Station, Greenland -

Recorded a temperature of -66.1C

6) Yakutsk, Russia - This Russian city is built on

continuous permafrost and the lowest recorded

temperature is -64.4C.

7) Snag, Yukon, Canada - Canada’s coldest city

has recorded temperatures of -63C.

8) Prospect Creek, Alaska, USA - A very chilly -

43C.

9) Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories,Canada - On New Year’s Eve 1910 temperatures

dropped to -61.7C.

10) Fort Vermilion, Alberta, Canada - Lowest

temperature recorded at -61.1C.

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The Top Ten Wettest Places on Earth

by Henry Packham

Running around the Mini last week, I thought it must have been the wettest place on Earth, but I was wrong.

Here are the TEN wettest places in the World.

Place Average annual rainfall

1) Mawsynram, Meghalaya State, India 11,871mm

2) Cheerapunji, Meghalaya State, India 11,777mm

3) Tutendo, Colombia, South America 11,770mm

4) Cropp River, New Zealand 11,516mm

5) San Antonio de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10,450mm

6) Debundscha, Cameroon, Africa 10,299mm

7) Big Bog, Maui, Hawaii 10,272mm

8) Mt Waialeale, Kauai, Hawaii 9763mm

9) Kukui, Maui, Hawaii 9293mm

10) Emei Shan, Sichuan Province, China 8169mm

So, with an average annual rainfall of about 894 mm, Bristol has a bit of catching up to do!

And eo le sa it alwa s rains in En land!!

JONATHAN BAGULEY’S SIMPLE WEATHER WORDSEARCH

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u u w e s n l f l o g i

c q r n h u u z h d o g

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x w o t i i a z y n s t

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k r f d d s a f w o e i

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c l i m a t e t e b t g

n g f p o i q p x o g a

v h w e w x a t h s t g

r x d r a z z i l b g x

blizzard

blustery

climate

clouds

drizzle

fog

hurricane

lightning

rain

sleet

snow

sun

tornadoweather

Not hard

enough? See

Carmen’s

fiendish

wordsearch on

page 12!!


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It’s Raining Frogs!

by Tabitha Huby

Imagine, there has just been a big long storm and

you have been stuck inside for hours. Finally, the

storm is over! You open the front door and what do

you see? Hundreds and hundreds of frogs! They’recovering the entire street, all hopping around trying

to find some water.

And that is true; it has rained frogs many times, all

over the world! One of the most recent times was in

2005 in Serbia. Imagine what it was like!

You are probably wondering how the frogs get in

the sky in the first place. This is how it works:

A tornado goes over the water. This is called

a waterspout.

It picks up lightweight sea creatures, such as

frogs.

It hits the land which makes it slow down,

which makes everything fall.

And then, it’s raining frogs!

Frogs aren’t the only thing that falls out of the sky.Other things such as: squid, worms and fish fall as

well!

Also sometimes the waterspout picks up things off

land and it has once rained tomatoes!

All about Death Valley

By Harry Huby

Location:

Death Valley is a desert located near Los Vegas,

Eastern California. It is the lowest, driest and hottest

place in the whole of North America.

Temperature:

The hottest air temperature that has ever been

recorded in Death Valley was 134 degrees F or 56.7degrees C on July 10 1913, at Furnace Creek. It was

the hottest atmospheric ever recorded on the whole

of Earth!

Did you know?

Three women took a drive to Death Valley for a day

of exploring. Three days and 300 miles later, they

were out of gas and hope. They became victims of

the heat and died.

Did you know that today it is the same temperature

in Death Valley as it is in Tockington?


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TOP TEN WORST U.S HURRICANES EVER

by Toby Gaulton

Nowadays both in America and the United Kingdom, storms have names. The storms in this article are all

hurricanes, which we rarely have in Britain. A hurricane is a huge storm! It can be up to 600 miles across and have

strong winds spiralling inward and upward at speeds of 75 to 200 mph. Each hurricane usually lasts for over a

week, moving 10-20 miles per hour over the open ocean. Hurricanes gather heat and energy through contact with

warm ocean waters. Hurricanes are measured on a scale. The lowest scale is 1 and that included wind speeds of 74

mph. The highest on the scale is 156 mph and that is a Category 5 hurricane. I was helped by information on:

www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-hurricane.htm

10. Andrew

Hurricane Andrew made history in 1992 as one of the strongest to ever hit Florida. This storm killed 15 people.

Andrew was a surprise because it started out in the Atlantic Ocean really weak. Scientists thought that it would

break up but it turned into a category 5 hurricane. It did $26.5 billion damage.

9.Donna

Hurricane Donna was the only storm in the 1960 hurricane season to reach category 4. The storm started on the

East coast of Africa and made its way to the U.S. Up to 4 foot of water rose in the U.S. It caused $29.6 billion

damage.

8.Ike

Hurricane Ike was one of the most damaging hurricanes in 2008. It affected the U.S and Cuba. It started on the

West coast of Africa and became a category 4 hurricane. It caused $29.5 billion damage.

7.Lake Okeechobee

This hurricane struck just 2 years after the Great Miami (see no. 1). This was a category 4 hurricane and Lake

Okeechobee rose to a flood. It caused $33.6 billion.

6. Cuba-Florida

This hurricane struck on the 19 Oct 1944. It affected the U.S and Cuba. Numerous ships around Cuba were

destroyed. It did $38.7 billion damage.

5.Great New England

This hurricane in 1938 started in the Cape Verde Islands and reached America. The winds were over 160 mph. It did

$39.2 billion damage.

4.Sandy

For a long time in North America they hadn’t had a hurricane. This hurricane in 2012 nearly wiped New Jersey from

the map. Sandy was a category 3 hurricane that did $65 billion damage.

3.Galveston

Hurricane Galveston started in 1900 in the Atlantic and moved west to America. It passed Florida and met Galveston

on Sept the 5th. It caused $78 billion damage.

2.Katrina

Katrina was a killer. It nearly buried New Orleans in water. It was the most destructive hurricane in 2005. It did $108

billion damage.

1.The Great Miami

On Sept 18th 1926 a category 3 hurricane nearly wiped out Miami. It caused $157 billion damage. It hit Miami,

Florida, Alabama and the Bahamas. The death total was 327.


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Film Reviews

by William Sheppard

This film is rated as a 12.

Storm hunting is the object of the game in Into

the Storm where four people hunt downtornadoes for a lot of money. They finally find a

tornado in the small town of Silverton but that is

just the start.

This is the first tornado they have filmed in two

years but when they think it is all over, the worst

is yet to come. Most people seek shelter while

some people run towards their death trying to

get the shot of a life time literally. In just the span

of one day this town is ravaged by unpredictablewaves of tornadoes.

So if you love films with suspense, romance and

action and, of course, danger, this film is for you.

This film is a PG.

Twister is a real show-stopper. It’s full of action-

packed fun for all the family. This film was

made in 1996. It might be old, but it is a real

thriller.

Twisters (tornadoes) had warning sirens but by

the time they went off you were probably killed

by the tornado. Then when scientist, Bill

Harding, (Bill Paxton) invented these sensors topick up readings from inside of the tornado, all

they had to do was to get them into a twister

but it’s not as easy as it sounds.

Your family will love this film; it may be old but

not out-dated. See the dark side of nature.

WEATHER

Rain, rain, the rain can be fun,

Rain, rain, the rain has gone,

Wind, wind, blowing all day long,

Wind, wind, sings a song,

Snow, snow, pure white snow,

Snow, snow, icy snow,

Sun, sun, the warmth of the sun,

Sun, sun, glorious Sun.

by Logan Fitzpatrick


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Tsunamis by Oliver Gill

This week, I am writing about Tsunamis

Tsunamis can be formed by natural disasters,such as earthquakes and landslides.

On beaches that are tsunami-prone, there areusually signs saying where the safe places are.

Did you know? One of the worst tsunamis was on Boxing Day,2004. It killed over 200,000 people!!

Tsunamis are NOT tidal waves, which is whatsome people might call them.

They are very quick, and waves can be as highas 100m!

Tsunami is a Japanese word, and it means“Harbor -wave”.

The worst tsunamis can destroy entire CITIES.

An earthquake in the sea has to be over 6.75 onthe Richter scale to be a fully-fledged tsunami.

Some beaches even have sirens, to alertpeople of tsunamis.

On average, two tsunamis occur per year

throughout the world which inflict damage near

the source. Approximately every 15 years a

destructive, ocean-wide tsunami occurs.

How to Measure the Weather

by Talia Curtis

How do meteorologists forecast the weather?

Weather forecasting is a prediction of what the

weather will be like in an hour, tomorrow, or next

week. Weather forecasting involves a

combination of computer models andobservations. By using these methods, you can

figure out the forecasts for up to seven days in

advance.

A THERMOMETER measures the airtemperature.

A BAROMETER measures air pressure. It tellsyou whether or not the pressure is rising or

falling. A rising barometer means sunny and dryconditions, while a falling barometer meansstormy and wet conditions. An Italian scientistnamed Torricelli built the first barometer in 1643.

A RAIN GAUGE measures the amount of rainthat has fallen over a specific time period.

A WIND VANE is an instrument that determinesthe direction from which the wind is blowing.

An ANEMOMETER measures wind speed. Thecups catch the wind, turning a dial attached tothe instrument. The dial shows the wind speed.

A WEATHER BALLOON measures weatherconditions higher up in the atmosphere.

A weather map is a chart showing weather

conditions over a wide area at a particular

time. Acknowled ementshtt ://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-instruments.htm


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Glaciersby Lily Edwards

My favourite type of weather is snow. But I wanted

to tell you some facts about a very interesting part ofour planet that is caused by snow – glaciers.

First of all, what is a glacier? They are made from

compressed snow and when that snow stays there

for a very very long time without moving or melting

then it turns to ice – which is basically a glacier.

They look a bit like a frozen river of ice (Let it

goooooo, let it gooooooo!!!!!) even though you can’t

see them moving they are, even right under your

feet!! They actually store 75% of the world’s fresh

water. I think that is amazing.

Glaciers are mainly found in Antarctica, Greenland

and Alaska but they can be found anywhere where

there is deep snow really, so this is why you might

see them in ski resorts, very high up in the

mountains.

Glaciers take up 10% of the total land area of ourplanet – and some are the size of football fields and

some are kilometres long. Wow! The longest glacier

in the world is in Alaska – it is 118 miles long –

imagine sliding down that on a sledge!

So there are a few facts about glaciers that you

might find interesting. I did!

I acknowledge www.nsidc.org to help with this

article

TornadoesBy Jai Patel

A tornado is a very lethal rotating swirl of air

that starts as a thunderstorm. The most

dangerous tornadoes are so quick that their

highest speed can be up to 300mph. These

occur after Supercell Thunderstorms and can

smash down very big buildings, hurl trucks and

cars, and uproot massive trees. In an average

year in America, more than 1000 tornadoes are

reported.

Tornadoes form when warm moist air collides

with cool dry air. When these two types of airmix, the wind speeds up and forms large

spinning swirls which are about 4-6 miles wide.

As the swirls gets faster, the tornado tube gets

smaller and stronger until it starts sucking

everything up inside the middle.

Tornadoes can be funnel shaped, rope-like,

can be multiple, and even nearly invisible.

Tornadoes can also occur over the oceans and

these are called waterspouts. There have beenmany reports in the world of fish falling out of

the sky onto land. Scientists believe that this is

due to waterspout tornadoes sucking fish up

and dumping them hundreds of miles away on

land !


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Top 10 things to do in Summer

by Elizabeth Allan-Jones

1. : you can invite some friends over and do teams or just do one on one.Water fights

2. Barbecues: you can have a barbecue with friends or family on the beach or at home.

3. : there are lots of good outdoor swimming pools all over the UK and IOutdoor swimming pools

can recommend the one in Portishead.

4. Sports, mini Olympics, assault courses: try setting these up all over your garden with garden

chairs and footballs and anything else that comes to mind.

6. : these are great for gardens with lots of trees.Building dens

7. : everyone can do these as long as you have wet sand.Building sandcastles

8. : who doesn’t want to get freezing and wet in the cold British seas? If not youSwimming in the sea

might be lucky and go abroad in the warm foreign seas.

9. : it’s perfect on a sunny day lazing about with anLying down in the sun with an ice-cream

ice-cream in your hand.

10. get the family up and go for a bike ride at your own speed, then when you get back youBike ride:

can laze about with a cold drink and an ice-cream.


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FIENDISH WEATHER WORDSEARCHBY Carmen Rey-Jones

S I E C S P G X S P R T Y C Z J E Z T E P K Z T L

H J R T O N E S P H A D M K Z Y C A S O H Q T R C

T W K F I K W Y V A I M O R I S A N W L R I K T V

W E I N U E L A S H N W O O T P B A Q C Z N C O B

H H I N U K H Q W Z B G L S F S Y C S O U V A H D

P A U U D P G B S X O P G M A I I N L L K I T D P

R M Q I N Y Y Z N R W P X K I C N M O H I B Z X O

H D E I C I U Z L W F T K W U S C Q E O J I W T M

D L O C F R D I B P N R O Y A Y N Z Q H H M U W S

C N D Q H F G Q X T N U H A T J D F I P V D O C V

R Q W P I H Z H G Z Q T E N A C I R R U H Y B D G

Y W K K T S D F Q H T M B O I L I N G Q Y A G B B

W K L N F M J M T D C D L F C L I V H I O K C R PJ I I X B S F T R P E Z F Z X K E A K W A F B E T

P N G T V S T I A U R U M Y B I C T H W M F X J J

G Y J N E M Z O S U W W L T V Q N Q A V V K T S I

U S M F I Z R O Q F K N P B A P D R T T R A V H E

T N D R L Z L I P A E Z E Q M S I P F Q O H N Q E

S O R E O T E T S R H Y H U M I D O C Y I R Q G U

E W A Q F T K E M O A O J D Y Y G V B P C J P Q H

H Y Z S U P S Y R G G A M C O G Z G X B U A K O V

V L Z E B D N X D F M G S K Y D U O L C T K G R HX X I U G N I T A G J X C V Q P Z N T X H B W N U

V E L W U B N Y I P D M Z E C Q H D Y L G H R Z S

Y Z B S N X C J X J B O F Y C H Q D O E P R Z Z E

BLIZZARD

BOILING

CLOUDY

COLD

DRIZZLE

FOGGY

FREEZINGGLOOMY

HAIL

HOT

HUMID

HURRICANE

LIGHTNING

RAINBOW

RAINING

SNOWY

STORMY

SUNNYTORNADO

WINDY

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