A2 Heatwaves and Anticyclonic Conditions?

I am writing up my notes for the A2 Heatwaves sub-topic and am struggling to find the causes for the 1995 Chicago heatwave, don't have it in my notes, in any of the textbooks I have access to and haven't find it easily searching online. Was it caused by anticyclonic conditions as the European 2003 heatwave was?

Thank you if you have any idea!

Reply 1

tgwktm

Original post by goodmorningworld

i can't find the specifics for this case study either but i think that most heatwaves have the underlying cause of anticyclonic conditions so i would say yes it was caused by a anticyclone

Reply 2

goodmorningworld

Original post by tgwktm

i can't find the specifics for this case study either but i think that most heatwaves have the underlying cause of anticyclonic conditions so i would say yes it was caused by a anticyclone

Thanks! I was having real trouble too, managed to find one thing that insinuated it was caused by anticyclonic conditions but never overtly said it; thanks for reassuring me that it probably was! :biggrin:

Reply 3

tgwktm

Original post by goodmorningworld

i have 2 case studies for anticyclones one for a heatwave (european heatwave 2003) and one for a cold spell (UK winter 2010), so you may not need another one.

Reply 4

goodmorningworld

Original post by tgwktm

i have 2 case studies for anticyclones one for a heatwave (european heatwave 2003) and one for a cold spell (UK winter 2010), so you may not need another one.

Think you're the first person I've seen on Student Room doing OCR geography :biggrin:

How many case studies have you got overall, I have so many >.<
I've got 2 for heatwave (Chicago and 2003) and one for cold spell the same as you :smile:

Just been typing up my landslides notes and I have about 10 case studies, same for earthquakes and volcanoes... but barely any for Climatic Hazards :confused:

Reply 5

tgwktm

Original post by goodmorningworld

Think you're the first person I've seen on Student Room doing OCR geography :biggrin:

How many case studies have you got overall, I have so many >.<
I've got 2 for heatwave (Chicago and 2003) and one for cold spell the same as you :smile:

Just been typing up my landslides notes and I have about 10 case studies, same for earthquakes and volcanoes... but barely any for Climatic Hazards :confused:

really not sure how many i have for everything but climatic hazards i have case studies for hurricanes, tornadoes, depressions, anticyclones and air pollution. do you mean you have 10 case studies for earth hazards or 10 for just landslides?

Reply 6

goodmorningworld

Original post by tgwktm

For landslides :O 4 in proper detail and then six mini case studies :smile:

Are you finished being taught all of the content?

Reply 7

tgwktm

Original post by goodmorningworld

For landslides :O 4 in proper detail and then six mini case studies :smile:

Are you finished being taught all of the content?

wow we did 2 one larger one and then one smaller one. almost finished got a few more lessons on climatic hazards and a bit more on development. you are the first person on tsr who i have found to be doing ocr geography everyone else seems to do AQA or something