Distribution of Weather Hazards

Explain how massive global atmospheric circulation directly creates localized areas of extreme high and low pressure, and thoroughly describe the geographic distribution and precise location of these powerful pressure systems.
Analyze the typical prevailing weather patterns and highly extreme weather hazards directly associated with both high and low-pressure atmospheric systems.
Interpret and effectively use complex synoptic weather charts to accurately understand regional atmospheric pressure patterns.
Evaluate shifting temporal and spatial changes in highly extreme weather events, specifically including dangerous seasonal variations and longer-term climatic changes in the tropics that directly result in severe, prolonged drought.
Analyze the precise seasonal geographic distribution and deadly paths of devastating tropical cyclones and powerful hurricanes.

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