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Hurricane strength can decrease if the storm moves over cooler ocean waters, encounters dry air, wind shear, or interacts with land. These factors can disrupt the storm's organization and weaken its circulation, leading to a decrease in strength.
Hydrogen bonding in water causes molecules to be attracted to each other, requiring more energy to overcome these attractions during melting or boiling. This results in higher melting and boiling points for water compared to molecules that do not participate in hydrogen bonding.
No, Florida has never been covered by glaciers. During the last Ice Age, glaciers did not reach as far south as Florida due to the state's low elevation and proximity to the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
The elevation of the Port Elizabeth Airport is 67 meters above sea level.From the airport, the land slopes gently downward toward the coastline and,in what can only be called one of the most astonishing coincidences in all ofgeography, the elevation of the land decreases to precisely zero at exactlythe point where the waters of Nelson Mandela Bay meet the land.
Salt water boils at a higher temperature than pure water, typically around 100.7 degrees Celsius at sea level. This is due to the presence of dissolved ions, like sodium and chloride, which increase the boiling point.