Science Encyclopedias: The Weather Encyclopedia

Science Encyclopedias: The Weather Encyclopedia — page 5
is Weather Basics What Weather ground making the land dusty Cold conditions can freeze water into ice cracking natural rocks or paved streets Weather also affects the kinds of homes people live in In cold areas homes need heating and insulation Homes in hot climates might not have heaters at all Instead they are designed to keep cool The structures and materials may allow less sunlight to get inside People also build their homes to withstand extreme weather In areas where there are a lot of floods houses are often built on stilts to protect them Homes in areas that get a The cycles of melting and refreezing that occur in a cold climate damage infrastructure such as roads In some regions weather can become so severe that people build shelters to protect themselves from it 6