The darker the blue, the more rain fell. I wonder why the key for the graph is in units of time, though.
I believe personally the more yellowish shaded region is proved to be how long it would have taken for the rainfall to harm these states. As in yellow according to the graph means 5years, the Western Hemisphere took that long to harm. As for the blue shaded region in the Eastern Hemisphere, would have taken a longer or shorter period of time.
I notice that the western half of the US is shaded in a mostly green tint, whereas the eastern half is mostly blue. I wonder why the unit of time was chosen to express amounts of rainfall, as opposed to average amounts of rainfall. I think the graph is depicting how long it would take different areas of the country to receive 50 inches of rain.
I see dark blue along the eastern and western borders of the country that is probably the impact of the rain.
this graph is wonderful on showing us how much rain is hitting are coast land due to hurricanes and jared likes men
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I see that the main mid-land gets no rain as those are the hotter states. Though east coast gets the most since they are next to the ocean.
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I believe that this graph explains how long it would have taken if it rained the average amount of rain for that area to reach the amount of rain Texas received during hurricane Harvey. I think this because I know that the eastern states on average get more rain than the west, so it would have taken less time to get as much rain as hurricane Harvey brought. As for the western states, they don't normally get very much rain, so it would take longer for them to get that much, which is why they are yellow.
i see in this graph there's mostly blue in the eastern coast of the United States. Also in this graph i see yellow and light blue in the center of the United States.
what does it mean the dark blue and the yellow. Its talking bout the hurricane harvey.
why?
what?
In this map it shows that the western side of the U.S got more rain than the eastern side. In the map it also shows that by the past months the hurricane flooded many states. The darker the blue the more the flood and the lighter the color it means there was not a lot of rain or flooding.
The graph shows the rainfall in different places from the past 5 years.
I showed the map as a Bell Ringer for two of my 7th grade math classes. The discussions were SUPER! A few of the "notices":
1. It seems like the bluest sections are on the coast.
2. There seems to be a line straight down the middle of the country where the colors change
A few of the wonders:
1. I notice that time and rain have something to do with the graph, but I can't figure out how they are related.
2. I wonder why they chose a map and not a graph.
I told them they would have to wait for the answers until class tomorrow. One of my boys yelled "CLIFF HANGER"! So funny! Great discussion, super fun. Great learning!
I notice that the eastern half of the country gets more heavy rain more often than the western half in general. I wonder why Northern Michigan gets more rain than the southern half. This graph displays the frequency of 50 inch rain across the country.
Looking at the graph, I see that this graph shows the time that rain has hit a certain place based on the color variations and recent disasters. When I read the description, it describes that Houston got more than 50 inches of rain which tells us that in the graph a part of Texas would become light blue or blue. The reason for this was because to get 50 inches of rain after Hurricane Harvey, there has to be a series of long rains in order for it to reach up to that point. Moving towards westwards, the time changes and turns the color to yellow.
i see the clouds forming , itb looks like a hurricane has blew in tothe parts of texas.
I see in the graph that half of the graph there is rain and the other have is not getting rain. Over the months and years, there is not much rain going on.
what is see is blue on the right and more grey on the left side i think the white means that its newer and blue is older?
The picture shows a map of the U.S.A and it shows the amount of rain after Hurricane Harvey it shows that the midwest got the least amount of rain and it shows the heavy amount on other places
in this graph, there are dark, and light colors. The dark colored states are the states that have the most rain. Of course, this is in america. I notice that the states that are close to the oceans and rivers get the most rain. Although Texas is hot, some part of it gets a lot of rain.
What I believe that is happening on this is the amount of rain or water each state is receving. Dark blue being with least rain and the lightest with the most.
You can see that the middle states havent had rain for a while and the states in the right had had alot.
I notice that their is a lot of amounts of water on right of the US and that it is some what dry in the lower parts of California.It seems to me that hurricane Harvey left its mark.I wonder if there is a way to say that they don't need help but they need help and there is help getting to them.In the graph it seems to me that the graph is showing what damages Hurricane Harvey did and where.
In the graph below i see a picture of the US 50 states in different shades of blue. I believe the graph represents some type of data perhaps a weather chart. I wonder what it actually represents?
In this graph, parts of the country are being inundated by intense rain of the hurricane Harvey. The darker the blue color is,the more the states are being flooded. The white parts mean that they aren't affected by rain.
I noticied that it is talking about Hurricane Harvey, overall with 50 feet of rain. Although on the top it shows the months which doesn't make any sense. I think this is fake. Probably a misleading graph.
I believe that the graph represents the date when the last hurricane disaster or heavy rain. You can see that the west coast which is known to be undergoing a drought has not had one in the past 3-5 years according to the key
I am guessing that the key at the top of the graph means the amount of time each part of the state it will take in order to reach 50 inches of rain. The left side of the map is mainly white, which means not that much rain will hit that side. However, on the blue side of the map which is the right side; it looks like it will take a long time to hit 50 inches of rain.
There is a lot more rain on the east coast. The west coast is pretty dry of rain.
I notice that the graph is talking about the recent Hurricane Harvey Category 4 in Texas. I also notice that the Midwest doesn't get a lot of rain. This is probably due to the climate change.
Well with the information provide this seems like fake news and not the correct information to make a conclusion.
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The graph show the United States being drained over by the Hurricane Harvey. it seems like the East side has been covered more than the the West side.
in this graph or picture it is showing what the hurricane Harvey has left with water. It has a bar on top showing how long it will take to dry up, with the color coded.
If it's darker blue then it looks like theirs more water. It looks like their likes more water their when its darker. I think this shows where their more cloudy or more water or something. Near California its all dark blue and more water.
I think it shows how much water is left and how it is.
The midwest gets very small amounts of waterfalls as what it seems on the graph. Also the graph looks like the top of the gulf coast is about as the same as the northern pacific coast after 4 months.
I see a picture of the united states in different shades of colors. Therefore it comes to my conclusion that the shades of color is a weather forecast of each state.
I notice that this graph, is a graph sort of indicating where most of the rainfall goes. The darkest blue areas are the areas where they receive most of the rain, while the brighter blue/ or white areas receive less or no rain in the past 4 months- 5 years.
In this picture , i notice that there are different shades of blue and white which represent the how long areas of the USA have gone without a certain amount of rainfall. This can contribute to the many hurricanes we see today. I can also see that theres a bright dash of white that runs though the left part of the states, this can be how much rainfall has poured over the years. Although, i do not know for sure, i can assume that rainfall may be a factor causing hurricanes.
My observations conclude that this graph shows the amount of time areas in the United States reach up to 50 inches of rain. I say this because the Midwest areas of the U.S. have a time period of up to five years. It makes sense because from prior knowledge I know that those areas receive little to no rain at all. Then, areas that receive a lot of rain such as the Northwest and the Northeast have about a period of four to eight months.
I notice that in some parts of the picture of the U.S. country the color blue had more than the other color. I also noticed a bar on the top of the main picture. My conclusion is that the picture represents how many water or rain the country had over the years with the different hurricanes.
I see is our 50 states and the colors are determining on how many states had the most rain. the shaded colors are determining how much countries got the most rain.
In this graph it shows us our 50 states , and allows us to see which states seem to get more rain than others. There is more blue on the right side which means that the states on the right side receive more rain than the states on the left side. The states in the left-mid side don't really get as much rain as other states which explains the reason of why these states are a different color than others. The far left side is a really dark blue which means rain will hit way more up there than it hits in the middle of the united states.
I believe the graph show the time it takes to get an equal amount of rainfall in all the areas. What may take 4 months in the northwest can take up to five years in the mid section of the united states. The graph also shows how different areas in the US get different amounts of rainfall
I believe that this graph shows parts of the United States and how long those regions have been without a large amount of rainfall. The areas with the longest amount of time without a large amount of rainfall tend to be much dryer than other areas. I believe that this graph was recorded on account of the recent hurricanes.
I notice that the southern most-region of California to the North-Central States has the lightest shade of Green, indicating that it would take 2 years for rainwater to overflow that certain area. The Eastern states are covered in a dark blue, indicating that they could be overflowed in 4-8 months.
In this graph I see the United States 50 states. The colors probably represent how much water runs in the states. I also notice that most of the Midwest of the United States get very small amount of waterfall. I see that most of the East side of the United States get a lot of rainfall. In the center of the United States there is pretty little rainfall going in. Finally, all the way in the top left there is a good amount of rainfall going.
In this graph, I see the United states and some of the areas have been shaded. The areas that have been shaded show how much inches rain had been cause by Hurricane Harvey. The east side had a lot of rain, but the west side didn't get as much rain.
In this graph it is showing the amount of rain it will take to hit specific states in the Unites States. It shows how much some states have been affected by the recent Hurricane Harvey. The graph is showing the precipitation that is taking place in all states that were affected. This graph is acknowledging one how much things were affected.
Looks like a lot more of the states get a lot of rain .It took some states to get some in a shorter amount of time.It caused a lot of damage because it was a lot of rain.The different Shades of blue might indicate that they got rain but not as much .
The graph shown looks like it is representing rain in the us. It is shown through increments of time which could mean that the amount of rain is the set value. I think that the graph shows how long it takes for each part of the us to reach 50 inches of rain. The data on the map supports my claim through the climates of the areas in the US
This graph shows how rain affected these parts of the United States in terms of how much it rains. The darker areas of this map shows that there are heavy amounts of rain in this area. The lighter parts show that there is little rain in this area.
The blue area suggests that there has been a lot of rainfall in the past few months, while the pale areas suggests little to no rainfall in the past few years.
The blue is probably here there is the most amount of water goes to and is affected while the lighter areas suffer more from things such as droughts.
I agree, this much rainfall can cause droughts and scarcity of water.
When i look at the map i see that there is a dark shading of blue as well as areas that are white, which to me signifies that it has something to do with cold or water. Im guessing that the darker areas are either colder or get more rain.
Yeah i agree with you
I believe this graph shows how much water has inundated parts of Houston in different period times. Like it goes backwards (the timeline on top). It starts off with 5 years ago,which was probably many nothing, 3 years ago, also kind of nothing (drought season), 2 years ago, also kind of nothing, then when the months come, it only begins to make you wonder, are we going to be okay? 20 months in, water came, 16 months in "we have just enough". Then 4 months ago, man we were afraid, even now, we still are and we are only scaring each other to make it worse.
In this graph it shows our 50 states and how much time it takes to have a rain disaster. In the middle of the 50 states a little more to the west side it seems like it takes more time for them to get rain that goes up more than 50 inches. Seems like the north west side takes less time to get a lot of rain.
This makes more sense and makes it more understandable.
I agree that the north west side of the United States gets more rainfall then south west states, buffron.
I notice that most of the Midwest gets very small amounts of waterfall, also that the top of the gulf coast is about as The Northern Pacific coast at 4 months.
I wonder why on the pacific coast there is a patch of a ton of rain jutting almost through the Rocky Mountain Range, also I wonder how there were so many hurricanes in a row this year.
Precipitation Habits are what is going on in the graph, along with the graph showing the precipitation in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
i agree with you because the pacific there a patch and alot of rain.
yeah i wonder too
I agree
In this graph, I see the 50 states and how much rain each state got by months to years (by the shades of color) after Hurricane Harvey.
I disagree because it hasn't even been a month since the hurricane so the graph would not have that data. More likely it shows the rainfall on every state and it compares them nationwide
i think this graph is showing, with the time scale and colors, how long areas of the USA have gone without a certain amount of rainfall. Logically, areas like AZ, NV, and socal are more of the drier areas so it makes sense they would have less rain.
I agree that the graph could show something like that. The southwest section of the US certainly doesn't get the same amount of water as the rest the US does.
In this graph, What's Going On in This Graph?", I see a picture of our 50 states determining shaded colors which express some thing. Therefore, the graph is indication the shaded countries that got most rain. However, the shaded colors determine the amount of rain each state got , due to the scale that indicates months from years.
I agree that the shades of color determines how much rain each state got.
What I noticed is that on the east coast the amount of rain had increased. The amount of rain had increased by 50 inches of rain.The rest of the united states didn't get that much rain as the rest of the east coast did.
I also noticed that the east coast gets more water than the states in the middle. I assumed that the states near the oceans would get more rain than the ones farther away.
I agree with you because you are being specific on what you are saying.
It shows how long it takes to have a rain disaster.
I also think it has to do something with rain. It could be a graph of the US weather throughout the 50 states.
I also think it has something to with the weather or rain. Perhaps it does represents how long it takes for the rain disaster to happen.
I think that the graph is showing how much water the hurricane left Texas with.
I agree with you because the graph is not being is specific enough for us to understand what is going on.
It's talking about the rain but i agree with you
I disagree.
I noticed that the color that covers the map is mainly blue and white, which makes me think that it was to be water related or cold related. There's also a United States map which indicates that it relates from the United States. We can see that part of the left there's more blue and that indicates where the Hurricane Harvey passed by and it affected.
yea
I agree that the colors are related to water or to coldness.
i would agree with you on your opinion that it has something to do with hurricane Harvey.
I am guessing by the little thing on the bottom its a graph that shows how much it rains in curtain areas. It is a surprise to see how much northern California gets because we have not that much rain in so cal but most of the mid west doesn't get much rain but in the south they get a lot of rain down there
This graph is showing the amount of rainfall in different states.
In this graph, It shows the amount of rain and how long it took to all happen.
The graph shows how so much rain is coming over here to the states and how each hurricane that comes has an affect on something.
The dark part of the graph indicates what parts of texsas was affected by the 50% of rain hurricane harvey caused
the shade showes the amount of rain parts.and it showes how long to have rain disasters
In this graph it shows the amount of disaster made by this hurricane Harvey that left Texas in a really bad conditions.
This graph shows the amount of water that has fallen and in the east coast you notice that the graph is mostly blue and in the west coast theres not that much blue its more white
i agree with your theory of the water on the map.
The shades most likely represent the amount of rain parts of this country get the most and how fast it can be up to 50 inches. This graph clearly states that since the dark blue shaded areas are areas that seem to rain a lot. The white ones are very correct because since these places are desert they tend to not have rain.
I agree that the darker areas have gotten more rain and the lighter areas get less rain
I agree that the dark areas have more rain
The text beneath the graph states that more than 50 inches of rain have been left by Hurricane Harvey, so I believe the graph indicates areas that have endured that amount of rain (50 inches) well within the months correlating to the colors. The lighter areas, like Southern California don't get much rain, so I assume that it would take 5 years for SoCal to gather 50 inches of rain.
In this graph, it shows how long it took to have a rain disaster.
In the graph, I noticed that there is a lot of blue areas near the east coast and a lot of pale areas in some parts of the west coast and a lot in central America. The blue area suggests that there has been a lot of rainfall in the past few months, while the pale areas suggests little to no rainfall in the past few years.
I see the lost of water lost and see the amount of water there is in Houston. I think it show the amount of water it will last in those parts of Houston.
I agree with what you have said, The shaded colors do give us more information upon the water each state has receiving in the past hurricanes.
I see the graph is showing the amount odlf water left in Houston and see that they will run out pretty soon so they will need some supply.
This graph shows the water that has reached Texas after Hurricane Harvey which affected the coastal areas around it and also flooding houses, damaging homes, and even causing billions of dollars in damage to restore. Other parts of the nation seem to be in healthy condition but the central area seems the most effective.
I noticed that after this hurricane, the amount of rainfall in the east coast drastically increased. They have received more than 50 inches of rain. The rest of the united states has had very little to no rain at all. I feel like the darker blue areas indicate heavier rainfall and possibly floods.
From my perspective the graph shows the amount of rainfall over the next five years. The dark blue colors show heavy rainfall while the light colors show less rain. At first I thought that taxes should be the darkest , but them I realized that not all of it has been raining just the eastern side.
Based on the graph and the sentence about Houston, I can see that the US has changed, when it comes to how much rain there is. The thing on top that shows different colors in different amount of time could be how much rain there will be in so little time. Most of the US is either blue or light blue, but Southern California is mostly white and the pattern is continuing up through the rest of the state, and ones nearby. I believe that this is a prediction of how much rain there will be through time, or maybe how much water we can obtain in the near future that can help us with our drought, which is still possibly going on today.
Because of the caption, the I assumed that the graph has something to do with rain accumulation by state, and based on the legend, it's over the past 6 years. It isn't clear what is actually being measured, but it's easy to infer that it's probably something to do with precipitation being accumulated across the country. The east coasts and far west coast had the most rain, while the southwest and Midwest had less. It's difficult to interpret a graph with so little information because of the huge possibilities in regard to what variables it could represent.
This image shows the same amount of water that has fallen, so say 50 inches of rain. It shows how long it took each area to rain that much rain and it's color coded. I noticed how in Texas its rained the same amount rain than it has in our area, but for Texas it took 4 months, but for us it took 4 years. It shows that the hurricanes that have been happening, are harsh and devastating. I wonder how the people are handling it where they live, or if they even are handling it. I wonder how hard it must be, and imagine what I would do in a situation like that. And there's no way of knowing what you'd do or how you'd act, until you're actually in that situation. It's sad. I hope that the people affected are okay and that they're handling it.
I agree with you and I also wonder how people are handling the situation do to the hurricanes.
This is a really tough situation which in this graph it shows us where rain hits way more.,
I believe that this picture demonstrates the amount of water that has fallen. This is because it looks like there has been a lot of water in Texas. We know that recently there was a hurricane there. I think that it is showing more than that too. I also think that from looking at the graph of colors on top we can say that the darker the color blue is the harden and more water fell. Furthermore, in this graph it also tells us that there hasnt been a lot of rain or hurricanes in California, Arizona, and surrounding areas. More over I believe that it is showing us how this certain part of the world is going through a tough time.
The surrounding area of California probably shows less water and more water in Texas and the central of the U.S due to Hurricane Harvey.
I agree with you
I agree with you there has not been that much rain in California
its a very descriptive graph with lots of information
The graph does include a lot of information about the water being captured in each state. However these hurricanes have done must damage for each state to go through.
This graph shows the amount of water in each section of the place. I feel like the dark blue indicates more water like heavy rains/floods.
Probably, Texas was the most effected due to Hurricane Harvey and also shows mostly white in the center.
I notice that the graph is blue mostly on the east coast. I believe that the graph shows the contrast between areas that have received lots of rainfall, and areas that got little to no rain.
I like the way you worded your sentence and inclued lots of information there.
the graph shows the amount of water after the hurricane course of 4moths to 5 years. the country is pretty much split in half with respect to the coloration
areas that generally get a lot of rainfall (Seattle, the Gulf Coast, parts of Florida) are dark blue
Wonder:
is the coloration indicative of overall rainfall in a certain time period
what should stand out about Harvey and the sheer volume of rain it dumped?
What is the graph about:
The graph draws our attention to the contrast between areas that have received enormous amount of rainfall and those that have not
One thing the graph or text does not include is how much data was used to generate this image? How many data points per area was needed? How was the interpolation between this points done.
I think the dark blue areas mean lots of rain
I agree with you because we know that hurricane Harvey recently destroyed many parts of Texas. On the graph it is dark on Texas and surrounding areas I believe that it is be cause the darker the area the more rain there was. Lastly, I also believe this because in California we have not had a hurricane and it isnt dark at all in fact it is shaded white.
I also agree with you because the areas indicated by the blue color are known to be quite moist compared to the white areas. For example, southern California hardly gets much rain, therefore, it is white on the map.
It looks like the dark blue areas are where there is the most rain.
In this graph i see that it is demonstrating the average precipitation in the United States. I see that there is a lot of precipitation more towards the southeast and in the northwest corner of the United States. It predicts how your geographic location affects the amount of rainfall your state will receive.
I noticed that the graph was about rainfall uncertain areas. There must be a certain amount of rain. I almost assume that it is 50 inches because the bottom of the graph says "by the time Harvey left, 50 inches of rain" has devastated the area. There really isn't a confirmation of this and it may be a way to misinterpret the graph. The measurement times are present but we don't know what they are measuring. How are we supposed to understand the graph if we don't know what it is measuring?
By looking at this graph, without knowing the title or scale, I would say that it is describing the amount of time it's been since the area was hit by tremendous rainfall, or something of that sort. From what I learned by looking through the material of this week's reading, graph's can be misleading through scale. There is a scale showing the amount of time in correlation to colors. The darker the color, the less the amount of time measured in years/months. Also, by looking at the bottom, it says that Hurricane Harvey brought Texas more rain, therefore the graph may be incorrect because the colors don't necessarily match up if that's what this graph is. I notice there is more lighter colors, which correlate with 3-5 years, closer to the Midwest which is usually dry. Almost the entire western side of America is yellow and lighter colors besides Washington, Oregon and some of California. The darkest colors are found in the southern, eastern part of the country, where Hurricane Katrina made landfall. I wonder what these colors are measuring. I know they are measuring the amount of time, but I wonder what the amount of time means. I feel like it would have to do with rainfall due to the caption at the bottom and the areas that are colored the same. I think what is going on in this graph is how far ago from this point did this area receive tremendous rainfall/rainfall causing flooding/recovery.
I totally agree with your analysis. Very detailed and good observations.
In this graphic, I first noticed the large map of the United States decorated with different colors. I also noticed the key located above the map that described what each color on the graph represented. At first, I didn't understand the key but then I noticed the caption below the map. The caption said that by the time Hurricane Harvey left Texas, parts of Houston had been hit by more than fifty inches of rain. From that, I realized that the key shows that the colors are illustrating how long it took for other parts of the country to get as much rain as Houston did just during Hurricane Harvey. However, the caption doesn't exactly say that, so I wonder if that's actually what the map is showing. It's definitely possible that the map could be showing different data.
I agree with you that this is the United states. Furthermore, i also agree with you when you talk about the fifty inches of rain. I believe this is very sad because the hurricane caused great damage to Texas and major cities.
I agree with you as well which is why this graph shows us where the rains and floods and hurricanes hit the most. Sadly we know now it hut huger in Texas.
I see some dark blue, lighter blue, yellow, and a sea green. There is a legend at the top of the graphic that shows time periods. The longer the time period, the darker the color. This has to have some type of significance to the graphic. The graphic is also outlining the United States of America.
I am wondering what the graphic is about. I think it has to do something with Hurricane Harvey and rain because the sentence at the bottom of the graphic says, “By the time Hurricane Harvey left Texas, parts of Huston had been inundated by more than 50 inches of rain.” I am not too sure how the whole country could have anything to do with the rain that hit Houston in Hurricane Harvey.
My best guess is that the graph shows inundation rain effects in the entire United States after a major hurricane. I am not too confident in my guess, but that is what I think could be most logical.
Because of the caption, the I assumed that the graph has something to do with rain accumulation by state, and based on the legend, it's over the past 6 years. It isn't clear what is actually being measured, but it's easy to infer that it's probably something to do with precipitation being accumulated across the country. The east coasts and far west coast had the most rain, while the southwest and midwest had less. It's difficult to interpret a graph with so little information because of the huge possibilities in regard to what variables it could represent.
I first noticed the colors and the scale at the top. I also saw the words at the bottom about Hurricane Harvey, so I figured this had something to do with rainfall over a certain period of time. I wondered about the colors, why did they choose those colors in particular, and what exactly do they represent? The scale at the top intrigues me as well, as it spans form 4 months to 5 years. How is rainfall being measured with this scale? I *think* what is happening in this graph is that we are being shown how how long certain areas have gone without rain, or at least heavy or consistent rain.
This graph threw me off at first- not having a key for the scale (aka the colors) really makes you second-guess yourself.
The caption makes it seem like it has something to do with rainfall, but then I thought that Texas should be a lot darker overall. I had to do a bit of research and realize/remember that only certain areas were greatly affected by Harvey. Using the context from the caption, I feel like it is measuring how much a certain amount of rainfall different areas in the US have had over the last five years. So, if I had to guess, I would say that this chart shows which states/ areas have had more than maybe 30-40 inches of rainfall over that last five years.
There is no true measure stated and is a easy graph to misunderstand. The graph can be misleading because it uses hurricane Harvey as the reason Texas got so much rain, this is true but they were most likely using the average of many data collection on other states. If this was the case, then they should have used Texas as an average are not included Texas data other than to say how much damage was done because of the X inches.
The first thing I notice about this graph is the captioning, which explains the amount of rain that hit Texas after Hurricane Harvey. However, one super important thing that is missing is the explanation of what the colors are measuring in the map! They are measuring the how recently something was present in the last 6 years, but we don't know what! I can only assuming it is measuring when rain was seen, but we don't know that or how much rain is the standard to be included in the data! There is no way to really understand what we are looking at if we don't know what variable we are studying that was present in the last 6+ years.
• What do you notice?
The hole eastern side of the country Had rain
• What do you wonder?
Why the hurricane changed directions
• What’s going on in this graph?
Its is showing the amount of rain fall in parts of the united states
that the hurricane did a lot of damage to houston and a lot of people died
It than under the dark blue?
What do you notice? At the top there is a legend with what looks like months and years
What do you wonder? At the top there is a legend with what looks like months and years
What’s going on in this graph? At the top there is a legend with what looks like months and years
I believe the graph is showing us the amount of time it takes for the area to reach 50 inches of rain or when the last time it rained within that area.
alabama and mississippi and louisiana and northern western of california got the most rainfall from the hurricanes
I agree with that those states got the most rainfall.
1.) What do you notice?
- The colors are almost split down the middle of America and the blue colors are towards the East Coast, while the yellow/green colors are more toward the North West Coast
2.) What do you wonder?
- What the colors and time intervals represent. And also the title of this graph
3.) What's going on in this graph?
- I think the graph represents how long it takes for each state to have more than 50 inches of rain, because it is usually rains less in the East Coast
What do you notice? Half of the USA is blue and other is yellow
What do you wonder? What do the colors symbolize
What’s going on in this graph? I think it symbolized rain patter and it being more dry in the West.
I noticed that there is a variance in color, from light yellow to dark blue
I wonder how they chose colors to represent the amount of Rain.
The graph shows how long it takes for places to get as much as rain as Houston
I notice that the map is color coded
I wonder what each color means and why colors are darker than others
What's going on in this graph is that they are predicting how long it will take the rain to dry up
The colors show how much rainfall each area had in the past time given a key at the top.
What do you notice? I noticed hat there is a small blurry key a the top that tells how much rain has been given to areas occurred during years
What do you wonder? Why is it calculated in months and years
What’s going on in this graph? The event followed by huricane harvey
i think this graph shows how much america is getting rain. I think this because the dark 4 blue i think is meaning is has rained within the last 4 months and the white is meaning it hasn't rained in a lot longer time like 2 years.
I noticed that the graph shows the place that gets hit the most by harsh weathers
I wonder why is the west part is more yellow than the east .
What I think is going on in this graph is that it shows us that the south east side of the map gets hit more often.
I notice a map of the United States with various colors (with darker and lighter shades of color). This is gauged based on a scale above the map going from 4 months to 5 years. Underneath the map, I notice a caption discussing rainfall from Hurricane Harvey.
I wonder what specifically involving rain this graph and map explain and how it relatest to the gauges shown above the graph.
What I can infer from the graph is about rainfall. In the western United States, it looks like there has not been much rain, but in the Midwest and Eastern US, it appears that there has been a lot of rain.
What do you notice? I noticed that there is a small blurry key at the top that tells how much rain has been given to areas during years and months
What do you wonder? Why it is calculated in months and years.
What’s going on in this graph? With current events I think it is strongly related to the rain given by the hurricanes so its showing how much rain has been given to those costal areas
1) There's concentrated amounts of rain on the Gulf Coast and the Northwest coast
2) Why or what is the cause for so little rain in the Midwest
3) The graph displays where there was more than 50 inches of rain in a certain time frame, ie. more recent or past
i notice that the graph has a lot of different colors with different time values. midwest states in the middle of the key a couple months and the west the longest amount of time, parts of the coastal states excepted.The graph is showing how long it would take an area to receive the amount of water hurricane Harvey left in Houston.
I noticed that certain white and beige ares must be the drier sides of America, while the light to dark blue are rain. On the left side of America is, where California is located, the lower parts are drier than the top parts because there was a lot of rain/water there. On the other side of America, there is a lot of water because of how much rain there was and hurricanes. So much water. I remember a few years ago there was barely water and it was so hot, that some of the places were in droughts but now it has been raining so much and so many hurricanes, that America has mostly water ever where.
Rainfall seems to be frequent in areas impacted and close to the hurricane. The darker blue areas have frequent heavy rainfall while the more yellow areas have less inches of rain even though there could be somewhat frequent rains. I wonder why the central west area even when the west has lots of rain, there is a sudden shift from lost of rain to little rain.
I notice that the key at the top says months and years, which represents time. I wonder why it is that the western states have a longer time. My guess is that the graph signifies the amount of time it takes for those specific areas to receive 50 inches of rain. Proving how in less than a week Houston received the same amount of rain as the most rainy parts of the country receive in 4 months. This would also make sense because in the area with deserts it says it would take up to 5 years, and that is probably accurate.
What did you notice?
I noticed that the coastal areas have a blue color while the midwestern states have a yellow or green color.
What do you wonder?
I wonder why the key is measuring months/years as opposed to measurements of rainfall.
What's going on in this graph?
The graph is showing the time that it takes the different areas in the US to receive a certain amount of rainfall, which, based on the text under the graph mentioning 50 inches, I would guess that the certain amount of rain is 50 inches.
I notice that most of the western half of the US is light green, except for the coast, and the eastern half is blue. I wonder why the colors are split almost down the middle between the two halves. The graph could show how long certain areas have been in a drought.
I notice a significant difference between the east and west side of the US. I wonder what caused this different and why it is that way. This graph shows the effects of hurricane Harvey trough the US and how long these effects would take.
this graph definitely shows the dry areas of the country compared to the areas that get plenty of rain. i find it quite interesting how half of california if dry and the other half gets a lot of rain.
Looking at this graph makes me wonder how much total rain fall has fallen in the U.S lat year, and which year has had the most rain fallen.
I noticed that it takes coastal areas the shortest time to receive the same amount of rain; midwest states in the middle of the key (10 months to 20 months); and the west the longest amount of time, parts of the coastal states excepted. I wonder why the midwest still gets the same amount of rain in a shorter time than the west because both areas are in the middle of the country but one area still gets more rain in a shorter time. This graph is showing the amount of time it takes areas of the US to receive the same amount of rain (50 inches) as Houston.
What do you notice? I noticed that the North West was significantly impacted by Hurricane Harvey, which before analyzing this map, I did not know anywhere else was impacted besides Houston.
What do you wonder? I wonder where they were able to gather this information and document it. In other words, the source of the information.
What’s going on in this graph? The graph is showing the level of rainfall throughout the United states by showing areas that have been hit at a higher magnitude and many other areas with lower magnitude. This allows the reader to better understand where the hurricane is coming from and the areas affected.
What did you Notice?
I noticed that he mid west was yellow and the north west and east coast were blue.
What did you wonder?
I wondered why the key was in years and months.
What was going on?
Something with the affect of Harvey and rain patterns around the US.
1: I notice there is a key at the top that gives you more information about where it rains the most.
2: I wonder how people made this photo.
3: This graph is showing how much of the U.S was flooded.
What do you notice?
Most of the West, parts of the Midwest, and parts of the Southwest have little rainfall. The Southeast, Northeast, the shoreline of the West, parts of the Midwest, and parts of the Southwest have a lot of rainfall.
What do you wonder?
Why does the shoreline of the West have lots of rainfall, while the rest of the West doesn’t have much rainfall?
What’s going on in this graph?
The time intervals (4 months - 5 years) are most likely how long each place takes to get a certain amount of rainfall. Lighter colored places get less rainfall, darker colored places get more rainfall.
1. I noticed that most of the coasts get rain while the Midwest is particularly dry.
2. I wonder how the mountain ranges affect this graph and the data in it and why they chose this type of graph.
3. The graph is showing rainfall throughout the United States and showing the recent hurricane rainfalls and how that has affected the Gulf Coast.
I thought about the top of the pic and how it has the key for the colors and since we were dealing with rain I guessed that it was measuring the amount of time for rain because the bottom talked about Houston's rain.
1. I notice that the graph has a lot of different colors with different time values. The graph is about hurricane Harvey.
I wonder what exactly this graph is showing about rainfall and hurricane Harvey.
It shows how many inches of rain are in each place in the United States. It shows how much water hurricane Harvey left based on the amount of years that it normally takes to have that much water.
I notice that the area hardest hit by hurricane Harvey is the Southeastern US.
I wonder who collected the data displayed in this graph.
The graph is showing how long it would take an area to receive the amount of water hurricane Harvey left in Houston.
What do you notice?
I notice that most of the Midwest gets very small amounts of waterfall, also that the top of the gulf coast is about as The Northern Pacific coast at 4 months.
What do you wonder?
I wonder why on the pacific coast there is a patch of a ton of rain jutting almost through the Rocky Mountain Range, also I wonder how there were so many hurricanes in a row this year.
What’s going on in this graph?
Precipitation Habits are what is going on in the graph, along with the graph showing the precipitation in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
The darkest colors are consolidated around the Southeast, mainly along the Gulf of Mexico, but are brightest in the Western Great Plains. I wonder Why is it that the most dark colors run along the Gulf of Mexico and California? The graph probably shows how long it takes for a certain area to receive 50 inches of rain.
I noticed that the darkest parts are in the East, Northwest, and Southeast while the lighter parts are in the western great plains.
I wonder if the answer is 42 and where the title is.
It's probably how long it takes each of the regions to receive 50" of rain.
The first thing I noticed about this graph was simply its vast size. It's a pretty big visual. Next, I notice the color. Three of the colors (the green shades) were very similar. In fact, these colors almost blended together for me at first glance. This could be a little misleading. Another factor about the color of the graph that I noticed was that the white state lines grew a little bit difficult to make out in the areas where the light green colors were. I noticed that the headline was focused exclusively on Texas, but that the picture is of the entire United States map. I noticed that the "5 year" range looks fairly minimal. So these factors made me wonder a few things, as well. First of all, what is the graph actually based on? Is it based on hurricanes, or just natural disasters in general? Is it based on just rainfall in general? What does the range of time represent? So lastly, what is going on in this graph? Truthfully, I have no idea. I would assume that it relates to the rainfall that results from hurricanes, based on the description and on current events. And I also would assume that this is a comparison of other states' rainfall levels over the years compared to current rainfall in Texas due to the hurricane.
What do you notice? The hurricane has effected parts of the country with heavy rain.
What do you wonder? I wonder how a category 5 hurricane could effect the entire country
What’s going on in this graph? The graph illustrates how long it would take for a state to get 50 inches of rain.
It's different colors.
What the colors mean
How long does it take for different parts of the country to get 50 inches of rain.
What do you notice?
That because of Hurricane Steve Harvey many parts of Houston had been exposed to more than 50 inches of rain.
What do you wonder?
How many people were truly affected by hurricane Steve Harvey.
What’s going on in this graph?
The parts of where the hurricane hit are being poured with more rain over time than they actually would have.
What do you notice?
The entire Midwest is covered in green and yellow while the east is blue
What do you wonder?
What does the key at the top mean?
What’s going on in this graph?
It seems like how long it's going to take for the water from Harvey to recede
The first thing I noticed was the lighter green area across the west and the darker stripe in the Seattle area and south of it. I figured the graph had to do with something environmental, since for the most part, the different regions of the US were different colors. The text referenced Houston, and there are also dark colors in that area and other Gulf cities. I think that the graph is depicting how long it takes each area of the country to have >50in of rainfall. This would make sense since the west is typically drier and the Seattle, WA and Oregon areas are rainy. Houston is also dark (the hurricane dumped 50 inches of rainfall there over the course of a week!) and SC is showing between 12 and 16 months, and our annual average is in the 30-40 inch range.
What do you notice?
There is clear distinction between the states that receives a lot amount of rain and those that rarely receive any precipitation. This must be a result of Hurricane Harvey that some of the states that usually do not get that much rain will now have an unusual amount of precipitation.
What do you wonder?
It looks like the west coast also receives a lot of rain. I've never been to the west coast, and I don't really know what's going on there. I wonder if the west coast always have that much rain each year? Because from the graph, it seems like Texas have just the same amount of rain as some of the cities at the west coast.
What’s going on in this graph?
I bet this graph is talking about the amount of rain Texas gained after the hurricane Harvey left. From here I can see that the damage of hurricane Harvey is pretty severe that the rain itself is more than 50 inches. With an amount like this, Texas must have faced a huge damage and the the reconstruction must be made immediately-- this will cost a lot of money, too.
The first thing I noticed about this graph was simply its vast size. It's a pretty big visual. Next, I notice the color. Three of the colors (the green shades) were very similar. In fact, these colors almost blended together for me at first glance. This could be a little misleading. Another factor about the color of the graph that I noticed was that the white state lines grew a little bit difficult to make out in the areas where the light green colors were. I noticed that the headline was focused exclusively on Texas, but that the picture is of the entire United States map. I noticed that the "5 year" range looks fairly minimal. So these factors made me wonder a few things, as well. First of all, what is the graph actually based on? Is it based on hurricanes, or just natural disasters in general? Is it based on just rainfall in general? What does the range of time represent? So lastly, what is going on in this graph? Truthfully, I have no idea. I would assume that it relates to the rainfall that results from hurricanes, based on the description and on current events. And I also would assume that this is a comparison of other states' rainfall levels over the years compared to current rainfall in Texas due to the hurricane.
In this graph I noticed that there are different colors that I would assume represent hurricanes that are coming in the future. The dark blue is more towards the north east and some in the south west. As you go further there Is less blue. This graph is a predication of the hurricanes.
This is a graph of where flooding has occurred from four months ago to the last five years in the US. Clearly at first glance you can see that the map is the US, and you can also see that there’s definitely more blues shown on the right where the hurricanes have been lately. Based on the caption at the bottom, “By the time Hurricane Harvey left Texas, parts of Houston had been inundated by more than 50 inches of rain.” we can assume that the graph is current and definitely has to do with the recent events of Hurricane Harvey. Now when you look at the top of the graph at where it shows the key to the colors time’s, you can see that the facts presumed match up with the facts of hurricane Harvey. This could be a graph of where there’s been the most heat in the last four months to five years, but that is really improbable because heat is usually shown using warm colors and the theory doesn’t really match up with what we’ve been hearing in the news. So in conclusion, this must be a graph of where flooding had occurred from four months ago to the last five years in the US.
I think that the graph shows how much it rained in specific areas among America. I think this because the key at the top shows different colors symbolizing different times it had rain at that place. For example, on the west coast of California, is dark blue, symbolizing that it had rain 4 months or earlier. In the middle part of America, it is a very light color. Which means it hadn't rained in a while. In conclusion, this graph is about how much America is getting rained on.
The graph is showing how many months or years it would take in each area to get 50 inches of rainfall. I know this because below the graph there is a statement that says, “By the time Hurricane Harvey left Texas, parts of Houston had been inundated by more than 50 inches of rain.” In addition to this, the color coding key at the top of the graph shows that the darkest blue is the shortest amount of time (four months) and the lightest green is the greatest amount of time (five years). This is where my conclusion about the amount of rain and amount of time it took to get that much came from. Another thing I noticed that led me to this conclusion is that the coloring of the map corresponds to my inference about the diagram. For example, the Pacific Northwest and where Hurricane Harvey hit is colored dark blue. According to my idea, this means that it only takes four months for the area to get 50 inches of rain. This makes sense because the Pacific Northwest coast is on the windward side of the Rockies, giving it extensive rainfall, and the Houston area has gotten a lot of rain recently from the hurricane. You can also draw conclusions from the areas that are light green. The central United States is mostly green, which also makes sense because states like New Mexico and Arizona barely get any rain, so it would naturally take around five years...
I can see that there is a pretty clear divide of colors on the map. I believe that these colors are associated to the amount of rainfall different areas have seen as a result of Hurricane Harvey. I wonder why there is some blue dispersed in the white coloring on the map, but maybe this is still just associated with rainfall. I think the map was used to depict how areas were affected by the hurricane.
What do you notice?
The first thing that jumps out at me is the bright green strip through the western US. I also see the large font at the bottom saying that Texas accumulated more than 50 inches of rainfall thanks to Hurricane Harvey. They key shows that darker colors are shorter ranges of time, beginning at 4 months, then the lighter greens are up to 5 years.
What do you wonder?
At first I wondered why the map's gradient would be based on time rather than precipitation. After reading through some comments, it would make sense to show how long each area takes to receive >50 inches to show just how much water Texas really got.
What’s going on in this graph?
I agree with the other comments that this graph represents how long it takes different parts of the US to receive the 50 inches of rainfall that Texas did because of Harvey.
I think that the graph describes how much time has been spent between now and the last time it rained this much. I believe this because at the key at the top it says darker blue is less time and lighter blue is more time. This would support my theory of time. It is also very similar to maps of rain related to being dry. You might think this could be how much time it will take to get to 50 inches but that would mean New York would go to 50 inches in 12 months while a big part of texas will get to 50 inches in 5 years. In conclusion I believe that this map is based on how much time certain places went without rain.
The information influences my interpretation because it makes me think that most people usually interpret the graph incorrect the first time and that is why they put related statistics up on friday.
What information is influencing your interpretation? What is your interpretation?
The first thing I notice is the bright region in the Southwest United States. By seeing this, and contrasting it to other areas of the country on the graph, it is safe to say the graph has something to do with water. There are different shades of blue, some dark, others very light, and sometimes not present at all (like in the southwest). The colors are connected to the key on the type, that is labeled with months. The less months, the darker the blue.
I wonder what the strip of blue is that goes down the eastern side of California. It stands out from the pale surroundings
I think the graph is a measure of the amount of rainfall received received this year, and how it compares to the average amount of rainfall for each area.
The graph looks like different time zones being merged together and maybe different climates.
I noticed that the colors on the graph represent time. I also noticed that the West/Midwest regions had much more yellow, while the coastal areas and East had much more blue. I wonder what the time stands for. I think that in this graph, it i measuring how long it would take these areas to get to fifty inches of rainfall.
I think the colors on the gave represent the time, and the west/Midwest have more yellow while coastal/ northern area has more blue. It looks like it measures how long it takes for areas to reach 50 inches of rainfall. Yellow colors represent it takes a longer time, while bluer colors show it takes less time
It looks like the graph is showing how long it takes for the areas to accumulate 50 inches of rainfall over the course of five years. The desert areas (west) took a lot longer than the blue ares because of the effects from the hurricane. Indicating that the east coast got more rainfall because of the effects of the hurricanes.
I noticed different shades of blue across the United States and a timeline bar above it.
I wonder what the bar on top of the map is used for as I am not very sure.
The graph displays the last time an area had over 50 inches of rain
the graph shows the amount of water after the hurricane course of 4moths to 5 years.
We think the graph is representing the overall amount of time it takes to reach more than 50 inches of rainfall. We see this through the color indication of what areas were hit the most from the Hurricane based on the time scale and color of the region.
We think the maps different shading shows how long it takes to get 50 inches of rainfall for each part of the U.S.
It looks like they are measuring the amount of time it takes to reach a 50 inches of rainfall. Since the Pacific Northwest tends to have more rainfall and the areas that are prone to hurricanes will have a greater amount of rain, both of those areas are the darker blues, indicating it took less time to reach 50 inches rainfall. The desert areas of the US are in the lighter tan, indicating it took longer to reach 50 inches.
Areas along the Southeast coast of the country have much more rain, obviously its because that is the general area that was hit by the hurricane. I wonder why A place like northern California has some darker blue areas? This graph represents the amount of time that it takes to gather up 50 or so inches of rain in a certain region.
After looking closely at the diagram above, I think this is a graph of rainfall across the US so far in 2017. I noticed that the majority of the east coast is blue and most of the west coast is yellow. I also noticed months and years at the top of the diagram and I think this means the duration of time the locations have had the consecutive rainfall. Something i wonder is why most of the west coast is yellow, but the very end of the west coast is blue. Something I believe the diagram is showing is how California and Texas have both received a lot of rain and are blue because of their recent flooding and rain. The graph is showing how long rainfall has occurred in the US in certain areas and this is represented by colors showing certain amounts of months and years.
I notice that the graph of the U.S. has many different colors on it and there is blue along the coast line, and I also notice that the colors represent time.
I wonder why there are random patches of blue in the Rocky Mountain area that are surrounded by yellow.
I think that this graph represents how long it takes for areas in the U.S. to get the same amount of rain that that the Houston area got from Hurricane Harvey.
We notice that there is one section of the US that has more lighter colors. We also notice the caption at the bottom which tells us about Hurricane harvey which affects the color of the states located in the gulf.
We are wondering about the key and how it is represented by color in the graph. Also the use of the cool colors and that the units are in time, eventhough the caption hints that this is related to rainfall. We are also wondering what the unit of rainfall it was, if this graph determines rainfall.
We believe that the graph shows rainfall overtime. For example. the gulf is represented by the darker shades because the gulf was affected by the rainfall so quickly overtime.
We believe the graph is showing weather related incidents specially rain related due to the amount of time/coloration of the west coast with an exception of california and washington state
We notice that it has taken the mid-western and western states longer to get to or to achieve whatever the map is focused/based on in comparison to the eastern/east coast states.
We wonder why it takes California, and parts of Nevada 5 years to get to whatever the end goal is.
The graph is about how long it takes for 50 inches of rain to fall in the United States region.
This graph shows the amount of water left after Hurricane Harvey after the course of 4 months to 5 years. I notice that the midwest seems to remain affected after 5 years, and I wonder how much longer it will affect that area.
I notice that one part pf the country is cover in yellow and green and the other half is cover in blue and dark blue
I wonder what does the different time for the different color mean
This graphs tells you different time for different states in different color
I noticed that the graph is labeled by a function of time and that the west coast and the parts of the south that were recently hit by Harvey are labeled with the shortest amount of time. Also the comment @ the bottom says that the parts of Texas hit by Harvey have been inundated with more than 50in of rain.
I wonder if the graph is saying it took a blank amount of time to reach 50 inches of rain fall. With the west coast having regular rain and the south east being hit by Harvey and the south west generally being a dry desert.
The graph is showing the amount of time it takes certain areas to have 50in of rain with a color bar ranging from under 4mo. to over 5 yrs. For example, Houston and Seattle got 50in in about 4mo., while Phoenix got 50in in 5yrs..
I notice that different areas in the US have different amounts of rainfall over a span of 4 months to 5 years. I wonder which state has the most amount of rain per year. States more in the middle/ towards the west tend to get more rain.
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I notice that it is dealing with colors, which typically has to do with weather. I also notice that it is darker along the coast and the areas where Harvey hit.
I wonder why it is the legend has to do with time, rather than, say inches of precipitation. I am also questioning why the northwest coast has so much rain as well considering they weren’t effected by Harvey.
I believe that this graph shows how long it takes for each region to become flooded if 50 inches of rain were to fall.
In this graph, I notice that the areas in the darkest blue, that got the most rainfall, are along the coasts, most specifically the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, with a lot of rainfall also coming on the west coast. This is in sharp contrast to the small amount of rain received in the lighter yellow areas, in the more mid-western United States
What I wonder about this graph is why the west coast got so much rain? The reason for the east coast is obvious, Hurricane Harvey, but the cause for the east coast to get as much rain as the Gulf Coast got in a hurricane is something I'm not sure of.
In this graph, what's going on is that it is showing the levels of precipitation in the different parts of the United States, and specifically highlighting how much rainfall the Gulf of Mexico coast got.
The areas with dark blue are areas where there is notoriously a lot of rain. I wonder if this graph has to do with how long it takes for certain areas to get 50 inches of rain, which explains why it shows months and years on the top of the graph. Due to the fact it talks about how Houston had 50 inches of rain from Hurricane Harvey, I think that this graph shows how long it takes for areas to get 50 inches of rain. This makes sense, because it takes places of Arizona years to get 50 inches of rain, while areas in Louisiana only takes 4 months to get 50 inches of rain.
I noticed that the areas that are closest to ocean/sea are the hardest hit.
I wonder why was Hurricane Harvey so catastrophic?
I think that the places that get more rain are darker and the ones that don’t get much rain are a lighter color.
What do you notice?
The legend at the top represents the theoretical time it would take for 50 inches of rain to fall in a certain spot in the contiguous US.
What do you wonder?
How meteorologists calculate the time it would take for 50 inches of rain to fall in a certain spot in the contiguous US.
What’s going on in this graph?
The graph shows how long it would take for 50 inches of rain to fall in the US, based on location.
What do you notice? The west coat and the east half of the US is a blue on the western part is a light yellow
What do you wonder? I wonder what all these colors mean
What’s going on in this graph? There are different colors all over the US telling us something that has to do with Hurricane Harvey, maybe the rain?
I noticed different shades of blue across the United States and a timeline bar above it.
I wonder what the bar on top of the map is used for as I am not very sure.
The graph displays the last time an area had over 50 inches of rain
Monday, August 21, 2017
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On this map of the United States, I noticed that areas near Houston are a darker color indicating a shorter amount of time (4 months at lowest). Based on the caption I can assume that the time indicated by the color is the amount of time it took to get more than 50 inches of rain (or perhaps a different amount). I wonder why there is no indication of what the times on the graph represent. I believe that the colors on the graph are proportional to the amount of rain an area has received.
I notice that most of the west side is a yellow/green color while the east side is a dark blue color.
I wonder what the key indicates.
I think that it showing how long it takes each area to accumulate 50 inches of rain.
I noticed that the colors represented different times.
I wonder what area took the longest to reach whatever goal was being set.
I think that the graph is telling how long it took each area to receive 50 inches of rain.
I notice that some areas are darker than others all over the map, mainly the southeastern states.
I wonder how California was affected so much by this hurricane?
I believe that the darker the shade then the more rain has fallen in that area from Hurricane Harvey and that is what graph is measuring.
i think that the maps is trying to show about how long it took for each place in the U.S. to get 50 inches of rain. so then that would mean it took Houston about 8 months to get 50 inches on rain, but in the title it says that hurricane Harvey left Texas with more than 50 inches of rain all together. which would mean that only a part of the 50 inches actually was in Houston.
What do you notice? In the south and eastern coasts they are obtaining more rainfall then the western united states but off the top north coasts there is lots of rain
What do you wonder? Why is there lots of rain off the northwest coast rather than just the south and eastern coast?
What’s going on in this graph? In the graph the blue marks are the amount of water that is being brought on to the land by rain.
I noticed that the color represents how much time it takes to reach 50in of rain in a given area
I wounder why is there a split in the middle of California?
The graph is showing us how long it takes to reach 50 inches of rain in a given area
In this graph I notice the blue shade states it is around 4 to 5 months while the light green shade states it lasted around 3 to 5 years. Therefore I believe the western side of the United States receives less rain then the Southern Eastern part of the U.S. which receives massive amounts of rain
I wonder if logically I am correct and if it is true that the western side receives less amounts of rain then why is there a dark shade of blue on the very edge of the western side of the U.S.
In this graph the inches of rain received throughout the entire United States is demonstrated through this graph.
The graph symbolizes the amount of rain each region of the United States receives now due to the changes caused by Hurricane Harvey. The scale on top goes from 4 mo. (4 inches of rain a month) to 5 yr. (5 inches of rain per per year), where Dark blue colors represent the places with the most rainfall, (4 x 12 = 48 in of rain in a year)m while lighter yellow colors represent places with the least amount of rainfall (5 in per year).
Typically the places bordering an ocean receive more rain due to the humid climate and ability for tropical storms to form in those areas. The coastal areas, as seen in the graph, do in fact gain more rain in a year, compared to states dry states.
I noticed that coastal and eastern places seem to have a substantially larger amount of water intake in a shorter amount of time than the west, excluding parts of California, Oregon, and Washington
I wondered why a small pocket of Idaho has a lot of water when it's northwestern state and its not near the coast.
This graph is used to show how long it takes certain part's of America to reach the same amount of water from a rang of 4 months to 5 years. Some states have reached this number a lot faster due to recent storming.
1) I notice that most of Texas is colored blue. I wonder if Florida (after Irma) or Houston (after Harvey) has more rain. The picture represents the amount of rain in the US throughout a span of 4 months to 5 years.
I notice that areas along the coast get significantly more rainfall then places further inland. I wonder why there are some areas of blue in the western part of the country that are surrounded by green. The graph is showing the amount of time it takes to accumulate 50 in of rain in a given area. The darker the blue a place is, the shorter amount of time it takes to get 50 in of rain.
i see colors on the map!
I notice many different colors ranging from light yellow to dark blue. I also notice a key at the top that depicts the colors as how often something happens. I also notice That at the bottom it says something about the rainfall Houston got after Harvey
I wonder if it is a graph of major storms and how often they appear. Or how often the wind reaches a certain point.
I think the graph depicts how often the wind speed reaches a certain point in these areas. Like how often a storm blows in with a high wind speed.
I wonder if it is a graph of major storms and how often they appear. Or how often the wind reaches a certain point.
I think the graph depicts how often the wind speed reaches a certain point in these areas. Like how often a storm blows in with a high wind speed.
1. I notice that North-West America and southeast America are the darkest sections. The entire eastern half of America is blue, with the areas closer to the coast being darker (excepting the mid-east which is darker than it's surroundings).
2. I wonder why the key is in months and years. AS well as the relation to heavy rainfall and hurricanes
3. I think the graph is about the frequency of major floods in the area.
2. I wonder why the key is in months and years. AS well as the relation to heavy rainfall and hurricanes
3. I think the graph is about the frequency of major floods in the area.
I notice that the eastern to central part of the map is in blue while the other half of the central to west coast is mostly tan.
I wonder what the months and years at the top are for
Separating the map by colors and time length (which I assume is related to storms)
I wonder what the months and years at the top are for
Separating the map by colors and time length (which I assume is related to storms)
What do you notice?
Each color represents different amount of time
What do you wonder?
What is the amount of time supposed to correspond to?
What’s going on in this graph?
I think it's trying to show how long it took for each part of the US to receive 50 inches of rain
Each color represents different amount of time
What do you wonder?
What is the amount of time supposed to correspond to?
What’s going on in this graph?
I think it's trying to show how long it took for each part of the US to receive 50 inches of rain
What do you notice?
Each color represents a passage of time
What do you wonder?
How this passage of time affects the states, and how its linked to rainfall
What’s going on in this graph?
Amount of rain it takes certain parts of the us to receive 50 inches of rain
Each color represents a passage of time
What do you wonder?
How this passage of time affects the states, and how its linked to rainfall
What’s going on in this graph?
Amount of rain it takes certain parts of the us to receive 50 inches of rain
First I notice that half of the continental United States(New York to Texas) is mostly dark blue while the other half(Texas to LA) is mostly green. I also notice how the northwest of the U.S. is bluer than most of the west itself. I wonder why some spots are blue yet surrounded by green like its an outlier. I believe this map is showing how long it takes for different parts of the U.S. to get more than 50 inches of rain with a range from 4 months to 5 years.
the map seems to show how long it takes areas across America to accumulate 50 inches of water.
In this graph i notice the united states colored different colors based off of how long ago a certain amount of rain has happened in different areas of the country, and being able to see those areas with the different colors.
I agree with you, and I also think that the blue means there is a higher amount of rainfall per year, and the yellow means there is less amount of rain per year.
I notice that, there are zones covering the United States labeled by time. There is a label talking about a hurricane that hit Texas and the gulf of Mexico, this area is labeled at the shortest time.
I thought that the time was talking about the time it will take to recover the areas, however the shortest time is the Houston area, so I wonder why the shortest time would be in an area recently hit.
I think that the graph is showing the amount of time it takes certain areas to have 50 inches of rain. For instance, Houston got 50 inches in 4 months, while Arizona got 50 inches in 5 years.
I thought that the time was talking about the time it will take to recover the areas, however the shortest time is the Houston area, so I wonder why the shortest time would be in an area recently hit.
I think that the graph is showing the amount of time it takes certain areas to have 50 inches of rain. For instance, Houston got 50 inches in 4 months, while Arizona got 50 inches in 5 years.
I noticed that the graph has various colors from light yellow, green, blue and dark blue
I wonder if the different colors represent the weather in each region
I think that the places that get more rain are darker and the ones that don’t get much rain are a lighter color.
I wonder if the different colors represent the weather in each region
I think that the places that get more rain are darker and the ones that don’t get much rain are a lighter color.
In this picture I see a map with different colors/shades of blues and greens. This map could be representing weather. I know this because usually when their are different colors of some sort on a map in different places it is indicating weather and temperature. Another reason I know this is a map that's indicating weather is because if you look in one area it will most likely be the same color which means that the area that is the same color has the same weather.
I think the graph means either how much rain the states get over a certain amount of time or how long it takes them to get as much rain as Houston did in the short period of time.
The graph shows that the time period of 4 months-5
years is how long it takes those areas to get 50 inches of ran. In Missouri where I live it would take about a year to get 50 inches of rain while down in southeast side of Texas it takes about 6 months to get 50 inches.
I believe that this graph is showing the wet climates vs. the dry climates. considering that it may be the time it will take each state to get the same amount of rain in a year.
The map show that there is a lot of water around were the water or ocean is and there is. I think that the dark blue show how quick it was flooded and the lighter one show how long it been since the got 50 inches of rain.
From the overall study of this graph, I have come to the conclusion that the graph is trying to help us understand the time frame that these certain states have been flooded over the past 8 years. I believe this because the areas that are color coded with the 8 year color are typically extremely dry and are almost impossible to flood. Every one of the blue areas are areas that are very susceptible to flooding. Now, you could argue that this is not the case, because typically California is known to have a very dry climate, but I believe that because it is more of the northern west coast that there could possibly be more precipitation there than perhaps the more southern west coast.
I feel like this graph has something to do about getting rain. It makes sense because Florida gets more rain than like Utah. I also think this could be a representation of which states, which would be the ones that are blue, got rain from the hurricanes and have been or are going to get rain from the upcoming hurricanes.
The graph is about flooding(inundated). i feel that it is how long it has been since that place has been flooded, more in the middle is where it has been the longest, 3 to 5 years, not that much rain. more towards the east is the dark blue, the latest since it has been flooded. where there is a lot more rain.
Shows all the rain we've had, and some states that haven't had rain, that are in a drought. I think the darker hues of blue are states that will get more rain than other states and maybe it represents how long until those states get rain, because the bar goes from 4 months to 5 years. It could also be how much rain those states have had in the past few years.
I think this graph shows the amount of avg rain in a monthly time. Because the southwest are usually seen as dryer states. Then the graph can't be hurricanes because then Florida would be a lot darker. Then it can't be snow or moisture because the northern states are not all dark either.
I noticed the East Coast has the darker blue hues, while the west coast has very little. I'm not completely sure how the months are supposed to correlate with the graph. However, I think the graph is showing how much rain the darker states have been getting successively.
After looking at the map, of, the United States, I had noticed that it goes from months to years, and so forth. I think that it's showing how much flooding, and raining due to hurricanes that's happened in the past 5 years. There are parts with no flooding or rain marks, due to the flooding that's happened in the past. The other parts that have light blue or darker blue means that in the past 5 years, they've gotten some kind of rain or flooding in their area. The east coast is mainly blue and towards the west coast it's white/yellow. I think that this graph is representing how much flooding and rain has been caused over the past 5 years.
I think the graph means either the amount of rain the states get over the years or how long it takes them to get as much rain as Houston did in that short period of time.
The graph shows how much rain was displaced during the hurricane, with the darker tones being where the most rain fell.
This is a graph of how often it floods throughout the United States. Obviously the mountains do not flood, but the low lying areas do. The places with a bunch of rain are darker but the places with little or no rain are white.
I notice that this graph of the US varies in color from dark blue to white. The colored slider at the top ranges from 4 months to 5 years. Places like California and other nearby states are a lighter color and therefore have a longer time period on the graph to do whatever the graph is depicting. By the fact that the bottom text says that by the time Hurricane Harvey left Texas, parts of Houston had been inundated by more than 50 inches of rain, I believe this graph shows how long it would take to accumulate 50 inches of rain across the US. This would explain why the more drought prone states are of a lighter color.
The graph shows the amount of rain thought the us during hurricane Harvey. The areas with darker colors had the most rain
The one word made me wonder about it's meaning (inundated). So, I looked it up - it means flood. So, the graph is a representation of the United States and each state. The color key has time frames at the bottom. Obviously, California and the west coast states have no rain due to the drought. But, the east coast and other parts of the country are dark blue hues. This graph represents the time since that part of the country got flooded in some way (inches of rain certain amount).
I notice that the graph is an outline of the united states, and there are different colors spread across that represent different times from 4 months to 5 years. Below the graph there is a sentence about the amount of rainfall Houston received during Hurricane Harvey. I wonder what the time represents, and why it is distributed almost half and half across the united states. I also wonder how the graph relates to the statement about Hurricane Harvey. On the western side of the United States most of it is colored yellow, which represents up to 5 years of whatever the graph is talking about. On the eastern side, most of it is colored blue and dark blue, representing 4-20 months. There is a large contrast between the west and east side of the United States and is split in the middle of Texas.
From looking at the graph, I noticed that majority of the east coast is blue and almost all of the west coast is yellow. I also noticed months and years at the top which I am assuming Indicates how long the locations have had back-to-back rain. I wonder why area's that are inland like the Midwest are still so blue. I am assuming the graph displays how long of successive rainfall area's in the U.S have been receiving. The graph shows this by using color symbolizing the amount of months and year.
I noticed that the east side of the us is a lighter color from the west.
I wonder what the graph means by the different colors in the graph.
I think its showing the amount of rain
The graph looks like a weather graph. Showing you what's going on and expecting to see in your state. Like how the white is how dry it is and the blue is the amount of rainfall. Towards the north it looks more dry than the south and east. I wonder if the north would get more rainfall than the south soon.
I believe that this is a graph of rainfall across the United States thus far this year. Upon looking at the graph, I noticed that the colors represent months, and I think those months are ones that have received consecutive rain. I have noticed that places in the East have experienced a lot of rain this year, especially in the South-East where the hurricanes have hit. The West and South-West is lighter than the rest of the graph, representing the droughts that these states have endured over the past years. California’s drought has been broken and is now receiving rain on it’s coasts. Texas, a state that is usually dry, is covered in dark blue. I think this represents the recent flooding. I wonder if the graph is measuring immediate rainfall or rainfall over years.
From the graph I noticed that the chart on the top of the picture reads in years, not the amount of rain. I also noticed that the western side of the US is covered in different shades of blue, as well as the eastern side of the US like California. I wondered why someone would make this graph and how it could be useful to understand future rain patterns. After thinking about it, it may show how the land gets affected by future rainfall and how much the land retain the water. It could also show future major flood areas in a hurricane like Louisiana, Mississippi, or the coast of California.
Looking at the graph I believe that it has something to do with rainfall over the years. It may have to do with how much rain the coast are supposed to get in will be compared to a graph of how much they've gotten in the last few days, or maybe it shows how likely areas are to flooding by records of past floods. I wonder if this is how much rain states are supposed to get how much have they been getting lately, perhaps some areas of the northern states are beginning to dry up as lower states are getting wetter.
In the graph, most of the blue is on the east coast and a little very dark blue in on the northern west coast. The blue is darkest on the coasts which means that they have four months till something. This could be flood rates or recovery time after a flood or storm. I wonder why the Midwest is also blue however
The graph is indicating which states that have had over 50 inches of rainfall in the past couple of months/ years. After Hurricane Harvey occurred, there have been more recent rainfall for the lower parts of the country and shockingly some in California. I also noticed that none of the states between California and Tennessee have not been hit with rainfall or flooding in the past couple of years.
After looking at the graph,I think it could be a couple of different things. In this graph I noticed that the west coast is a dark blue color. I also noticed that the west is a lighter color than the East. There are spots of lighter blue and dark blue. One thing I also wonder is what the numbers mean at the top. I wonder if this graph depicts the water supply in the different parts of the state. I wonder if it is supposed to show the draughts. In this graph, it shows the severity of the draughts in the United States.
After looking at the graph, I think that this is a representation of the hurricanes that have hit lately. I think the blue areas are showing where there has been a lot of rain lately, and I think the yellowish-green shaded areas show where there has been a lot of dry areas. If you notice, all of the yellow/green areas are on the west side of the country. I also think the dark blue areas are places that the hurricanes are predicted to hit.
In this graph I notice that the West and East side of the United States look a lot different. I'm wondering if this graph has something to do with the hurricanes happening near Florida. I think this graph could be the a mount of rain fall the US is getting.
What I notice is that the Western half of the graph is mostly yellowish and the Eastern side is mostly different shades of blue. I wonder what these shades mean because all it says is years but not what the years mean. What I think is going on in this graph is that the years mean how much rain in that time.
I think in this picture it shows us the amount of rain fall every year. this will then show us where it rains the most, but it seems like where the less rain is where you would expect it to be, and where the most rain falls is where it would normally locate.
I notice that the graph in the top left is shaded with dark blues that travel to a white/ tan color in the middle to the right side being dark shades of blue again. I wounder if this is a future forecast of what could happen again after what had happened to Texas. I wonder if it is rain that we are predicting over time. I think that the graph shows what happened after hurricane Harvey left. It could also mean that it would be a few years before another would hit again in that general area
In this picture I noticed that there are months and years just shaded in different colors. I'm wondering why they are like that but I have an idea about what it might be. In this graph I think that it shows how much rain has fallen in the last months/years.
I think the graph is representing how long ago the states have gotten 50 inches of rainfall or more. Texas, California, and parts of Alabama have had flooding in the most recent months.
It this graph, I think that it is showing the amount of time it takes each state to receive 50 inches of rain. The reason why the coloring is different on the west coast is because Texas got over 50 inches of rain in a couple of days and on the east side of the state, that's how much rain they receive in a couple of years. I totally agree with @ Amy P and what she had to say about this.
I noticed that the rain seems to be spread out along many country's that are by Texas. I wonder if the storm will die out or if it will go all the way through the country's. I think that the storm seams to be moving out of Texas and up towards Canada. I also think that it will die out before it hit Canada if it does go that way.
In the graph I noticed that the East and West side of the state are very different. I am wondering what is the graph representing and what it does with the hurricanes. I can only guess that this graph is an example of all the rainfall that has cam from the hurricanes in the west side of the state.
I notice that the graph in the top left is shaded with dark blues that travel to a white/ tan color in the middle to the right side being dark shades of blue again. I wounder if this is a future forecast of what could happen again after what had happened to Texas. I wonder if it is rain that we are predicting over time. I think that the graph shows what happened after hurricane Harvey left. It could also mean that it would be a few years before another would hit again in that general area.
After looking at the map of the United states I notice different states or parts of the country are shading a different colors. They are shaded and at the top there is a bar with the colors shown giving us the readers different periods of time from months to years. I wonder why California on the west side of the United states is darker than the states next to them. What is happening in this graph is it is showing the amount of rainfall throughout a certain amount of time, and comparing the other states to show what states receive the most/ least and where at.
In this graph, the majority of the dark blue is in the north east side as well as the south west side. the more inland you go, the less blue there is. It looks like this graph could possibly be some new predictions on where other possible hurricanes could hit and effect the areas around it.
Q. What do you notice? A. I noticed a map of the US with different colors that must imply something. (rainfall?)
Q. What do you wonder? A. I wonder how the bar corresponds to the map.
Q. What's going on in this graph? A. The difference of colors on the map represents the climate of each region.
To start, we can see that the map has different colors as well as different shades. There is a bar that indicates what the color means, but it doesn't really go with the title of the graph. Hurricane Harvey left Texas with more than 50 inches of rain....? Okay, so why does it matter that we're given a time stamp on the colors? We know what the colors mean, but how are they related to Hurricane Harvey and how much rain they got? To be honest, graphs are supposed to be self explanatory and provide visual aide for understanding what is pictured, this graph doesn't do that for me. Maybe it's showing how much rain these places normally get? Maybe it's showing how much rain their supposed to get? We really have no idea. I think that this map is showing how long it typically takes said amount of rain to fall in each area, but I don't know how this relates to Taxes, Hurricane Harvey, and the amount of rainfall it's received.
I think that this graph has to do with the amount of time that has passed since certain areas have gotten 50 inches of rainfall. I think this because the scale measures time, not rainfall. Also, it specifically mentions 50 inches in the short caption at the bottom.
I notice that the east coast is blue, while most of the west coast is yellow or green, except for part the Northwestern coast. I know parts of Washington get a lot of rain so maybe this graphic is about rainfall.
I wonder when this graphic was created. The caption mentions Hurricane Harvey, so I it is probably recent. I also wonder what the average rainfall is in the different regions of the United States. And, I wonder what the scale at the top of the graph is measuring. It seems to be time, but the time of what?
I think this graphic is showing how long, in months and years, it takes for each region of the United States to get 50 inches of rain. This would help people understand how much 50 inches of rain during one hurricane actually is.
I agree with you
Period 8 thoughts:
We noticed that the more dray areas are represented in green and areas with more rainfall are represented in blue. It appears as though the US is divided in half blue and half green. We also noticed that time is related to the various colors.
We wonder what the next graph would look like?
We think the colors represent the amount of time that's passed to have a similar precipitation total.
By reading the caption I was expecting the color to be associated with the amount of rain after the hurricane but it is associated with the year...
What do we notice?
The map is shaded in colors. The east side is mostly shaded in blue. The west has more areas of green/yellow color. The areas that would be deserts are the lighter (which indicate 5 years). The areas that are usually wetter are more blue/dark blue.
What do you wonder?
When this map was created. What the colors mean.
What's going on in this graph?
Our thought is this is a time map. It is showing us how long is takes for each part of the United States to reach 50in of rainfall throughout a period of time. We hypothesize that the bar legend at the top indicates how long each area takes to get this 50in. For example, the darkest blue are the areas take 4 month (or less) while those yellow/green areas take up to 5 years or more to reach the 50 inches of rainfall that was created by hurricane Harvey in Texas.
Woah, I never really thought about measuring how long an area takes to get 50 inches of rain. That is super insightful!!
1.Its more dry towards the western middle-ish coast.
2. The hurricanes recently affected those areas.
3.the West coast is dry in a large area and the East coast is getting more rain.
Weber's stats class 175D (Claire and Talia)
Our solution is that the varying colors on the map indicate the most recent time (between 4 months to 5 years) that there were 50 inches of rain in that area.
I noticed that the darker areas are where there is more rainfall. I wonder how the bar key corresponds with the map and what the months and years imply.
The graph is showing the areas in the country that have been hit by hurricanes from 4 months ago to 5 years ago.
We believe this map represents the the time it takes to acquire 50 inches of rain.
Time to get the amount of rainfall dumped by Harvey based on average precip.
Notice: That different parts of the map are shaded different colors
Wonder: what does the blue mean when it says 4 months and 5 years
The graph is about the hurricane in texas .
How fast was the hurricane moving around ?
I think this graph represents the amount of rainfall the United States recieved after Hurricane Harvey.
I wonder, does it mean that's the amount of rain more than 50 inches in the united states in months/years
I wounder what is the reason for this map. why was is created ?
I wonder what the scale on the top of the graph means
Q: what do you notice?
A: It's a map of the united states
Q: what do you wonder?
A: what is the total rainfall?
Q: whats going on in this graph?
A: its recording the total amount of rain fall
What I notice is that It on a map of the united states
What I wonder is why the hurricane is did the people had a recovery
i noticed that their is a bunch of blue spots that have rained a lot
I notice this is a map of the US
I noticed that the west side was least affected by rain and the east side was more affected.
That makes sense, great idea!
Also that the East side is affected a lot by the hurricane
In this graph there is very different colors that goes to blue to of white. In the graphis it could of which part of the country is more dry (Yellow) and which part is more wet (Blue). This makes sense because Arizona is covered with yellow and it is very dry there. And part of Texas is covered in blue because there was a hurricane there. This is sort of confusing though because you would think that Texas and Florida would be more dark blue. Those are my reasons why I think it's about the moisture of the places.
I argue with you.
I agree with you, I think that the graph shows the amount of rainfall during Hurricane Harvey around the United States. I agree that the darker blues show where the most rainfall occurred, and the lighter yellows show where the least rainfall occurred.
(This is Gabriel Agnew). I think that this graph has something to do with how precipitation and time correlates together. Maybe the graph shows when the hurricanes hit a state. Who knows?
I think the graph represents the amount of rainfall after hurricane Harvey and hurricane Irma. -Tristan Stanley
Question: What do you know?
Answer: That the colors represent time periods.
Question: What do you wonder?
Answer: I wonder what the time periods represent.
Question: What does this graph represent?
Answer: It means the time periods that it will take for city's to recover from the Hurricanes.
Period 5 Thoughts:
They were wondering was this information showing rainfall before or after Hurricane Harvey and Irma. They also wondered if Hurricane Katrina's impact is included in the graph. They thought the graph is showing the months/years it's been since locations have had heavy rain and flooding.
I notice that the middle of the country is least affected by hurricane Harvey. I wonder why the state of California has dark blue because California usually suffers from intense fires and droughts. The graph depicts how much rain has been going on throughout the country.
Besides the economical and emotional effects, hurricanes only effect the area hit. I don't think that the whole country would physically be affected by one hurricane that only hit in a specific area.
i noticed the same thing about the middle of the country
This was a nice though that I never though about that :p
I notice that the the places that hurricane was at is the most wet places.
i see that the light blue areas is rain caused by hurricane havey and the green is dried areas
alot of H2O everywhere and why is there no rrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeddddddddddddd
I notice in the bottom of the graph it says,by the time hurricane harvey left texas inundated by more than 50 inches of rain.¨ I am guessing the green is the states the rain impacted.
I agree with your statement
Hurricane harvey destroyed many peoples lives
i notice that in the top letft is ia really darker than the prther colors on the map and aslo i think it is the after math that the hurricane left of rain also i think it tells us how the usa whould look with 50 inched of rain
I notice that half of the graph is blue. Probably means that that's the area with the most rain.
i notice that there are some places lighter than others
i think the blue places are the places with the most water
i noticed that harvey destroyed the western coast of the U.S.A
i notice that that harvey left a lot of rain
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i agree.im glad you voted for me
I notice that hurricane harvey left bad weathers in the US and destroyed most of some states.
i notice colors
right , me too but what do they mean ?
i see water and and i see dark blue spots
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I notice that states near the Rocky Mountains are in green. I think that the graph represents the amount of time it takes for areas in the U.S to receive 50 inches of rain
I noticed that most of the states in the United State are shaded blue rather than white and greenish.
I believe based on the information given and the graph, the map is predicting the amount of time it could take for the areas across the US to receive the amount of rainfall as Texas had.
i notice that the united states was getting flooded by the hurricane
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I notice that states near the Rocky Mountains are in green. I think that the graph represents the amount of time it takes for areas in the U.S to receive 50 inches of rain.
interesting
i think the same
I notice that the graph in the top left is shaded with dark blues that travel to a white/ tan color in the middle to the right side being dark shades of blue again. I wounder if this is a future forecast of what could happen again after what had happened to Texas. I wonder if it is rain that we are predicting over time. I think that the graph shows what happened after hurricane Harvey left. It could also mean that it would be a few years before another would hit again in that general area.
I agree with your answer, however, i would like to know how did you come up with your reasoning?
I believe that in this graph it is showing how long it takes for that area to get up to 50 inches of rain fall. You can see that the middle takes a long time to get there because there isn't much rainfall. I also noticed that Missouri does get a lot of rainfall being in the middle of the U.S.
What I think is going on in the graph is that they are trying to tell the weather for whats coming next and how bad its going to be. The graph is showing the different colors are meaning how long its going to be before it happens.
smart
didnt te hurricane pass already
I think that the blue could be a prediction of what will get hit next and the green to light green could be what will get hit 3-5 years from now. But we also thought that it could just be the amount of rainfall those places got as well.
We noticed that from the graph the white/green part of the graph will have 50 inches of rain in 2-5 years. But the blue area will get 50 inches of rain in 4 to 20 months.
From what I can see from the graph is its showing the possible rain that could the darker marked areas in the time frame shown above. That doesn't mean that spots that are marked white wont get rain. Its just showing how much rain we could possibly see from all of the hurricanes during this time ratio.
I see that the left side of the graph is more green, while the right side is more blue. I also noticed that there was a time bar at the top of the graph. After reading the title and how it said that after Hurricane Harvey passed through, Houston received more than 50 inches of rain, I believe that this graph is showing how long it takes certain places to receive 50 inches of rain.
What i see is lots of blues and greens. I wonder why they are split up the way they are and what that could mean. If you notice at the top of the graph there is a key you can look at. The key has a time span of 4 months and to 5 years.
I notice that there is a lot going on, on the map, there is a lot of blue and light blue. I think the map is a map explaining to us/predicting how much rain there is going to be and how much we have already had in the next 5 years. I believe they are predicting how much rain there is and how much we are going to get in a few years.
From looking at the graph and judging the scale I believe that it shows how long it takes for an area to get 50 inches of rain. Considering that the coastal areas are getting a lot more rain than the interior states.
I think that this graph is showing the amount of rain that will happen in the future due to the hurricanes. The hurricanes can have a huge effect on the weather and the environment . So this could be a prediction of what may happen.
I believe that it is showing the parts that will be affected by the rain based off the years that you have more wet areas and the dry that are white that will suffer.
I am picking it up from the graph that the numbers and the colors are for the amount of rain that the United States will be getting in the future after hurricane Harvey has left Texas.
I noticed in the picture that its showing a time span and then the caption to the picture is talking about 50 inches of rain, so putting all this information together I believe that this is a graph showing how long it will take for certain parts of the country to receive 50 inches of rain.
In the graph it is recording the amount of rainfall in a certain amount of time there seems to be a lot more rain in the twenty and twenty-four mark. I wonder why was there so much rain the twenty to twenty-four range. In the graph they show a range from four months to five years of rainfall.
This graph is showing the amount of rainfall throughout the United States. I know this because in the drier states such as California, there is a lighter color, resembling the dry weather/ climate of California. IIt could be snowfall, but there is a pretty large dark blue area over Ohio, but we do not get a lot of snow throughout the area over the year. In conclusion, the graph is depicting the average rainfall, with colors on a graph.
We noticed that the coast lines are the darkest blue and we know that the coast of FL as well as OR and WA receive quite a bit of rainfall.
We noticed that the green left side of the graph is very dry while the blue left side of the graph has more rainfall, with the Southeast having the darkest shade of blue. Students were wondering if the blue represents a specific amount of rainfall. Also, how much rain over time is the scale measuring. They also were wondering if Global Warming had impact on what was happening in the graph we were looking at.
In this graph shows the weather and the precipitation. I know this because the graph has the colors light blue, dark blue, and beige. This is showing the water and it’s different levels. Beige being less watery, dark blue being more watery. It could just be a colorful picture. I highly doubt that thought because it was on the news. In conclusion, this is a weather graph.
I believe that the graph shows the length time it takes for 50 inches of rain to fall in a given geographic area.
-BEPIS out
We agree with the idea that the graph most likely shows the length of time it takes for a geographic area to receive a specified amount of rain.
I think it means how recently there was a big rainfall, exceeding some amount.
I notice that areas by water are going to be affected sooner.
I wonder why the graph is talking about rain when the key is representing months.
The prediction of rainfall is occurring in this graph.
1.I noticed that the graphic shifted gradually from dark blue to yellow from east to west until it hits the west coast there is a sharp change back to darker blue.
2.It makes me wonder what causes such a suddle change. It seems areas of extreme moisture and dryness are right next to each other which I do not understand. Usually, weather affects a large area and then slowly changes across hundreds of miles not within such close distance shown on the image.
3.The graph shows places that have received 50 in of rain over time through color. Places who have not received 50 inches in many years are yellow showing dryness and arid environment while places with blues have received up to 50 inches a lot more recently.
I notice that there are lighter spots in places on the country that have been ravaged by droughts for the last couple years.
I wonder why the text mentions Hurricane Harvey.
I think the graph shows the years and intensity of droughts in this country.
You don't think this map was about Hurricane Harvey?
1. I noticed that the most amount of rain happened in Texas from hurricane Harvey in the last 2 weeks than in the last 12 months. Over 50 inches of rain flood parts of Texas.
2. I wondered how the people in Texas that were hit rescued and were kept safe during the hurricane.
3. In the graph, it is showing the how long it takes for 50 inches of rain to hit certain areas across the United States.
Interested to hear how can you tell the 2 weeks versus 2 months?
This graph shows how the U.S. experiences rainfall. The highest precipitation in the dark blue areas are coastal states. Whether or not the rainfall is heaviest off of the Pacific, Atlantic, or the Gulf of Mexico, it is clear that they experience the majority of the rainfall over a 5 year period. In contrast, the lightest almost whitest areas on the map represent the driest desert like terrain in the U.S. which yields very little rain compared to the rest of the country. What we can conclude from this map is that the areas shaded the darkest blue to the lighter blue recieve the most rain. The shades in between recieve the medium amount of rain and the light to the lightest shade of white are the areas of the U.S. that over a 5 year period receive the lowest measurable rainfall. In conclusion, it is clear, that the strongest, greenest vegetation lives where the rainfall is heaviest, while there is very little plant life where there is no rain.
My guess is the colors represent the time interval ranges since record rainfall has occurred perhaps limited to consideration only over the last decade. Clearly state lines do not factor in, so natural phenomena is suspected, and the included text implies rainfall is involved. But apart from the coastal states, mountainous areas, say of Nevada, Utah, and Colorado (that receive more absolute precip, especially on their western slopes), are not showing up in these color differentials, so I suspected larger rainfall system patterns over time, not absolute amounts of accumulated rainfall.
In this graph, I think that it is showing the projected amounts of rain for how long it will take to get the same amount of rainfall. For example, in Houston it will take 4-8 months but in Phoenix it will take 5 years to get the same amount of rain. Also, the midwest plains are always classified as a dry area so it would make sense that it would take longer for a lot of rain. Someone might think that it is for the likelihood of a hurricane for the country but that can't be true because in Ohio and in Tennessee we don't get hurricanes. For that reason it has to be a graph about rain amounts.
The color contours delineate regions where the amount of precipitation recorded during Harvey would fall over a time.
I noticed that there is a lot of shades of blue throughout the map and not a lot of shades of green as there is for the shade of blue. I wonder why there are different shades of blue, like dark blue, light blue, navy, I think it is pretty interesting. In this graph I think it is representing the different amounts of water we get when it rains or there is a storm in different regions of the world.
Check out the key or legend at the top of the graph to give you more insight into the shades of blues, greens.
I think this graph shows different amounts of rainfall throughout the country. It could also possibly be a graph showing how long certain areas have gone without heavy, disastrous rainfall like that experienced in Hurricane Harvey.
i agree
The colors represent different periods of time. .. I guess that map is showing how much time it takes for regions to receive 50 inches of rain. So in my rainy state of Oregon, the western area gets fifty inches of rain in a matter of months.. whereas the "great plains" may need 10 years to get that much rain.
I think it shows how long it has taken to get 50 inches of rain in other parts of the country.
The probability of a flood happening in the given shaded area?
I noticed that Washington, California, and the right side of the graph have a lot of rain. I wonder how much rain Texas had during the time when Hurricane Harvey hit. What I think is going on in this graph is that the graph shows how much rain are in different states and when they get the most rain and the least rain.
why is washintion blue
I believe the graph shows how long it takes different parts of the united states to reach 50 or more inches of rain
I believe the graph is showing how much time it takes certain states/areas to get a certain amount of rain. This would make sense because during Hurricane Harvey and Irma in Texas and Florida have a high amount of rain. Also, along the west coast, there is more rain because that occurs naturally.
I believe that this indeed has something to do with precipitation but i also believe that it may not be exactly 50 inches I believe that it may be twenty or 40 inches instead
I wonder why parts of some states are blue when they didn't get a hurricane
Could this graph show how often places flood. It looks like the drier parts of the country have the most longevity so I am guessing it means they rarely flood and the coastal and river areas more regularly flood.
I noticed the variation of colors that I think represent amounts of rainfall in the United States. I wonder just how much rain falls in each area and if the dark blue is where the most rain falls
In this graph it is showing rainfall throughout the United States from the past five years. I am able to see that the inland of the West Coast has had less rain in the last five years, than land closer to the Pacific Ocean. Also, on the East Coast everything has gotten the same amount of rainfall for the past sixteen months. It is unlikely that the graph is showing the rainfall of Hurricane Harvey because Houston, Texas would have darker colors. In conclusion, it is showing rainfall in the past five years.
The time it takes to accumulate 50" of rain. Although 50" sounds too high.
From the graph, I notice that the map of United States is color coded with different shades of blue and yellow. I think the darker the color of blue is, the more precipitation the area gets. However, I also noticed the color key is labeled by time span, and the darkest blue is labeled with the shortest time span. I wonder if there is a standard amount of precipitation of US each year, and then the "four month" label represents the area is estimated to reach the standard amount of rain per year within 4 months. In the graph, the darkest shade of blue congregates in southern US and the upper west coast, which means these are the areas that are getting the highest level of precipitation. Areas like California and Nevada are getting minimum amount of precipitation.
I notice that the eastern half of the U.S. is covered with various shades of blue while majority of the western half is covered in lighter shades of yellows and greens. I wonder how the scale was determined, I don't understand how months and years come into play. I am inferring that the amount of rainfall is being shown in some way on this map (blue = heavy rainfall, yellow = little rainfall).
I definitely noticed the extensive use of color in the graph. Since my statistics teacher says always to look at the labels of the graph, I immediately noticed that each color reapresebted an amount of rainfall over a certain period of time. I can infer that this means the lighter ones have much less rainfall than the darker ones. I also noticed that there was a detail about Houston and Hurricane Harvey. This leads me to believe tha Houston's color was different prior to Harvey. I am definitely wondering however exactly what the timeline of months and years means. Does it mean a certain amount of rainfall hasn't happened in that many years, or does it mean it takes an are that many years to get "blank" inches of rain? I do believe however that it is something similar to the first one. Therefore I believe that the colors represnt how long it has been since an area gets a certain amounit of rain.
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I think this graph shows how how many times an area has had a certain amount of rainfall. Since it is darker near the the east coast and along the Gulf of Mexico but get lighter when it gets to dry areas like Nevada and Arizona.
Does the numbers represent how long since it last rained in a certain season or even month?
I think this graph shows information about the amount of rainfall in the United States after/during hurricane Harvey.
I think that there is a lot of rain on the outside of the country but not so much in the middle
This is similar to what I was thinking, because of the location and distance from water.
I noticed that the place where we live was one of the 4 month to 8 month places. I wonder if that means it will rain less or or just lighter.
there is a darker blue on the outer rim and that is where there has been the least amount of rain in that area or it means that that is where it has rained for the least amount of time
I think that they colors represent how much rainfall has occurred around the US.
I also agree with you, I strongly think that the color represents the amount of Rainfall occurring around us in the United States.
In the graph I noticed the variation of colors, that are supposed to represent the different amounts of rain fall throughout the United States during hurricane Harvey. I'm wondering which of the states received the most damage from the hurricane and how they are going to rebuild all of the damage? I believe that on the graph the places with dark blue have receive the most amount of rain fall and as the blue gets light the amount go rain fall decreases.
I think you did a very good job of exlplaining the graph to me
Does the numbers represent how long since it last rained?
I think the numbers represent the amount of rainfall during hurricane harvey.
I believe that it represents how much rainfall has occurred in the past months and years.
I noticed that the Eastern part of the United States is generally the darkest part, along with some dark colors along the coast.
I agree with you Elizabeth.
Obviously there is a storm problem we are dealing with. Lets go down to Texas and help those in need.
I wonder if this map shows the amount of time it normally (using historial weather norms) takes to reach 50 inches, the amount of precip that parts of Texas received from Hurricane Harvey.
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I agree with what you are saying and think you are correct
I noticed the areas surrounding central america have the lightest coloration meaning it took the longest time- 5 yrs. I wonder what the years and months correlate to.
After looking closely at the diagram above I noticed that there are many different shades of blues and yellows even some greens dispersed around the United States. There is a lot of dark blue near the North West Coast, there's a lot of greens and yellows between the northwest coast and the central part of the United States, and a lot of light blues in deep blues near the east coast of the United States. I wonder why there is such a dark blue near the north west coast but not anywhere else. I also wonder why the scale is going from months to years. What I think is going on in this graph is that it's talking about how the hurricane has affected the amount of rain in a certain area has gotten and comparing it to rain they've gotten in the past. The areas with light and darker colors means that they haven't had rain like they've had from the hurricane in whatever shade is according to on the scale. The lighter the color of the longer it's been the darker the color it's been more recent.
Thanks for sharing!
I think this graph shows how much rainfall of 50 inches over the past 5 years through months
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Does it make sense that Washington is getting 50 in. of rain in 6 months in areas like Washington?
Definitely a possibility, I am a little confused on how exactly the map is representing rainfall and to what scale but I've read the same inference multiple times so thank you for sharing!!
I noticed that some parts of the U.S. had more rain.
I noticed the same thing, great minds think alike! :)
Our AP Stats class noticed the shading and wondered about dry climates vs. climates with more rain. Considering the statement at the bottom of the graph, we thought the graph might show the period of time it takes for that region to accumulate 50 inches of rain.
Thanks for starting this feature! We are excited to participate every week!
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We noticed that the gulf area, Pacific Northwest and Northern California are dark blues. We also noticed that the West is a yellow and that there is barely any blue in the Southwest. The Eastern part of the country is all blue shades. We wonder what the abrupt shift in color that splits the U.S. in half means. Why are there small blue areas in the West? What do the time intervals mean? What is in Northern California that would cause a blue line to separate from the coast? Does elevation affect the delineation between the East and West colors? We believe the different colors signify how long it has been since the area has last been flooded, with the darker blues being the most recent. The graph could also show how long it has been since it last rained fifty inches in the area.
I agree with your thoughts and thought your observations were very specific.
In this New York Times graph, the graph is representing where the next hurricane will be with years and months representing how long it will be. I think this because I think that they want to warn people. I know that the graph has to be talking about hurricanes because at the bottom of the graph it shows a caption that says that hurricane Harvey in some places left 50 inches of rain. I also think that this shows when the hurricanes will be striking because it shows the colors in the top that represent time. The colors are spread out around the whole United States. Some people might think that this is a graph showing snow levels, but because of the key on the top and where the rain meter is showing it is a hurricane meter and not a snow radar. In conclusion this is a hurricane meter showing where the next hurricanes will be with time.
I think this area will be under water in the feature do to the Global warming! I dont want to believe it though!
Hurricane Harvey had inundated Texas and some parts of Houston with over 50 inches of rain. The graph depicts some unprecedented rains in some areas, almost equal to the rain received in 5 years.
Yes i agree
I agree
I believe the graph shows the amount of precipitation over a short period of time across the United States. I wonder how much flooding is going on in certain areas of the graph because in certain area the graph represents mass amounts of rainfall. The graph is demonstrating the effect of hurricane Harvey on the United States and the amount of rainfall the tropical storm caused.
I agree!
Wow. It’s been a day of powerful observations and thoughtful reflections at What’s Going On In This Graph?. What a wonderful way to begin the year. Thanks for joining the discussion today.
Lots of strong critical thinking about what story this graph is telling. Many of you thought that it showed something about 50" of precipitation for areas around the country. You wrote about water levels, hurricanes, and amount of damage.
Now, that you have had time to think about the graph, is there more that you wonder? The rain falls in particular regions, but how does it effect the people there and the land? Does this vary form area to area? Wondering will lead you to more deeply understand what this graph implies.
Keep noticing and wondering. Come up with conjectures based on this graph. Probe whether they are possibly true, and if not, change your conjecture. You may continue to comment on other people’s posts.
Remember to check back on Friday to learn more about this graph -- and we hope to see you again next month on Tuesday, October 10 for our next "What's Going On In This Graph?"
Signing off now -- Sharon in Boston, where Hurricane Jose is now dumping rain in the Northeast, and Corey in Qatar, where is hasn't rained since I arrived here.
Period 8:
What's going on in this graph?
* I believe that in the graph the green areas represents the after effects of Hurricane Harvey and the areas it affected.
* I believe this graph is showing how Hurricane Harvey affected the U.S.
* I think this graph is showing where the US will be attacked.
* I think that it shows how much rain the US gets over time.
* The map is showing the amount of rain the US has gotten from hurricanes over the past couple of years.
* I think it showing how long it will take rebuild.
* I think it shows how long it takes for that area to be affected by the hurricane.
* I think that for every 50 inches of rain it takes about 4-8 months to get back to normal.
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In the graph from The New York Times, I believe it’s a graph of all the rain that’s happened across the United States from 4 months to the last 5 years. I think it’s a graph about the rain because at the bottom it mentions rain from Hurricane Harvey and then it has colors that associate with rain. Another thing that it could be about is it could be a graph about how long it was since a place got hit by a hurricane. I don’t think it’s that though because hurricanes don’t hit everywhere in the States. I think the graph shows something to do with rain like how long it’s been since they got a lot of rain.
In this graph, I believe the graph is showing how long it has been since the area had a large amount of rainfall. I say this because different areas around the country get different amounts of percipitation. For example, some areas in texas have gotten more rain than others recently. However some areas in Arizona don't get much rain.
I agree but what about at the top where it says yr. and mo.
This New York Times graph shows how long it would take an area to get 50 inches of rain. You can tell this because the areas with less time are areas known for heavy rainfall and the areas with more time are known for less rainfall. Also, the caption under it reads. “By the time hurricane Harvey left Texas, parts of Houston had been inundated by more than 50 inches of rain.” This could be there to allude to what the graph is about. Some people could say that the graph actually shows how long much rainfall an area has had, but that is not true because the graph clearly shows that the blue is measuring years not rainfall. In conclusion, this graph shows how long it would take an area to get 50 inches of rain.
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Sean, good job considering an alternative conclusion, then evaluating evidence to see if it made sense. That's good reasoning!
you're right, how long it takes to reach 50 inches of precip. good job
I think that in this graph, it shows the precipitation of these areas of the US. I believe this because the areas that are more coastal and cool than other parts of the country are darker in color than the drier, hotter parts of the country. The recent hurricanes have destroyed coastal cities and made heavy winds and precipitation. The caption below the image, “By the time Hurricane Harvey left Texas, parts of Houston had been inundated by more than 50 inches of rain.” That’s a lot of rain for one city to handle, so maybe this graph represents that.
Andrew, those are reasonable conclusions. What do you notice about the scale on the legend that might make you change your mind, or might help you clarify how the graph shows precipitation?
In the New York Times photo i think its the amount of time it took that area to hit 50 inches of rain. I think this because at the bottom of the graph is says "By the time Hurricane Harvey left Texas, parts of Houston had been inundated by more than 50 inches of rain, and also at the top of the graph it as shades of blue and it goes from 4 month all the way to 5 years. In the less common places to get rain. has the lighter shades of blue and in the places the get more rain the blue gets darker. That is why I think the graph is the amount of time it took for and area to get to 50 inches of rain.
Freya, that's some good reasoning. You noticed the caption, you noticed the time scale, and came up with a reasonable link between the two. Then found evidence in the map to support your conclusion. Nice work.
Period 7:
What do you notice?
* Most of the light colors are in the mid west.
* All around the coasts are dark blue.
* The further you go inland the lighter the colors.
* The lighter the color the higher time is.
What do you wonder?
* Why does the scale at months and go to years?
* Why are there different colors in one state?
* I wonder if this is an updated map?
* Why on the west coast does it go from dark blue to light green with hardly any fading?
*Is it 5 years past or future?
* I wonder if the colors have to do with precipitation.
What do you think is going on in the graph?
* I think it showing the different levels of precipitation given to different areas of the US.
* The darker areas get more precipitation in a shorter amount of time.
* It is showing how long it takes for 50 inches of rain to get to different regions of the US.
Hello, Period 7! You noticed a lot of things about the colors on the map. Did you notice other things that might tell you what the graph shows?
You are the first to ask if the 5 years is past or future. That's a great question!
Why did you conclude the map is about precipitation? What did you notice that led you to think that?
We believe this is a graph of the periods of time it takes to accumulate 50 inches of rain across the nation. Why does it rain more on the west coast of Florida than the east coast even though both sides are bordered by water? In Washington state why is there such a wide disparity between the rainfall accumulations between the eastern and western half of the state?
Interesting observation, Benzing Bros. that there are differences in rainfall within one state. Can you think of a reason for such a difference? How does this difference in rainfall make a difference to the people and their communities?
What's going on in this graph: The graph represents how long it takes each area of the country to have 50 inches of rainfall, based upon past averages.
The graph is probably in responce to an article regarding how much rain Hurricane Harvey produced, to contextualize the amount of damage done to people in Houston by showing people how long it would take for them to get the same amount of rain (approx. 50 inches).
That's a reasonable conclusion, Leah. What did you notice in the graph that led you to that conclusion.
What did you notice?
-We noticed that the coastal areas has darker colors. And since the description mentions 50 inches of rain, we think that the graph represents rain fall.
What do you wonder?
-We wonder why the eastern part of the midwest has moe rain fall than the western.
We think this graph represents the amount of time it takes for certain areas of the countries to recieve 50 inches of rain fall. The darker the color, the more rainfall the area recieved and the less amount of time it took for the area to receive 50 inches of rain
What do we notice?
The darker colors seem to be higher rain levels.
The lighter colors seem to be lower rain levels.
The East is mostly blue, and the closer to the coast it is the darker the blue.
The West is mostly green and yellow, with a bit of blue on the damper areas of the West Coast.
The graph matches a map of national rainfall.
What do we wonder?
What do the colors stand for?
Do the lighter or darker colors mean more or less rainfall?
What is going on in this graph?
The amount of time it'll take for places in the US to get 50 inches of rainfall.
Hi, Julie! What led you to think of rain levels? The word rain is not in the graph at all, but there must be something you noticed that led you in that direction.
You raised an interesting question about which colors mean higher rain levels. There is a legend, but we removed the explanation of it. (We're not very nice!)
And in the end you concluded the map shows an amount of time. How did you put all that together?
@Students Ritz commented, "I think it is showing where the flood waters are going to go." If this is true, what can you say about flooding and how many people will be effected in the coming years?
This graph of the United States shows how long it would take for different parts of the country to receive 50 inches of rain. Each color on the graph represents a different amount of time.
Period 6
What did you notice?
* The more darker it is, the more rain it will get. The more lighter it is, the less rain they will get
* The west is lighter colors.
* I noticed that most of the green was in the west, and most of the blue was in the east.
* The months go up by 4.
* All of the colors are cool colors.
What do you wonder?
* I wonder if the darker blue represents flooding.
* I wonder why they choose the colors they did.
* I wonder why they choose the US.
* I wonder why only Hurricane Harvey was mentioned.
* I wonder why they picked hurricanes.
* I wonder if it is telling us where the hurricane is going next.
What's going in this graph?
* I think it is telling us how much rain the US will get over time.
* I think it is telling you about Hurricane Harvey and how much rain it gave the US.
* I think it is showing how much hurricane harvey is adding on to the other hurricanes.
* I think it is telling which state got the most rain during Hurricane Harvey.
* I think it is showing where the flood waters are going to go.
* I think they were trying to illustrate how much rain Hurricane Harvey put over the United States.
* I think it shows how much rain the states next to the ocean will get.
Thanks, Period 6! You have noticed a lot of things! You noticed the months go up by 4. Do you wonder what months have to do with the story in the graph?
And you wondered why they chose those colors. That's an interesting question. Would your conjectures about the graph change if the colors were, say, red?
HI Mr. R!!!
In this graph, it shows the water levels of each area. Recently there were hurricanes in parts of Florida and Texas and those places are very dark blue meaning the water level is very high. In the western side of the United States, it is very light meaning the water level is very low because it is very dry. So that explains of the graph shows the water levels of the United States.
Delaney, What did you notice that makes you think this is water levels? Are there any questions you have? Questions whose answers would help you fill in more details of your story?
In this New York Times graph, a map of North America is shown to display the amount of time it would take for the area to reach 50 inches of rain. At the top of the graph there is a key which exhibits 4 months to 5 years, from blue to yellow, so you can tell the graphs data is based on the time of something. Near the northwest coast and the southeast coasts the land is a deep blue. The general western side of the United States is shown in light colors, signifying it takes a longer amount of time to reach something. In the eastern part of the United States, the general area is blue, and it ranges in the blue color in specific places. There is a caption on the bottom of the picture that gives information about Texas after Hurricane Harvey, and how it had been inundated by more than 50 inches of rain before it left. I feel that the graph is being used as a comparison to the caption to show how much damage Hurricane Harvey caused to Texas. The key would go along with this idea, as it is used to represent time. You could say that this graph is being used to represent the amount of rainfall in the United States, but at the top of the graph it shows that this is being used to represent the amount of time it takes to do something, not anything else. For these reasons, this is a map of the United States, comparing the normal amount of time it would take to reach 50 inches of rain, compared to Texas after Hurricane Harvey.
I think this is a great way to find which places get a lot of rain
In this graph, it shows areas with different amounts of time. In the dark blue part, it takes 4 months for 50 inches of rain to fall. In the lightest tan/yellow, it takes 5 years for 50 inches of rain to fall. This graph is probably shown during when the hurricanes hit Texas. In the the east side of Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana there is a lot of dark blue because that's where the most rain was falling. Since the hurricane didn't last four months, they had to average the rainfall for four months. In the west side of the United States, it takes a lot longer for 50 inches of rain to fall because they didn't have a hurricane hit them. Weather moves east, so the east side of the country is getting the extra rain from the hurricane. For these reasons, this is a graph that shows how much time it takes for 50 inches of rain to fall in a particular area.
Thanks for your thoughts, Maddie. What are some things you noticed right away that led you to believe the graph shows how long it takes for 50 inches of rain to fall? Could there be any other possibilities? Are there things you wonder about that might tell you whether your conjecture is correct?
It looks like it represents precipitaion in different regions throughout the united states. Based on the caption below the graph it seems as though it is hurricane precipitation over idfferent stretches of time, since mo stands for a period of time. I figured based on the caption and the fact that the darker regions are on the coastlin and other reions where hurricanes are fairly common. Some might argue that this graph only represents time but that would make no sense because if it was so then the map would be entirely the same color and it would not make sense to make a graph with only a y (or x) axis.
David, you've noticed some helpful details and used some good reasoning as well. How many different variables do you think are represented in this graph?
What a great set of comments. Many of you have noticed that this graph has something to do with rainfall and over a period of time. Some have related this to Hurricane Harvey and to climate change.
You may want to also wonder about this graph. Why is the scale in months and years? How do the colored regions relate to land area but also to the population? How does this graph relate to what has happened in the past, the present, and the future? Thinking beyond what you already know may come more easily if you start your comments with "I notice" and "I wonder".
Keep responding and read other's comments to further your thinking.
The government controls the climate. There is a dark spot over Washington D.C. to water the plants and make D.C. look nice and allows the cherry blossoms to grow. Also, the rainfall is used to cover up crime scenes. The excess rain water washes away bodies and other clues at the crime scene. Therefore, cities that appear to have higher crime rates really just have lower rainfall. The rain also washes the governments' chemicals that fall from the sky in chemtrails into our drinking water, and allows them to control our minds. This is a plot by the the reptilians that are plotting to control the world through the global financial trade and set up a New World Order. Wake up sheeple!
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The New York Times graph shows the water levels. The bar at the top shows how long it has been since the area has had flooding or damage. In the Midwest, it is a very light yellow-green which means it has not had flooding in four years. Towards the Southeast, it is dark blue which means there is lots of rain. This makes sense because there has been a major hurricane, Hurricane Irma. At the bottom of the graph, it states a fact about the 50 meters of rain after Hurricane Harvey. This relates to the water levels this graph shows. This could be graphing hurricanes, but there have not been hurricanes in many of the blue places. For example, in Ohio, we have not had a hurricane within the past 20 months. There are also many inland places that are in dark blue. If this were a hurricane chart, it would be extremely hard to have the inland areas affected, but not any coasts near it. In conclusion, the graph shows an example of water levels in the United States of America.
Greetings to commentators from Hudson, Ohio. I enjoyed reading your comments and how you give evidence and counterclaims for your conjectures. @Kennedy S. says that the graph can’t be about hurricanes because Ohio is shown as blue and they have not had a hurricane in the past 20 months. Now, think more about what this graph means for our country?
In this graph it shows how long it takes for a place to get a certain number of immigrants. I think this because the highly populated areas have the darkest colors. Someone might say this is heat but there are exceptions to this and also the graph is in time. In conclusion, this graph shows how long it takes to gain an amount of immigrants.
@John S -- You are the first one to mention immigrants. You say that "this graph shows how long it takes for a place to get a certain number of immigrant. I think this because the highly populated areas have the darkest colors." In the sentence following the map, Hurricane Harvey is cited. Could there be an association between where immigrants move and the amount of rain? Can you think of some other reasons why they go to these parts of the US?
Based on the graph it seems to me the Great Planes dont tend to receive alot of rainfall. This would make sense in theory because they are far away from any of the oceans/big bodies of water.
All of the east side of the U.S. is shaded a blue color (light, dark, etc). Most of the the U.S. is shaded a light/dark blue color (16 mo.), and barely any is shaded a dark blue color (4 mo.). At the top of the graph of the U.S where it says mo. or yr., mo. could mean month and yr. could mean year. Also, the colors could represent how wet it is (blue) or how dry it is (tan) in a particular area.
I think that the graph represents the after affects off hurricane harvey. I can clearly tell because in the caption it says hurricane Harvey and it has a dark blue spot where the rain hit. Another hint is that in california it appears to be very dry which could be a after affect of the drought. Some people may say that this is before the hurricane, but that wouldn't make sense because there probably would not be rain in the texas/southern areas. In conclusion, the graph represents rainfall after the hurricane.
This graph appears to represent the length of time it took to reach 50 in. of rainfall. The Pacific Northwest, Gulf of Mexico, and East Coast receive the most rainfall in the shortest length of time. One thing I wondered was why there were darker spots inland that appears to come from nowhere, such as the darker spot in upper state NY, the dark spot in Indiana, and several others.
@Foster Cirino -- It's very interesting that you "wondered why there were darker spots inland that appears to come from nowhere, such as the darker spot in upper state NY, the dark spot in Indiana, and several others." For any of our commentators who live in these areas -- Can you offer an explanation?
This is a graph of how much rain there was and the water levels getting very high. This is true because it said that more than 50 inches of rain hit Texas and also hurricane harvey hit where it is it is dark blue on the graph which could indicate that there is a lot of water in that area. So there are different colors representing how much water there was in each part on the graph. The dark blue represents the high water level that is most recent and hurricane harvey just recently hit Texas which means there is high water levels there. This could also be where the hurricane hit the hardest. This isn’t true because the hurricane didn’t even hit a lot of places or it hit some places very lightly which means that there shouldn’t really be any blue by those places but on the graph it is. The graph obviously shows how high the water levels are and how much rain based on the colors on the graph and how much water there was all around.
Notice:
the country is pretty much split in half with respect to the coloration
areas that generally get a lot of rainfall (Seattle, the Gulf Coast, parts of Florida) are dark blue
Wonder:
is the coloration indicative of overall rainfall in a certain time period
what should stand out about Harvey and the sheer volume of rain it dumped?
What is the graph about:
The graph draws our attention to the contrast between areas that have received enormous amount of rainfall and those that have not
I think that it is a water graph showing what places are dry which places are well hydrated. I think this because it show the dryer are of the us and the more wet states have a variation of blue colors for more or less water. Now you may say Texas is dry, but it got hit by a hurricane. Also you could say that its a map of were the hurricane hit but the hurricane only hit in Texas and Florida and other nearby place and those are still the same color as place like ohio which did not experience the hurricane.
I think that the color is time because on the top it says mo. which means month also yr. is year.
Thanks for your thoughts, Conner. You noticed that the scale is about time. What else do you notice in the graph that might help you figure out the story it's telling?
i think that the blue is where the hurricane happened my evidence is when my mom was watching the news and she showed me and it looked like that. it also may be where the leftover damage from the hurricane is.
This is a graph of water levels reaching huge heights. This is true because where Hurricane Harvey hit, it is very dark, and in the western part of the United States, it is very light. The key shows that the lighter it is, the longer it's been since something there has happened. One might say it is the last time a hurricane hit, but that can't be true because in the western part of the United States it's nearly impossible to have a hurricane. It has to be water levels reaching a huge amount because it can still rain in the western part. That's what's going on in the graph.
What do I notice:
towards the west, there are lighter, almost sandy colors covering the area with little patches of light and dark blue throughout it. in the east, there is only light and dark blue. this is most likely showing what Hurricane Harvey did to Texas.
I wonder what the colors on the map stand for. rainfall? climates?
@Ark -- You "wonder what the colors of the map stand for -- rainfall or climate? How do you think the regions of the colors were determined since they do not follow state boundaries?
What is going on in this graph is there are water level below surface level. The brighter the the graph, then the higher to surface. Some parts of the graph are really low and that must mean that they are low to surface. It might also be the hurricane and the weather. But probably not, because then why else would it be bright usually in graphs it is blue to suggest hurricane. This is what is going on in this graph
The blue is a chart where rain has come, look at the coasts, look at how they are very blue. While places like arizona have barely any blue. Florida has a lot of blue and it should since hurricane harvey hit and irma
There are more trees in the wet regions, therefore trees cause rainfall
Based on the information and graph provided, it is most likely that this graph represents the amount of time it takes for these areas to reach a total of 50 inches of rainfall.
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What did you notice:
Darker in the gulf area and on the northwest
There is a dividing line, East is all blue, west is grean
The colors show time not rainfall
What do you wonder:
Is this another Rihanna fan map?
Are they using blue because it means water?
What does this have to do with Harvey?
Would the colors change if it rained more?
Does this show places that are flooding?
Why are we looking at this?
What is going on in this graph?
The graph shows the time it takes for the last 50 inches of rain to fall.
The graph shows rainfall.
The graph shows areas that have flooded.
You noticed some helpful details. The colors show time, as you said, so what made you think "rainfall?"
And aren't all map graphs, in some say, Rihanna fan maps? :)
Period 3:
What did you notice:
* There is more green on the west side.
* It has a key at the top of the graph.
* The eastern side is mostly blue.
* There is lighter colors in the west.
* It looks a nice graph.
* it is a map of the US
* Different colors mean different things.
* Pennsylvania is mostly light blue.
* The western states are getting more rain.
What do you wonder:
* Why did they put it into categories of months and years?
* Why is the west more yellow? What does the yellow stand for?
* Was this a weather map?
* Was this based on real life?
* What would change if they got more rain?
* Where did they get the information?
* How does this graph connect with Hurricane Harvey?
* What do the light and dark colors mean?
What's going on in this graph?
* The affect Hurricane Harvey had on Texas.
* It is showing different climates and rainfalls.
* How much rain the US got in the last 5 years and how hurricane Harvey affected that.
* The mid west hardly got any rain at all.
* The east coast got more rain.
* It shows how hurricane Harvey had an affect on different areas and how long it will take to recover.
In this graph there is a little key above it that shows me different colors for a certain amount of months. To me those colors mean that as the lighter it gets the dryer it is in that spot on the graph. What I am thinking is that in the near future it will start to get a lot more dry on the western half of the United States according to how white it is, and it will be a lot more wet/replenished on the eastern half of the United States. Another logical reason could be that those are the wind paths/speeds for the United States in the near future but that's not very logical because it would be to tough to predict those statistics that far ahead in the future.
@Aiden, you have two different conjectures about what the legend means -- one about dryness and the other about wind paths/speeds? I'm challenging you to look some more and decide which it is.
The information in the graph in the New York Times picture is represented by the amount of rainfall that happens in that area. For example in the midwest region their is not a lot of rain because those regions are arid and dry and do not receive much rainfall. The reason there's a lot of rain around the Florida and eastern Texas region is because those place have gotten hit by hurricane Harvey and hurricane Irma. Some people might think that this graph is representing temperatures in different regions located in the continental USA but due to the caption stating it being specifically about rain that statement is uncontextualised. In conclusion this is about rain and how it affects different parts of the continental USA.
I think this graph shows the areas that have gone without rainfall. I know this because the areas that are yellowish, are the dry climates or states. So, they rarely get rain. Plus, there isn't any yellow areas on the right side of the graph, because those are what I think to be severe climates. On the top left of the graph, it shows that those areas have gotten the most rain. Well, it is right next to the ocean, plus, that isn't a dry climate. Most people think this graph doesn't show the areas that have gone without rainfall, it's just showing how much of the hurricane hit the areas. No hurricane can last 5 years, unless, if it's a big one. So, this proves that this graph shows the areas that have gone without rain.
In this graph from New York Times, it is a showing of how many states Hurricane Harvey hit. At the top of the graph it shows how many years it might take to clean up and get everything back to normal. I know this because in the yellow is says it will take 5 years to clean everything up so that is probably where the hurricane hit the most. Another idea for what the graph shows could be that it shows that the blue is where the hurricane will hit or already has hit. This is not true because in the line at the top the blue says that it will only take 4 months - 20 months to fix while the yellow area says 5 years. In conclusion this graph shows where Hurricane Harvey hit the worst.
The graph for this week, from September 19 shows how often those places get hit by storms with more than, say about 10 inches. I know this because the key that shows what the graph is, is measured in time, also some of the driest places in the country have not been hit in many years! As those places get no rain in real life, this graph helps show that. Some may say it is telling us the amount of rainfall per year. I do not believe this as I do not think the amount of rain is measured in time. I think if it was it would be the last time there was that much rain. In conclusion this graph shows how many times these place on the United states.
This graph shows when was the last time it rained 50 inches across the US. This graph could be related to climate change/global warming.
Greetings to our commentators from Italy. What makes you think that the graph relates to climate change/global warming? Can you relate this to what is happening in Italy? Has anyone else thought that the graph is about climate change? Tell us about your thoughts.
So sorry, we read this comment much too late! Next time we will be sure to get in on the discussion.
I was wondering, how different would the map look before all of the hurricanes struck?
That dry spot right down the center left side is entirely due to dinosaur fossils that have been discovered. There is a negative correlation between fossils found, and amount of rainfall, so it is reasonable, (and plausible), to assume that the more dinosaur fossils found, the less average rainfall.
We noticed: Blue and yellow are used; The key is in time (months, years); There is more blue on the coasts; there is more yellow in the middle of the US; There is a lot of blue where the recent hurricanes were; and more!
We wonder: Does the blue represent rain? Has it not rained in the midwest in years? Why is the key in years and not inches of rain? Etc!
What's going on in this graph?: Due to the caption of the graph, and the legend given (in time), we believe that what is shown in the graph is how much time it takes each area to accumulate 50 in of rain. Thanks to HGHS Life School and others for their comments to get us thinking!!
Thank you for your response, and for noticing, wondering, and making conjectures about what's going on. In particular, you raise some great questions in the "wondering" part. Blue corresponding to rain is an interesting thought. But, yeah, the key is in years! It's nice how you use the things you noticed and the things you wondered to arrive at a conjecture as to the story being told!
This graph shows how long these areas in the united states has gone without rainfall. The legend supports this because the darkest blue says 4 mo. which stands for 4 months and the ost yellow color says 5 yr. or 5 years. I know that this has to do with rain because the places closest to water( lakes, oceans, e.t.c) are the darkest. I know this does not depict hurricane Harvey’s or Irma’s path otherwise the California coast wouldn’t be so dark because the Hurricanes aren’t hitting their. I know this depicts rainfall because the most land locked places are the yellowest. Utah has a burst of green/blue where the salt lake city is(the huge lake is their!). I know that this graph depicts how long each place has gone without water.
Welcome @Anja Raeth.
You have come up with a few wonderings, like what the colors represent and whether the graph is about the impact of Harvey or Irma. Then, you give evidence to respond to these wonderings. What a great way to get to what this graph’s story is. Keep thinking about what’s here.
When looking at the graph we notice that there is a range of colors spanning from dark blue to light yellow. The darker colors indicate a shorter amount of time (up to 4 months) while the lighter colors indicate longer amounts of time (over 5 years). We also noticed that the darker areas of the map are the states that are known to have a lot more rainfall. We hypothesize that this graph shows the amount of time it takes each area in the continental United States to accumulate 50 inches of rain, on average. For example, New York has a dark shade of blue covering the state, so we believe that means it would take 4 to 12 months to accumulate 50 inches of rain in that area. The driest areas of the country like Arizona are shown in light yellow, which would mean that it might take over 5 years for that area to accumulate 50 inches of rain, on average.
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Looking at this graph it is showing the amount of rainfall across the United States. You can tell that the blue means more rain because of the past two hurricanes in Texas and Florida. It makes sense those states would get a lot of rainfall. The western area of the U.S. doesn’t get as much rain because it is dryer. Also the two hurricanes were not going to hit the area. In conclusion based on the graphs and the wording it is talking about the amount of rainfall in the U.S.
This graph is showing how Hurricane Harvey has effected the US with amounts of rainfall and no rainfall. I know this because toward the south/east part of the US, you can see that it shows a very dry area as in the north/east portion of the US, it shows a lot of rainfall. You might say that the picture shows the result of Hurricane Harvey. But if this was true, the dry states at the moment would be darker. In conclusion, This graph shows how Hurricane Harvey effected the US.
Period 1
What do you notice?
Half is in yellow. Half is in blue.
There is a lot of yellow and light green where the Rocky Mountains are.
The eastern side is mainly blue and the western is mostly yellow & green.
The area close to Texas is darker colors. The area further away is lighter colors.
The lower right corner is mostly bright yellow.
What do you wonder?
What does the key at the top mean?
Why are they using years instead of months?
How does this relate to Hurricane Harvey?
I wonder if the yellow is where part of Hurricane Harvey hit.
I wonder if the graph was showing the period of time that the hurricane lasts in that area?
Why is only the bottom and left side of Texas green?
What's going on in this graph?
It looks like the yellow or blue is classified as rain.
It is showing how long the affects of a hurricane affects these areas.
It shows how a hurricane will affect the whole country.
The colors show the different climates and how wet it gets.
Thank you @Student Ritz for sharing with us your brainstorming on what you notice, what you wonder, and what's going on in this graph?. There’s lots of good ideas here. I bet you’ve found more items already. Keep thinking about what stories this graph is telling.
The graph shows how long each of these areas have gone without rainfall. The areas were it shows 5 too 2 years are desrts or plains. This is true because there is the sierra nevada wich is in the 5 year zone. This could be the path of Hurricane harvey. It is not because hurricane Harvey would of had to break in half to go to washington. This is the longest time areas have gone without rainfall.
In this graph it shows the hotspots of where the Hurricane was in the US and telling us where it would hit next in the US. Because in the graph it shows different shades of blue like dark blue to light blue which means on a graph dark colors mean where the subject hit and light colors for where the subject has hit and in between means it hit that area a little bit. This picture could show the weather from your weather channel but it shows the places where Hurricane Harvey hit in the US and it does not show the different degrees in each city/states. So in this graph it shows hotspots of where Hurricane Harvey was in the US.
The graph represents rainfall in certain states. The dark regions show the shortest time without rainfall, and the lighter regions the longest time without rainfall. In the West, there is very little rain annually, and that's why the region is very light colored, most of that region has gone 2 years through 5 years without rain. Some may think that this graph depicts the outcomes of hurricane Harvey, but that doesn't make sense because the states by Texas would be a lot darker because the lighter the color the longer the state(s) would be without rain. In conclusion, the graph represents how long a certain state has gone without rain.
I believe that this graph shows how long areas go without rainfall. The darkest areas have a lot of rainfall, so less time in between storms. The areas that are lighter have less rainfall, for they are desert-like regions. They don't get a lot of rain. This graph could show how much rainfall a place gets, but then the 4 months to the 5-year key wouldn't make sense. In conclusion, this graph shows how long an area goes without rainfall.
I notice a map of the U.S. and it is about Hurricane Harvey and the damage it has done and how many years it will take to fix it. I know this because the graph shows 5 years mostly on the left side, which is where the hurricane hit. I think it is the damage it caused because it won't give 5 years of rain in Arizona. It is not how much rain it got over the years because It would not get that much rain in Arizona in 5 years.
This graph is a map of the United States that has shades of blue indicating an amount of time. This graph is showng how often places will be affected by heavy rainfall. This is true because it is very dark near all coast lines and in the North-East and South and very light in the West where rain is less frequent. This could also be a graph showing the amount of rain a place gets in a certain amount of time, but the graph is set up so that it shows increasing amounts of time so each place is set up with a different amount of time which makes it illogical to try and determine the amount of rain. This is a graph showing how often places get affected by significant rainfall.
Thank you @Nicholas Hajek and @Andrew Caffrey for being the first to comment. You both noticed items about the map. And Andrew, you made a conjecture about what the map is showing. Read what comments as they come in to fill in the story that the map may be telling.
This graph is showing Hurricane Harvey and it's impact on the US. Clearly it affected the south east mainly and the darker areas show it was much more powerful in such areas.
First off, this graph referances rainfall whilst speaking about Harvey devastation. Additionally, on the top there is a color coded key that represents months and years. I wonder why there is a yearly category. If the graph is talking about rainfall maybe it is frequency of rainfall in a year vs a month. This graph is maybe showing the inches of rainfall and the frequency of flooding in the US.
I noticed a map of the United States and the western area is a lighter color than the rest of the graph. There is also a key on top of the graph that explain the correlation between the colors on the graph numbers of an amount. I think the amount is how much rain it would take for each state to be flooded like Texas was due to Hurricane Harvey.
I notice that the scale is a number of years and the information given about Texas is a matter of rain (50in). This makes me wonder how the scale and rain do the rest of the country pertains to the map.
What do you notice? It looks like the west does not a get a lot of what the graph is showing.
What do you wonder? Is it showing rainfall
What’s going on in this graph? It shows that the west does not usually get a lot of rain per year.
This looks like a graph about rain because the caption talks about Texas getting rain. Also, the South to Southwesr is shaded yellow while most others are shaded green or dark blue. This a graph that determines how much rain hits the USA each year or years.
It seems that the graph is telling us how long it took areas to get to 50 inches of rain. It mentions hurricane Harvey and really shows how bad it was because of the serious amount of rain that Texas got.
This represents amount of rainfall that had occured. The darkest of areas represents where it had rained the most
In this graph it is showing the pattern of hurrican harvey as it left texas. I wonder however what the different colors mean. I notice though that the two colors differenciate the difference between where the hurricane is and where it is not.
I agree with you chase !
The graphy definatly has something to do with the amount of rainfall during Huricane Harvy. At first, I thought the graph was rain fall in all parts of the country during this hurricane, but that didn't make sense when I saw the scale on top. Each color represents a different time interval, from a few months to 5 years. I think the graph is the amount of rain in certain time intervals throughout many different years
The map shows the hydrated parts of the country and the dry lands. The whole east coast and now most of texas has endured tons of rain due to hurricanes. The mid west is dry and not getting rain. This is mostly due to global warming so extreme weather changes are effecting the country harshly
I noticed that the western side has a the green, which means that ot took a long time for whatever happens to happen. Also the caption mentions Texas getting 50 inches of rain, so the graph must be telling how long each area took to get a certain amount of rain.
Seattle gets a lot of rain
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