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MATERIAL PREPARADO Y COMPILADO POR MARIA VERONICA VALDIVIA/ IMO INSTRUCTOR
Of all human activities, transport is probably one of the most influenced by the weather. From deciding whether or not to
go for a walk in the park to cancelling or delaying a...
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MATERIAL PREPARADO Y COMPILADO POR MARIA VERONICA VALDIVIA/ IMO INSTRUCTOR
Of all human activities, transport is probably one of the most influenced by the weather. From deciding whether or not to
go for a walk in the park to cancelling or delaying a ship’s departure, the weather influences our movements all the time.
Extreme weather conditions can cause accidents, death and destruction so predicting the weather is a priority when
people and goods are moved from one place to another. Today man has developed some very sophisticated means for
predicting the weather, but despite this, our predictions are not always accurate because weather conditions can change
very suddenly. The weather is the state of the atmosphere with reference to wind, temperature, state of the sea,
cloudiness, precipitation, atmospheric pressure, humidity, mist, fog, and ice conditions. It is important for seamen to
understand all the phenomena connected with the weather and to be able to read weather maps and li
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