What year did European countries make colonial inroads in the Far East?

The covers all of earth like a thin shell,but it is not a solid sheet of material.it is broken up into several large sections and many smaller ones. fill in the blank.

Extensive and unusual cold snaps have occurred here recently. is this evidence that global warming is lessening or not occurring? no—although the long-term trend is for warming, short-term weather patterns can still be variable. no—melting of glaciers and ice caps is making the oceans cooler, which can cause cold snaps. yes-- if global warming really were occurring, cold snaps wouldn’t happen. yes—due to global warming, weather patterns should be become less—not more—variable.

Both pictures below were taken at the same time of day, but one picture was taken in summer, and the other in winter. how can you tell which is in winter