1 Nigel Dreksler Evan Ferrara James Hespeler Bailie Reinhardt Sophia Veimau Animal Life in Chico A Look at the California Drought California is currently facing hardship from climate change in the form of a serious drought. It has be reported that it is the driest period in California history since the annual levels of rainfall has been recorded (Rogers, 1). The drought's effects are widespread and seemingly making the news nearly daily. Stepping outside you can see it all over whether its your water…
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more environmentally friendly Chinese dams- pros and cons BP oil spill- env effects Select a topic • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Electric vehicles- pros & cons and use in CA public perception vs. efficiency of potable reuse of water in Southern California Nuclear energy- cons Loss of coastal wetlands in Louisiana glacial retreat and depletion of water resources: discussion of negative impacts. Fracking & groundwater pollution Dubai manmade islands- env effects Ballona Wetlands in Los Angeles Nuclear…
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Shane Lukenda Dr. Jantz 4/18/10 Urban Environmental Paper Las Vegas Water Use There have been many urban environmental issues spread across the world throughout the years. Las Vegas water usage is one of the many urban environmental problems that occur in the United States today. Las Vegas has been experiencing water problems for many years now and if the climate trends continue to stay the same the largest water source in Las Vegas could potentially dry out. This water source contributes…
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have choosen the Dust Bowl as my topic.Due to this, I will be talking about the cause and effect of the Dust Bowl; after the Dust bowl, and the effect it had on the Agriculture of that area. Now, the Dust bowl was a massive Drought that occured throughout the 1930s. This drought effected most of the Great Plains, or what we call Tornado Alley today. Some sources say that the Dust Bowl also effected Canada and Mexico; but that is divided among researchers. However, the Dust Bowl happened in between…
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Tricia Benton ANTH-2222-51 Professor Craig Final Paper Environmental Factors that Contributed to the Mayan Collapse “For 1200 years, the Maya dominated Central America. At their peak around 900 A.D., Maya cities teemed with more than 2,000 people per square mile… in rural areas the Maya numbered 200 to 400 people per square mile. But suddenly, all was quiet. And the profound silence testified to one of the greatest demographic disasters in human prehistory -- the demise of the once vibrant Maya…
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development of science and technology in agriculture, agricultural science also experienced from traditional agriculture to modern agriculture gradually transformed. Remote sensing has been commonly considered as an effective technique for agriculture.This paper study that the main application of remote sensing for agriculture. Key words: satellite image, sensor, agriculture. Introduction With increasing population pressure throughout the world and the need for increased agricultural production there is a…
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This paper explores various articles from which the researchers obtained information about the correlation between monarchs and milkweeds. Monarchs and milkweeds have been in decline for the past few years, we will be discussing the why and the how this all occurred. There are various aspects that contribute to the butterfly's decline, we will be discussing the ones that make the biggest impacts. This article will also analyze the milkweeds from the outdoors experience lab at Arizona Western College…
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consequential body of science — John M. Wallace at the University of Washington, Isaac M. Held at the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, David W. J. Thompson at Colorado State University, Kevin E. Trenberth at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, and John E. Walsh at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. The letter is behind the journal’s subscription wall, so I’m providing excerpts here: In mid-January, a lobe of the polar vortex sagged southward over the central and eastern United…
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There are currently several techniques to accomplish this, including reverse osmosis and distillation, which will be the focus of this paper. The majority of present day desalination efforts convert seawater through various distillation means. Distillation, according to the Oxford Dictionary (2017), is the “action of purifying a liquid by a process of heating and cooling.” Essentially,…
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Change, Water, and Agriculture Implications A Special Focus on California Abstract Water affects every area of life, and given the ever-decreasing water resources, due to many factors including climate change, it is important to conserve water. This has many implications, including socio-economic implications. An example of the impact is on agricultural production, and as such food production. Hence, the goal of this paper is to point out, as shown clearly in various scientific literatures…
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