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Des Moines Mississippi River
1,156 wordsIn the summer of 1993 the United States were faced with the most devastating flood that has ever occurred. Seventeen thousand square miles of land were covered by floodwaters in a region covering all or parts of nine states (North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois). All large Midwestern streams flooded including the Mississippi, Missouri, and Kansas, Illinois, Des Moines and Wisconsin rivers. The Mississippi river was above flood stage for 144 ...
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Natural Greenhouse Effect Carbon Dioxide
722 wordsGlobal Warming is sometimes referred to as the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is the absorption of energy radiated from the Earth's surface by carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere, causing the atmosphere to become warmer. The greenhouse effect is what is causing the temperature on the Earth to rise, and creating many problems that have started and will continue to occur in the coming decades. Life could not exist if there was no natural greenhouse effect. The reason for the...
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Make A Difference Tropical Rainforest
1,537 wordsRETELL: BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE AMAZON RAINFOREST AND OTHER RAINFORESTS The Amazon rainforest is the world's largest tropical rainforest. It covers approximately 2 million square miles in the Amazon River Basin of South America (Lyman 1998, 61) About two-thirds of the rainforest lies in Brazil. The forest also covers parts of Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Columbia, and Venezuela (Lyman 1998, 32) In the Amazon rainforest it contains a wider variety of plants and animal life than any other place i...
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000 Square Miles Acid Rain
1,060 wordsThe Adirondacks are a group of mountains surrounded by many lakes and rivers, that cover over 5, 000 square miles in the northeastern part of New York. There are a lot of large tourist villages on every lake. Motor boating and other water activities take place on almost every lake in the area. It is a vacation paradise for thousands. But, industrial emissions from Canada and the Ohio river valley always drift to this area and cause acid rain. This silent killer is destroying these beautiful lake...
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Rio De Janeiro Coastal Plain
1,686 wordsDescribe and Account for the Distribution of Population in Brazil The population distribution in Brazil can be explained by considering two factors, the physical factors and the historical factors within the five regions in Brazil, which are the North, North East, Centre West, South East and the South region. The population is mainly found on the narrow coastal plain trapped by the escarpment of the Brazilian Highlands. In the Rio de Janeiro area, the coastal plain is so narrow that it almost re...
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Back Into Space Greenhouse Gases
2,020 wordsIn my seminar work I will try to explain you what is happening to global climate, which are the consequences and what can we do to stop changing our climate. Humans are heating the planet. Official confirmation for that came in 1995, when the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) the official scientific body established in 1988 by the UN to investigate climate change - published its Second Assessment Report, written and reviewed by some 2 000 scientists. A consensus now undeniably ex...
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Natural Greenhouse Effect Carbon Dioxide
1,107 wordsGlobal warming is sometimes refereed to as the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is the absorption of energy radiated from the Earths surface by carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere, causing the atmosphere to become warmer. The greenhouse effect is what is causing the temperature on the Earth to rise, and it is creating many problems that will begin to occur in the near future. For the last 10, 000 years, the Earths climate has been extraordinarily beneficial to mankind. Human...
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Atmospheric Co 2 Carbon Dioxide
1,549 wordsClimate change will have significant impacts on the global temperature such as an increase in temperature, change in weather patterns and sea-level rise. Sea-level is expected to rise 95 cm by the year 2100, with large local differences due to tides, wind and atmospheric pressure patterns, changes in ocean circulation, vertical movements of continents etc; the most likely value is in the range from 38 to 55 cm. The relative change of sea and land is the main factor: some areas may experience sea...
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Lava Flows Mount St
941 wordsThe plates which are about 20 miles thick, make up the earth's crust and are a chief cause of volcanic activity. These plates are always in motion. They move very slowly, however some at times bump in to each other. These movements put a lot of pressure on the surface rock. Volcanoes obtain their energies from such movement and pressure. Volcanoes form at the boundaries of these plate where two types of movement occurs, two plates will collide with each other or the plates will move apart from e...
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Head Of The Family Mississippi River
2,078 wordsPersonnel Assessment Plan Floods have always been some of the most serious natural disasters in the United States. They have resulted in many human lives and billions of dollars of economical losses for the country. The valley of the Mississippi river has been historically an unsafe place for people to live. Every spring and summer there is a danger of a flood or a flash flood in that area. In the recent years, however, both state and federal governments have worked hard to make the river safe f...
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Percent Of The Population Costa Rica
975 wordsThere Central America Central America There are 26 million people in Central America. Mestizos of mixed white and Indian heritage make up one half of the population. Indians, who make up one fifth, are concentrated in Guatemala. Whites are dominant in Costa Rica, and blacks and mulatto's in Panama and the Caribbean coastal plains. Central America extends for a distance of 1, 200 miles east southeastward from Mexico to South America. Its wider western half is occupied by the nations of Belize, Gu...
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Miles Per Hour Large Amount
1,472 wordsDangers and Destructions of Floods and Hurricanes Floods and hurricanes have been effecting the lives of people around the world for years. This research paper is going to state some of the worst floods and hurricanes, and how future ones can be controlled. A flood is an overflow of water on dry land. The two types of floods are coastal and river floods. Coastal floods are the first topic in this research paper. A coastal flood is the flooding of beaches and surrounding areas; including bar spit...
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United States And Canada Ph Of 5
903 wordsHow Acid Rain Develops, Spreads, and Destroys Acid rain is environmentally damaging rainfall that occurs after fossil fuels burn, releasing nitrogen and sulphur oxides into the atmosphere. Acid rain, simply stated, increases the acidity level of waterways because these nitrogen and sulphur oxides combine with the air? s normal rainfall. Acid rain is a silent threat because its effects, although slow, are cumulative. This analysis explains the cause, the distribution cycle, and the effects of aci...
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Tropical Rain Forest Plants And Animals
1,722 wordsA decade ago the rain forests seldom came up in every day conversation. Today the tropical woodland is the theme and setting for popular movies such as the Medicine Man, and Arachnophobia. In addition there is an International restaurant chain called the Rain Forest Caf, the caf has a rain forest theme, and is located in such countries as the United States, England, and Australia. The Rain Forest Cafe actually donates a percentage of their profits toward rain forest conservation. Rain forests ar...
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Natural Greenhouse Effect Carbon Dioxide
1,180 wordsEssay Global Warming Global Warming Essay written by Dave Sanford What is global warming, and how is it affecting the Earth and its inhabitants? Global Warming is sometimes referred to as the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is the absorption of energy radiated from the Earths surface by carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere, causing the atmosphere to become warmer. The greenhouse effect is what is causing the temperature on the Earth to rise, and creating many problems that w...
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Burning Fossil Fuels Burning Of Fossil Fuels
1,299 wordsIs it hot in here, or is it just me? That? s the question young Billy asked himself one excruciatingly hot day. The air was thick with humidity and the sweat poured off him like the rain of a heavy spring downpour as he delivered his mid-day papers in his hometown of Seattle. Normally, he would not have thought twice about this kind of heat. Normally, it isn? t 90 degrees in April. This isn? t a far-fetched idea cooked up by a lone scientist pouring over minute data. This could be a reality. The...
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Natural Greenhouse Effect Greenhouse Gases
1,722 wordsWhat is global warming, and how is it affecting the Earth and its inhabitants? Global Warming is sometimes referred to as the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is the absorption of energy radiated from the Earths surface by carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere, causing the atmosphere to become warmer. The greenhouse effect is what is causing the temperature on the Earth to rise, and creating many problems that will begin to occur in the coming decades. For the last 10, 000 yea...
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1,087 wordsWhat is global warming, and how is it affecting the earth and its inhabitants? Global warming is sometimes referred to as the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is the absorption of energy radiated from the earths surface by carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere, causing the atmosphere to become warming. The greenhouse effect is what is causing the temperature on the earth to rise, and creating many problems that will begin to occur in the coming decades. For the last 10, 000 ye...
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Tectonic Plates Iron Ore
1,342 wordsThailand Japan And Thailand Thailand and Japan are two countries situated in the Australian, Asian and Pacific (A. A. P) region. There are many similarities and differences in their physical and human geographies. Japan is an archipelago of 3900 mountainous islands with a total land size of 377 835 km 2. Located in East Asia along the Pacific Ring of Fire Japan ranges from North 50 30 I to 210 and East 970 3 I to 1030 3 I. In contrast, Thailand is a larger country with a total landmass of 511 77...
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Political And Economic One Of The Worlds
2,080 wordsCase Study Ethiopia Nearly half of Sub Saharan Africa's 45 independent countries encounter frequent serious food crises. Ethiopia, one of the worlds larger countries, has long been plagues with the torment of poverty, illiteracy, hunger and disease. Famine, a reduction in everyday food supply, is a widespread problem that can strike in any corner of the developing world. Although sometimes unnoticed, this shortage of food slowly leads to hunger and malnutrition. Famine in Ethiopia is not caused ...
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