Kristyn Mullins Media Report #4 11 Nov 2015 Social Problems California Drought “How historic California drought affects the rest of nation‚ often for the Worse” New CNN: Michael Martinez and Alexandra Meeks State‚ National Coverage the drought is more than just one state internal problem. California drought hurts the rest of the nation‚ because California is a breadbasket of the nation. California is growing more than a third of its vegetables and nearly two-thirds of its fruit and nuts. They had
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Tropical Cyclones & Floods & Droughts: Australia is well known for it’s natural disasters including BushFires‚ Floods‚ Droughts and Tropical Cyclones. The major disasters being Tropical Cyclones and Droughts. A cyclone is a large-scale‚ atmospheric wind and pressure system characterized by low pressure at it’s centre and by circulating motion‚ counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. An example of a tropical cyclone is Australia’s deadliest one yet
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University of Phoenix Material Appendix E Part I Define the following terms: |Term |Definition | |Racial formation |Is the process by which economic‚ social and political forces determine the content of importance | | |of racial categories‚ and by which they are in turn shaped by racial meanings. | |Segregation
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Introduction In January of 2014‚ California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency after the drought led to the driest year in California history. Local government agencies sprung into action‚ calling for a twenty percent decrease in statewide water usage. Californians across the state were subjected to laws and regulations put in place to manage drought conditions. Farmers‚ especially‚ experienced hardship as groundwater and surface water supplies were cut off due to shortages. However
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environment and of the relief that comes from receiving long awaited rain in a drought stricken state The state of California‚ as many readers will know‚ has been shriveling under the effects of years long drought. This past summer‚ it was so bad‚ that rather than hiking in and generally enjoying the famous golden hills of California‚ those hills took on a grayish tint‚ an ever-present reminder of the parched conditions and‚ what looked like‚ the suffering that most living things were going through
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This is the fourth year of the great drought and scientists say it will be the worst drought in 1‚200 years. The negative effects of this drought is that fields will go fallow‚ forests will catch fire‚ and wells will come up dry. California is already having some of these effects (maybe). California has underwent a mandatory water rationing for cities in the state. Even though California is going through tough times right now‚ it won’t last forever. Rain and snow from the high Sierra will return
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currently in an historic drought situation. So you would know that the people in California have been dealing with drought conditions for a while now‚ and they are not the most ideal. It’s sunny out‚ but you can’t necessarily fill your pool. You have to limit your showers‚ and you have to take a pause for watering your plants. What about the rest of nature? Are they getting the water needed for them to survive? Sick-quoias No‚ according to scientists‚ they’re not. This drought is stressing them out
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In recent years‚ nearly every desert United State has been facing a massive water shortage. In 2010‚ most of California entered a crisis described as an “extreme to exceptional drought‚” a crisis has caused cities and towns to cut water use by as much as 36 percent. Laws have been put in place to limit the length of time and days during which citizens can water their lawns‚ and said citizens are encouraged to switch to fake-lawns and plant-life that require little water like cacti. For many‚ the
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a growing issue in the state of California. The state has been hit with a terrible drought. The drought has personally affect they way in which I use water. Conserving water has now become a priority. "The average American shower uses 17.2 gallons every 8.2 minutes‚ with a flow rate of 2.1 gallons per minute"(HomeWaterworks). Shorter showers are necessary to conserve water. I limit my showers to a maximum of 5 minutes. A number of people even take showers in greater lengths of time‚ some exceeding
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it is quite apparent to see that there would be no life. As most know today‚ California is currently in the midst of a drought that has been ongoing for four years. This epidemic has been getting worse and worse‚ which is a severe problem. Although being in a drought is surely an environmental issue‚ it is our responsibility to be mindful and cautious about it. According to the National Drought Mitigation Center‚ “People can also play a big role in drought. If we use too much water during times
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