Fresh water is one of the basic needs and essentials of all living things. Although organisms utilize it differently‚ we use it on an everyday basis. Without water‚ 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
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California drought: Why farmers are ’exporting water’ to China By Alastair Leithead BBC News‚ Los Angeles While historic winter storms have battered much of the US‚ California is suffering its worst drought on record. So why is America’s most valuable farming state using billions of gallons of water to grow hay - specifically alfalfa - which is then shipped to China? The reservoirs of California are just a fraction of capacity amid the worst drought in the state’s history. "This should be like
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Introduction to California Pizza Kitchen California Pizza Kitchen is known worldwide for its high quality menu and ingredients‚ with budget friendly prices. They collect their revenues from three different sources. Sales from company owned restaurants‚ royalties from franchised restaurants and royalties from a partnership with Kraft to sell CPK branded frozen pizza in grocery stores. CPK has a "dedication to guest satisfaction and menu innovation and sustainable culture of service." CPK has
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Karen Rusli Rusli 1 HIST 338 Dr. Bryan Lamkin 24 May 2013 California During the Great Depression The 1930s was not the best time period for California‚ the U.S.‚ or the world. When the stock market crashed in 1929 in the United States‚ it set off the most severe economic depression in the Western world. On top of all of that‚ a severe drought hit the Southern and Midwestern plains in 1931 just two years after the stock market crashed. This became known as the Dust Bowl. In the Dust Bowl‚ crops
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California Groundwater Do you want to save water and money on your water bill? Have enough for you and your family? As you know the United States is in a big problem with the drought. Well without water the farmers will have trouble planting the fruit and vegetables. Which means the food prices will go up and you will have to earn more money they you already have to get food to provide for you and your family. There are some ways so you can save water and money and lower your water bill so
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To this day‚ California has been in a drought. The governor‚ Jerry Brown is struggling to create policies to prevent people from using large amounts of water. He has made proposals to reduce the water use in California by building tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to increase the supply of water. One of the reasons California is in a drought is because of our history of dealing with the gold miners using hydraulic mining to mine gold‚ and damming the Tuolumne River to provide water for
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Wildfires have been raging through California for only a couple of days now. Firefighters started fighting the numerous wildfires on October 7th‚ now they face a new‚ and overwhelming challenge on Wednesday. The winds have started to strengthen and expected to develop more‚ causing a threat to spread wildfires. The wind gusts are predicted to surpass more than 40 mph‚ even at 12-13 mph cause embers to fly. The wildfires have destroyed hundreds of buildings causing thousands of people to evacuate
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so‚ what are they doing about it? Although water seems to be everywhere all water is not useable. Even though 71% of the earth is made up of water‚ water is still scarce in every country; including the United States‚ according to Williams (2014). California sits right on the Pacific Ocean; however‚ this water is not consumable and Californians are experiencing a four-year drought. As mentioned by The Water Project (2015)‚ in developing countries‚ either the quantity of water is significantly scarce
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Allen Ginsberg’s "A Supermarket in California" Presented much like a spontaneous journal or diary entry‚ Allen Ginsberg’s "A Supermarket in California" is a complex and multifaceted poem that stands as an indictment against American government and culture. The opening lines of the poem forward the aforementioned journal-like quality and also present the central focal point of tension in the poem as a whole. The opening line specifically expresses a tone of wistfulness or even sadness: "What
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In 1989‚ it cost $6 billion dollars to fix the damaged caused by the Loma Prieta earthquake in California. Many things happen when there an earthquake‚ not just the ground shaking and people becoming terrified. It affects earth‚ people and property. Earthquakes can do a lot of damage and I will tell you about the effects from them. The first thing earthquakes effects is earth. When two continental plates meet‚ earthquakes are happening‚ volcano eruptions and mountain formation caused by continental
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