thought through on how California is experiencing a serious drought and the state will be challenged to meet its water needs in the upcoming year? 2013 was the driest year in recorded history for many areas of California‚ and current conditions suggest no change is in sight for 2014.Water is always important in California‚ but this year no one in California can afford to waste any water. What is a Drought? If you say the word “drought‚” most people think hot‚ dry weather with too little rain. While
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Natural Hazards Drought 2011 East Africa Drought The East Africa drought began in late 2010‚ when rains that usually fall between October and December did not arrive. The East Africa Drought affected most parts of Kenya‚ Ethiopia and Somalia. This lack of rain continued through 2011‚ driving food prices to unprecedented amounts. Due to two farming seasons being missed‚ many could not afford to buy food and fodder from more fertile areas. Approximately 12.4 million people were facing food
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Ddirk Mrs. K English 9 A October 24‚ 2012 Descriptive Essay The look of glee on people faces is the look that you might expect from a child on Christmas day. Why this look? They are on the most amazing place on earth truly it’s a gift from God Himself the “beach”. The beach is a quiet and peaceful place but at the same time it can be so noisy because the number of people that are on this beach is as if the new iphone 5 is being sold. You just have to allow yourself to become that carefree
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been experienced drought for more than 5 years. However‚ most of people don’t realize California drought is a big environment disaster. The drought affects the agriculture directly‚ so that a lot of famers experience the loss of their products. According to the BBC news‚ California drought has already made more than 50‚000 people turn into unemployment‚ and the California drought also cause the economic loss accumulated to 2 billion Dollars. Other than that‚ the extremely drought lead to mountain
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water? There is a drought in California and the water is being fought over by the citizens and the farmers. California should regulate the amount of water taken from aquifers so everybody can take showers‚ use the bathroom and wash their hands. Consequently‚ “Officials say at least 1‚300 people have lost their water in and around East Porterville‚ nearly three hours’ drive north of Los Angeles‚ making the town’s residents some of the hardest hit victims of the three-year-old drought” (Source2). People
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produce larger crop yields in a drought. No-till farming‚ irrigation systems‚ and the use of Genetically Modified Organisms in the place of conventional seed. According to Andrew Freedman‚ in his recent article “2012 Drought Will Probably Last Through Winter In The Midwest‚ Says U.S. Monitor”‚ drought monitor statistics showed that moderate to exceptional drought covered a new high of 64.16 percent of the lower 48 states as of September 11‚ 2012 (Freedman‚ 2012). This drought has been the worst to strike
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In this descriptive essay I would like to tell you about my favorite object. One of the most important objects to me is my baseball bat that I spend almost my entire summer using. It is a Louisville Slugger baseball bat. It is my favorite object because I’ve had it for one year and have used it a lot of times in games and practices. I have never hit any home runs or anything but have helped my team out with big hits when they were needed. This bat is an orange and yellowish color. This bat is
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Descriptive Essay My heart is racing as if it will beat right out of my chest. I hear them start to count‚ “5‚ 6‚ 7‚ 8…” I bounce forward and push off my base’s shoulders. I feel light and free as a bird. I wiggle around on my feet until I get my balance. Once I have my balance I stay tight and wait for the next count. I feel the tight grip on my ankles and the strong arms of my bases. They then count‚ “Cradle 1‚ 2…” I dip down and I’m tossed into the air as if I’m weightless. I slap into their
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The first step to solving any problem is realizing there is one. Amarillo and the rest of the Panhandle get its water from the Ogallala Aquifer which is a vast yet shallow underground water table located beneath the Great Plains that spans across portions of eight states including the northern tip of the Texas panhandle. A large portion of the irrigated land in the US rests atop this aquifer system‚ which yields about a third of the nation’s ground water used for irrigation. The Ogallala Aquifer
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Descriptive Narrative Essay I remember that warm day in May three years ago when my Dad and I went to an auction to buy myself a new car. We were surrounded by people as we stood in the middle of a muddy yard. I was holding a white card with a number on it‚ waiting for the Mustang I wanted to place a bid on. The auctioneer was a short old man with white wiry hair‚ two fingers missing on his left hand and the rough voice of a chain smoker. His name was named Mickey. Mickey began to auction
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