significance: - Mangrove forests are among the most productive terrestrial eco systems and are natural and are a renewable resource. Mangroves are not a marvel just for their adaptations but also for the significant role they play in our environment. * Mangrove ecosystem act as Buffer Zone between the land and sea. * Mangroves protect the coast against erosion due to wind‚ waves‚ water currents and protect coral reefs‚ sea-grass bed and shipping lanes against siltation. They are also
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do smartphones face? Based from the article I read‚ one of the threats being faced by smartphones is being hacked without the knowledge of users. Also‚ all of the personal and corporate data stored on the device could be sent through different remote servers‚ which are threats for smartphones. Additionally‚ another threat of smartphones is the user’s information may be taken without one’s permission especially the banking information. 2. Are there any particular vulnerabilities to this type
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The environment is something you are very familiar with. It’s everything that makes up our surroundings and affects our ability to live on the earth—the air we breathe‚ the water that covers most of the earth’s surface‚ the plants and animals around us‚ and much more. In recent years‚ scientists have been carefully examining the ways that people affect the environment. They have found that we are causing air pollution‚ deforestation‚ acid rain‚ and other problems that are dangerous both to the
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Utilization of Remote Sensing For River Basin Stuides Aroboinosen Hillary Department of Agricultural and Bio-Resources Engineering‚ Federal University of Technology‚ Minna‚ Niger State‚ Nigeria. Email: aroby_hillary@yahoo.com June 2013 Abstract The efficient management and use of water resources is a prime concern all over the world. This sometimes leads to scarcity creating an environment of tension and conflict‚ on the other hand excess of water can cause flooding and became a threat
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seep into our environment when the snow or ice melts‚ and poses a threat to water bodies‚ soil‚ vegetation and large number of species sustaining on them (Environmental‚ Health and Economic Impacts of Road Salt). De-icing of the roads is‚ beyond a doubt‚ very essential‚ as it saves lives by preventing accidents‚ but there are more alternatives other than the use of road salt which I will also explain. This research paper explains how road salt acts as a de-icing agent and what factors promote its widespread
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keeping track of all those remote controls. After all‚ everything comes with a remote control these days. Many have tried to organize the handful of remotes that are in their possession by labeling them‚ keeping them in a designated drawer or basket‚ or even gone as far as “Velcroing” them to the wall. However‚ there is a better method to the madness that requires a little less creativity‚ but more ingenuity. It is a great little solution known as the universal remote. In most cases‚ you can
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Brad Schwartzman Glenn Tender’s Political Thinking Hans Morgantheau‚ one of the foremost thinkers in political science believed that politics and government is the perpetual struggle for power. The famous political theorist Thucydides agreed when he said‚ the "strong will do what they want‚ the weak will do what the must." Are they right? Is the goal of all humans to seek power in order to dictate their own ideologies and beliefs? I would agree that the tumultuous and evolutionary system
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As a nation America has seen its fair share of conflicts and wars just in the last century. Our nation has seen both World Wars and various other conflicts that still to this day are claiming lives. During the hard times of war many people have found faith and turn to religion to provide hope and comfort. While America was at peace before September 11‚ 2001 a devastating and cowardly plan was being hatched in Afghanistan in terrorist training camps. People who were declaring JIHAD (a holy war)
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Environmental pollution will dramatically decline if the authorities are not reluctant when it comes to making disposals more accessible so that a clean environment can be maintained. According to (SWMCOL 2010) in Trinidad and Tobago‚ the average person generates approximately 4 lbs of waste per day This amounts to approximately 1‚000 tons of waste that reaches the landfill sites per day Apart from this‚ large quantities of waste are also improperly disposed of‚ and as a result‚ pollute our streets
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When something is added to the environment which is very harmful‚ poisonous or fatal to the animal‚ people surrounding it and other living things is called as pollution. In simple term pollution is a contamination by a chemical or other pollutant that renders part of the environment unfit for intended or desired use. It is triggered by industrial and commercial waste‚ agriculture practices‚ day to day human activities and most notably‚ modes of transportation and many the other sources. Pollution
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