think of nature as a great broadcasting station‚ through which God speaks to us every hour if we only tune in. These immortal words of George Washington convey a deep message of the stupendous beauty of nature and simultaneously show the right human attitude that is required in this regard. Humanity has evolved over millions of years in an intact nature and for its future development the necessary intactness should be maintained. Same is the case with the Hussain Sagar Lake which was the epitome
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Pollution of the Kosciusko Lakes Pollution is one of the many ways that harm is inflicted upon the earth. It comes in two different forms‚ natural and artificial. Each one is equally damaging to the environment and hard to eradicate once introduced into the ecosystem. Natural pollution comes in forms of invasive species (plants and animals)‚ but also can come in forms of run-off. Artificial pollution comes in the form of litter and adds to the harmful effects of the natural pollution. Invasive
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The Lake Nyos Limnic Eruption occurred on August 21‚ 1986‚ in Cameroon‚ Africa. It happened 2 years after the Lake Monoun eruption‚ which killed 37 people. Both Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun are crater lakes‚ which means they were created by an eruption around 500 years ago. They are the only volcanic lakes in the world other than Lake Kivu in Rwanda‚ Africa. A limnic eruption is created by a large amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere. It releases no heat‚ no fire‚ no smoke‚
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Yesterday Glenn and I experienced Loon Lake here in Northern California‚ and man was it a great experience! Loon lake is located in Northern California and is adjacent to the legendary Rubicon Trail. Our day started with meeting at In N Out in Auburn CA at 4:30 a.m.....well I was there at 4:30; Glenn showed up around 4:50 but I can say it was fashionably late‚ at least as fashionable as a person can be that early in the morning. During my twenty minute wait‚ surprisingly I wasn’t alone at this In
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She hopped into ice-cold liquid‚ and felt a chill crawl up her back. “How does it feel‚” yelled a far off voice. “It feels great… jump right in‚” she lied. She thought about how Lake Holcombe allows people to be themselves‚ spend time with family‚ and become stronger mentally and physically. First of all‚ Lake Holcombe gives people a chance to be their real self. At the lake‚ a person can act at their true personality. A person is able to express their real emotions and feelings‚ and no one has to
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John Updike’s "A & P" and T. Coraghessan Boyle’s "Greasy Lake" have many similarities as well as differences as coming-of-age stories. "A & P" is about a nineteen-year-old boy working at a grocery shop who stands up against the manager trying to defend and impress the girls he is attracted to who are not "decently dressed" (Updike 18). "Greasy Lake" is a story of several nineteen years old youths who play a prank on a bad character and experience what real bad characters can do. Fortunately‚
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In a southern Oklahoma there is a large lake full of fish. In this place‚ on many warm summer days‚ my family and I would bring our boat to the lake and ride the cool calm water. We would anchor our boat and cast our rods and relax catching countless sparkling rainbow trout. My family and I did this for many years. The lake was large and always full of people‚ and it was surrounded by trees and full of fish. The smells were great‚ as well as the campfires and food‚ and it was always a good getaway
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Capitol Lake: Estuary vs. Lake Capitol Lake is a 260 acre large lake that has been a major icon of Olympia and its capitol campus ever since it was created. The lake is well-admired by tourists and locals. It has continuously attracted people with its gorgeous setting‚ and available trails around the lake to jog or walk. Wildlife such as birds‚ fish‚ seals‚ and other marine life have also added to this great nature experience. But what most people don’t know is that even though Capitol Lake is beautiful
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Crater Lake Crater Lake is located at southwestern off Highway 62 in Oregon. It is Oregon?s only national park. It is the deepest lake in the United States and is the seventh deepest in the world. Crater Lake has an average diameter of 5.3 miles in length and is approximately 1‚932 feet deep. Crater Lake is a result of a volcanic explosion that happened about 7‚000 years ago. A long time ago‚ the pacific oceanic plate was gradually moving under the pacific continental plate in the process
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STUDY: LAKE VICTORIA Krystle Baxter University of Phoenix August‚ 2012 Lake Victoria is the second largest fresh water lake in East Africa. Lake Victoria was the home to over 400 cichlids; which today more than half of the population are now extinct. A major destruction of Lake Victoria’s ecological balance was due to the Nile Perch. The Nile perch is a large voracious predator. The Nile Perch was brought to Lake Victoria to help out fisherman but instead the ecological balance of the lake stared
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