Muscle Shoals‚ a portion of the Tennessee River‚ was part of the Tennessee River. The river was unique because it had a 130 foot drop in elevation for 30 miles. The drop in elevation made it seemingly impossible to travel upstream‚ or against the current. The drop in the elevation created rapids‚ called “shoals”. This part of the Tennessee River is where the Tennessee Valley Authority originated. The Tennessee River Valley was a very fertile place. Cotton and corn thrived growing in the river valley
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Vernal pools are small‚ isolated wetlands that occur in a forested setting throughout Michigan. Vernal pools are isolated wetlands because they are not permanently connected to other bodies of water. They need to be flooded and dried out long enough and frequently enough‚ to house flora and fauna that have special adaptations for coping with inundation and water drawdown. They are small enough and shaded enough that recognized open-structure natural community type. The amount of water in a vernal
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Machhli jal ki hai raani‚ Jeevan jiske hai paani Haath lagao toh dar jayegi‚ Upar laoge toh mar jayegi Meaning: Fish is the queen of water‚ whose life is water; It is scared of the touch and out of water it shall perish This is not just true for fish‚ but for any life on the earth. The biosphere with its fauna and flora owes its existence to water. In the solar system it is only our earth that is credited with water‚ that too just 1% of the entire water‚ that is potable. It is therefore
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Jamestown‚ breaking apart and almost failing‚ death lurking around every corner. Nobody ever knew who was next to die at Jamestown. In May of 1607‚ a large boat with about 104 english settlers sailed up the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay to what is now Jamestown‚ Virginia looking for riches. After they got there‚ they were soon overwhelmed with death from poor settler skills‚ deadly brackish water‚ and the 15‚000 Powhatan Natives lurking near by. Nobody was ever prepared for the amount of death caused
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If you’ve watched the news anytime in the past 4 years‚ you’d know that California is 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?
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Did you know that Kenya has amazing‚ diverse‚ and plentiful wildlife? The wildlife is one of the many reasons that Kenya is so well-known. This paper will discuss Kenya; its geography‚ climate‚ people‚ and wildlife. This information on Kenya’s geography and climate came from The World Factbook and National Geographic Kids. Kenya’s location is in Eastern Africa‚ bordering the Indian Ocean. This is the landscape most people think of when they think Africa. Kenya’s vast savanna is familiar from movies
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Wetlands span the surface or sub-surface interface‚ storing water in various times as groundwater‚ soil moisture and surface water. They are vital ecosystems that support wildlife and perform valuable ecosystem services‚ such as flood protection and water cleansing. They also provide livelihoods for millions of people who live within and around them. For example‚ the Inner Niger River Delta in the Western Sahel zone supports more than a million people who make their living as fishermen‚ cattle breeders
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The drought has been the worst drought recorded as the biggest drought in history for California that is.If you made it to this point here is more info on this big topic of regulating water for California and not regulating groundwater for California. The Drought is costing the state millions and even billions of dollars as seen in source 1. This has caused a bill to be brought up to regulate water ‚Meaning everyone would have a balanced amount of water.Only thing holding this bill down is the voting
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Abstract: The January 1996 event‚ and its damages was used to understand ice jam flooding in the lower Mohawk River. Ice jams are formed when the blocks of ice formed along the river causing water retention behind the blocks of ice. Once the ice melts the water that was retained adds up to the water level already existing. to understand ice jams better the tree elevation scar of the eastern cottonwood tree was measured in the lock 8 in glenville‚ stockade park in schenectady and at the Glen sanders
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1.Explain how human interference in the water cycle can affect water availability The water cycle is the process of evaporation‚ condensation and precipitation of water on Earth including rain water and how it is distributed. Human factors such as forest clearing‚ urban construction and changes in land use can all affect the distribution of water. Infiltration can be affected by forest clearance. This also affects percolation and the water table. When there is rain the forests holds a lot of rainfall
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