Fixing California Drought In an attempt to find a solution that would best resolve the water drought crisis in California‚ we’ve all heard how we could apply technology such as desalination or green-friendly practices such as water conservation. Finding those who divert water wrongfully is just as challenging as it is to preserve the precious resource. Tough statewide regulations have been already rolled out this year in a bid to punish those who misuse it. Under the emergency conservation restrictions
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Ban on Underwater Dredging in California Steven R. Neubauer BIS/275 Ban on Underwater Dredging in California This great state of California was founded as a result of the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in January 1848. The modern day prospector is under attack by various environmentalist groups that have declared war on suction dredges. A suction dredge is a mechanical underwater vacuum cleaner that sucks up gravel‚ sand from the bottom of river ways‚ and passes these items through
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California is in a drought and farmers believe our only option is to take water from under the ground. But‚ groundwater depletion is causing a lot of bad things to happen. It is making the layer of clay above collapse‚ when the clay collapses the dirt above gives way and sinks. This sinking causes sinkholes and is very dangerous. The sinking also damages pipes‚ buckles walls of irrigation canals‚ and cracks homes. Although the sinking is already a big enough threat the water in general could
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American scientist Philippe Cousteau said‚ “Our oceans are facing innumerable threats from overfishing and pollution to ocean acidification and invasive/extinction of species.” This quote rings to our lives today in California because having over 50 beaches locally‚ we have seen most if not all of them in some manner polluted and mistreated. Simply‚ we love to visit our local beaches for the cool breeze and the overall view. The sense of “vacation” that draws us after a hard day’s work. We as humans
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This is not an article about a hike covering huge chunks of miles‚ deep in the wilderness‚ but rather‚ this is an article about the contrasts of living in an urban environment‚ finding solitude in that environment and of the relief that comes from receiving long awaited rain in a drought stricken state The state of California‚ as many readers will know‚ has been shriveling under the effects of years long drought. This past summer‚ it was so bad‚ that rather than hiking in and generally enjoying the
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Hispanic Groups Living in the United States Mexicans‚ Puerto Ricans‚ Cubans and Dominicans living in the United States The Hispanic population grew in every region of the United States between 2000 and 2010‚ and most significantly in the South and Midwest. About three-quarters of the Hispanic population living in the United States are reported as Mexican‚ Puerto Rican or Cuban origin in the 2010 Census. Mexican Americans are the largest Hispanic group living in the United States‚ representing
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California is facing the most dramatic drought in history! As a consequence‚ more problems have occurred in the state. People are facing the struggle of not having enough water to bathe‚ wash clothes‚ and do dishes. This massive drought started three years ago and has not gotten any better. Farmers and citizens are fighting over the water. As a result‚ water is running out and the only any to save it is to have laws. Based on the economic problems citizens are facing‚ the county should control aquifer
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#06 Vague Traffic Rules in California? “There were no cars or people in the area and what I did was perfectly safe. What was the point of giving the ticket? It’s time to hire educated police officers who can exercise judgment.1"‚ cried Bob Miller to one of the columns of Gary Richards on July 17‚ 2016. Bob apparently received a ticket on a red light while he was turning right in Campbell‚ complaining that he should have received a warning ticket instead. This post of Bob set the readers in a firestorm
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California by Edan Lepucki is an okay dystopian/apocalyptic novel. It gets the elements right that it needs to succeed: its main characters (Frida and Cal)‚ the apocalyptic situation (a series of natural disasters)‚ and a promising start (the two need to survive in this world against the odds). Unfortunately‚ it falls short in other important areas. The other characters are pretty bland‚ the world isn’t very interesting (as apocalypses should be)‚ and the story fails to be engaging. Frida and Cal
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California‚ population (total 37‚ 691‚912) For many years‚ Southern California was America’s “Promised Land”‚ an ideal fuelled by the warm sunshine‚ golden beaches‚ and the mystery‚ glamour and romance of the film industry. Now it seems that the state is cursed by natural disasters‚ and Los Angeles‚ with its 13 million inhabitants‚ has become known as ‘hazard city’. The summary diagram has explained the interrelationships between the hazards which threaten Los Angeles‚ but it is necessary to
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