Black Saturday The alarming Black Saturday bushfires commenced on February 7th 2009‚ igniting in Victoria‚ Australia. The fires affected more than 78 communities resulting 173 deaths‚ over 400 injuries‚ 2‚100 homes destroyed and over 7‚500 people displaced. The fire was an event due to extreme hot weather conditions. Wildfires are natural events that occur frequently in Australia‚ but the ongoing drought and warm winds resulted temperatures to each 46 Celsius degrees with winds in excess of more
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This class report is about the Amazonian Tribes and why the rain forest is important to them. The many things that will be discussed in this report are when they arrived‚ where they migrated from‚ and how settlers have affected the rain forest for the Amazonians. The different resources that are in the rain forest will also be discussed to give a better idea on why many people have come to the rainforest to settle and collect these resources. The way the Brazil Government has used the rain forest
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What is commercial arable farming? Commercial arable farming is a system of farming carried out on a very large scale‚ it is the extensive cultivation of usually one crop for sale in order for large profits (Monoculture). Some examples of crops that are associated with commercial arable farming are tobacco in Cuba‚ sugarcane in Barbados and Cotton in India. GUYANA‚ a Caribbean territory located between Venezuela and Suriname in South America practices arable farming on a large scale. Their crop/product
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Golden Gate Park Conservatory of Flowers The Conservatory of Flowers is the oldest surviving structure in San Francisco‚ California’s Golden Gate Park‚ and the oldest municipal wood and glass Victorian greenhouse in the U.S. William Hammond Hall‚ planner of Golden Gate Park‚ included the idea of a conservatory in his original concept for the design of the park. The elaborate building is 73 meters (240 feet) long and has a central dome that rises nearly 18 meters (60 feet) high. It was partially destroyed
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Latin American and Caribbean countries houses more than 50 percent of the world’s tropical forests‚ 33 percent mammals‚ 33 percent reptiles‚ 40 percent birds and well over 50 percent of the amphibians in the world. But Columbia alone hosts a great deal of these life forms. The focus on Columbia is necessary because the biological entities are diverse and numerous. Research from Columbia’s Biodiversity reveals the copious life in this country. Colombia houses more life forms than most countries
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How Does Losing the Tropical Rainforest Affect The World 1 How Does Losing the Tropical Rainforest Affect The World INTRODUCTION The rainforest is considered to be one of the most beautiful places on earth. Sadly it is being destroyed at rates that people can not truly comprehend. The battle to save the rainforest is a daunting task. It is a battle between many from political figures to indigenous who call this beautiful place home. It affects so many things including families‚ the economy‚ the
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Anyone who tours Utah’s Fishlake National Forest is likely to marvel at its beautiful grove of aspen trees. However‚ the 47‚000 trees in this woodlands area are not individual trees. They share a single root system and even originated from the same seed. As such‚ they make up the Pando Clone‚ which scientists believe is the world’s largest living thing. Pando is a Latin word that means “I spread.” It is an apt name for this gigantic tree system. The Pando Clone expands across 106 acres of land
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1.) The concept of this movies it to tell the viewer of what is happening in the national forest. Particular in California National Forest. Nestling a bottling water company is drawing water from the national forest for profit. They are taking tons of water from the plants and animals that live in the forest. During the drought plants and animals don’t have the natural resources they need to survive. 2.) In the movie it stated that‚ they are taking tons of water from the rainforest. CBS News reported
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Corcovado – Exploring Costa Rica’s National Park Corcovado National Park is located on the Osa Peninsula‚ on Costa Rica’s southern side. The magnificent beauty and spectacular vista make this park one of the most isolated rain forests in the country. It’s also home to a remarkable selection of trees‚ endangered plants and animal species. Even though this park is unique and breathtaking in all of its features‚ it’s also worth mentioning that this is a very remote region. Visitors only have access
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As our society turns our focus to the earth’s environmental status‚ the controversy between whether new age clearcutting is a viable method to be used in the forestry industry is a trending topic between environmental groups and forestry corporations of the world. While one side‚ environmentalists‚ argue that clearcutting is the death of a forest‚ increases erosion‚ and nearly eliminates wildlife habitats‚ the accuracy of these statements is false. Clearcutting‚ a method of Silviculture‚ is effective
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