What it is: • the deposition of acidic components in rain‚ snow‚ dew‚ or dry particles. • more accurate term is "acid precipitation." • defined as any type of precipitation with a pH that is unusually low The Causes: • occurs when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are emitted into the atmosphere‚ undergo chemical transformations and are absorbed by water droplets in clouds • then fall to earth as rain‚ snow‚ mist‚ dry dust‚ hail‚ or sleet. • Dissolved carbon dioxide dissociates to form weak
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rainfall where runoff is insufficient to flow into dam storages. The quality of captured rainwater is usually sufficient for most household needs‚ reducing the need for detergents because rainwater is soft. Financial benefits to the users include that rain is ’renewable’ at acceptable volumes despite climate change forecasts‚ and rainwater harvesting systems generally have low running costs‚ providing water at the point of consumption (Ferguson 2012).[1] Benefits of widespread rainwater harvesting to
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where it is too salty‚ acidic or otherwise unpleasant or unfit to drink‚ another source must be sought. In areas that have regular rainfall‚ the most appropriate alternative is the collection of rainwater‚ called ‘rainwater harvesting’. Falling rain can provide some of the cleanest naturally occurring water that is available anywhere. This is not surprising‚ as it is a result of a natural distillation process that is at risk only from airborne particles and from man-made pollution caused
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Daintree rain forest was named after an Australian geologist and photographer‚ Richard Daintree. The Daintree rain forest is located in North Queensland and is one of the oldest rain forest. Rain forests usually have approximately 3000 species of plants and around 700 of these plants are only found in the Daintree Rain forest. This Daintree rain forest was added to the World Heritage List in 1988 on the 9th of December‚ which is why it is protected. Many plants and animals in the Daintree rain forest
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Singin’ in the Rain Journal Singin’ in the Rain is an amazing film of the musical genre that tells a story about Hollywood. It demonstrates how the need for new technology can affect the lives of individuals who work in filmmaking. It is imaginative‚ comical‚ and has a colorful set design. “The movie shows how meticulous and involved studios were with their films during that era. Every single aspect of production was controlled by a group of professionals to craft a film made with love and great
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numbers‚ weather‚ movie credits); Throwing tantrums and having no apparent fear of dangerous situations. In the movie Rain Man aka Raymond uses many rituals and routines to make himself feel safe. He memorized the times of all the TV shows that he watches on a daily basis and when Raymond was unable to watch those TV shows he freaked out so badly that Charlie felt the need to go up to a strangers house and ask if his brother could watch TV. Every morning Charlie demanded that he have pancakes with
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Science-fiction texts often use vivid storytelling so as to allow the reader to grasp an overall idea and gain an insight into a world that is often filled with chaos and disorder. There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury is a story that takes place in the future but takes its name from a 19th century writer. It is a story that takes a science-fiction plot and embroils it with real life moral and philosophical concerns. Bradbury’s protagonist is a house standing alone in a world destroyed by nuclear
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------------------------------------------------- Rainwater harvesting From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia | This article includes a list of references‚ but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help toimprove this article by introducing more precise citations. (June 2012) | Rainwater harvesting is the accumulating and storing of rainwater for reuse before it reaches the aquifer. It has been used to provide drinking water‚ water for livestock‚ water for irrigation
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Outline Introduction Body - The Amazon Rainforest’s Vegetation‚ Species‚ Climate 1 Amazon’s Vegetation 1 Deforestation 1 Human Influence 2 Soil Quality 1 Plant Adaptation 3 Universal Dependence 1 Oxygen Production 2 Lumber Production 4 Plant Species 1 2 Animal Species 1 Primates 1 Howler Monkey 2 Squirrel Monkey 3 Uakari Monkey 2 Mammals 1 Amazon Manatee 2 Pink River Dolphin 3 Anteater 4
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(When it rains gasoline) The script that I have chosen is from the internet (http://www.dramaticwriter.com/Alysa.html) About an obnoxious and a spoiled teenage girl named Alyssa who shares her feelings about her parents‚ her friends and how she thinks she’s going to be treated at the dance. It’s prom night for her‚ the most important night of her life according to her. This monologue comes from a play called ‘When it rains gasoline’. This play was first produced
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