The flooding was caused due to many reasons. The main reason was the above average & long period of heavy rain which caused all 3 rivers to have their peak flow at the same time. Other reasons for flooding is because most of the country consists of huge delta and floodplain‚ 70% of the total area is less than 1 meter above the sea level and 10% is made up of Rivers and lakes. These are only some of the Physical activities that caused flooding. These are some of human activities that made the
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In his eloquent speech “Tear Down ‘Deadbeat’ Dams” in 2014‚ Yvon Chouinard employs a vast selection of oratory tools and discusses the importance of taking down non-effective dams‚ damaging all sorts of rivers and lakes all around the world. Published on May 7th‚ 2014 by the New York Times Company‚ his speech contains many evidences and statistics‚ he used in order to form his argument to the decision that policy-makers should do about removing these dams. Chouinard begins his address with introducing
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or federal grants‚ which truly have no other agenda except the environment itself. The Mount Hope River restoration in Ashford‚ Connecticut was one project that had stricken my interest. US EPA 319 grant money in the amount of $127‚000 was used to fund the collaboration to restore and stabilize the habitat in which Brian Murphy was the project
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held on the land by planting vegetation. Forests and grass should be planted where there are no natural growths. Dams built across rivers help hold back the water. Reservoirs behind the dams store water during wet seasons for use in dry seasons. Dams help prevent floods by controlling the flow of water. Many towns and cities get their water from nearby lakes and rivers. Some communities dump sewage and garbage into the water‚ making it unfit to drink. Water pollution is one of our most serious problems
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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
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international focus with a regional focus (mainly hydropower and flood control). For my internship‚ I am analysing the behaviour of water using the physical and numerical model. The term ‘water’ in this project refers to the flowing water such as at the river‚ dam‚ reservoir and others. The behaviour of water is differs depending mainly on the structure of the channel in the nature itself. The discharge and velocity are also change especially due to raining seasons and also sediment transportation. Most
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refloored and reroofed; public building were torn down‚ then refashion from cellar to ceiling…Main Street itself had become a river‚ with waters more than six feet deep” (2). At the end of the book‚ Carlin is coming back to Haddan after a flood hit the town‚“Some of the big white houses would have to be reroofed‚ but the Haddan School has been hit with the most severe damage‚ for the river had risen four feet above above its highest level‚ flooding the buildings”(342). When Hoffman says that buildings
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with them so I secretly wanted to leave them and find my own way to the camp but I never knew that I made the wrong decision!!! As I walked past the campfire I flicked on my torch and I was lead to a river‚ and I had no idea how to walk to the other end of the river so I just walked along the river. Suddenly something enormous
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the Coastal Plains. They were farmers that lived on the east side of Texas in the piney forest. They lived in the Coastal Plains. here is many springs‚ creeks‚ streams‚ some swamps‚ several large rivers‚ and several large and small rivers‚ therefore making it a good place for farming . Under the rivers‚ there is hardwood trees such as oak‚ pecan‚ walnut‚ and a tree called bois de arc. The bois de arc is an important tree to the Caddo. It has strong flexible wood that is perfect for making bows shooting
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