The Red River Flood of 1997 Geography 2152G Professor Mark Moscicki Mitchel McCabe – 250590151 Submitted: Wednesday April 3rd‚ 2013 Description of the event The Red River Flood of 1997 was a colossal flood that occurred along the Red River of the North in April and May of 1997. The Red River of the North basin is located in North Dakota and Minnesota in the United States‚ as well as in southern Manitoba‚ Canada. (figure 1-map) This flood was the most severe on this river since 1826
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clean water‚ take old pipes that have been used to transport water across cities for example. Because they are so old‚ they tend to waste about 7 billion gallons of water every day (CQ Report‚ 2010‚ p.531). And due to natural events like low rainfall and snowfall‚ we have been through many droughts which have almost emptied our reservoirs (CQ Report‚ 2010‚ p.531). Although we humans can’t create or destroy water‚ we can make it unusable by flushing our clean water into the ocean leaving it salty or
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Following are the main factors that influence the weather over Pakistan. Western Disturbances mostly occur during the winter months and cause light to moderate showers in southern parts of the country while moderate to heavy showers with heavy snowfall in the northern parts of the country. These westerly waves are robbed of most of the moisture by the time they reach Pakistan. Fog occurs during the winter season and remains for weeks in upper Sindh‚ central Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab.
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20˚ C (68˚F)‚ and winter months’ temperature ranges from 5-7˚C (41-45˚F). The topography of this country has a high latitude and is very mountainous. Around the mountain regions‚ Scotland gets up to 100 days of snowfall each year. In lower regions‚ it receives only 15 to 20 days of snowfall. Winter days are short and summer days are very long. Some other religions you might find include: Islam‚ Buddhism‚ Sikhism‚ and Hinduism. The area is 78‚772 km^2 and the population totals to about 5.2 million
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The XC60 SUV will not work in heavy rainfall and snowfall. It is not much capable in unfavourable atmospheric conditions. By using the ultrasonic sensor thought the precaution is given to the driver in advance there is a distance limit. Ultrasonic sensor can only sense the obstacles only up to certain limit. The frequency above 20‚000 hertz can be detected by the ultrasonic sensors. There is another limitation also that is‚ the sensor will detect any abject above its frequency range weather it
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slick roads). This is particularly true in places where snowfall is uncommon but heavy accumulating snowfalls can happen (e.g.‚ Atlanta‚ Seattle‚ London‚ Dublin‚ Canberra‚ Vancouver and Las Vegas). In places where snowfall is common‚ such as Utica‚ Detroit‚ Denver‚ Ottawa‚ Montreal‚ Quebec City‚ Chicago‚ Pittsburgh‚ Buffalo‚ NY‚ Toronto and Minneapolis‚ such small snowfalls are rarely disruptive‚ because winter tires are used‚ though snowfalls in excess of 6 in (15 cm) usually are. A massive snowstorm
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WATER RESOURCES What are water resources? Water resources are sources of water that are useful or potentially useful to humans. It is important because it is needed for life to exist. Many uses of water include agricultural‚ industrial‚ household‚ recreational and environmental activities. Virtually all of these human uses require fresh water. Only 2.7% of water on the Earth is fresh water‚ and over two thirds of this is frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps‚ leaving only
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Subject: Geography Name: Muhammad Umair e-mail id: hafizumair92@gmail.com Climate of Pakistan: Introduction: Pakistan lies in the temperature zone. The climate is varied throughout the country‚ characterized by hot summer and cold winter. The rainfall occur in the upper parts of the Pakistan is usually from the Western Disturbance. From June to September most of the country is lashed by the South West Monsoon. Pakistan has recorded one of the highest temperatures in the world Mohenjo-daroo‚
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India is a land of great diversity. It described as a land of many religions and innumerable languages‚ it might well be described as a land of festivals as well. Indians love celebrating. Every little occasion from the harvesting of crops‚ welcoming the spring or rain‚ to seeing the full moon lends itself to joyous celebrations splashed with colors‚ music‚ folk dances and songs. Even the birthdays of divine beings are celebrated by connecting them with particular festivals. The Indian calendar
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being rugged. The party is planned to be an outdoor gathering. I am interested in knowing what is the probability that it will rain on the day of my daughter’s birthday party given the current weather forecast. The April average for total rainfall plus snowfall in Middletown‚ CT is eleven days( n.d.) An extended (10 day) weather forecast shows a 40% chance of rain on April 9‚ 2011 ( n.d.). According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)‚ the accuracy of 6-10 day precipitation
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