RAIN WATER HARVESTING Introduction: Till about thirty years back‚ the areas around our homes and offices used to be unpaved and the rain falling on these areas would percolate into the soil and remain there for being drawn through shallow open wells. With the proliferation of flat complexes‚ not only have these areas been paved and percolation of rainwater into the soil almost totally stopped‚ the quantity of water drawn from the soil below has increased manyfold. Consequently open wells and not
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RAIN WATER HARVESTING INTRODUCTION 1. Urban centres in India are facing an ironical situation today. On one hand there is the acute water scarcity due to rise in consumption‚ over dependence and over-exploitation of ground water resources. Added to this‚ there is a lack of a coherent and credible water management policy. On the other hand‚ the streets are often flooded during the monsoons‚ giving rise to a situation of ‘water‚ water everywhere‚ and not a drop to drink.’ 2. This shortage
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! "! Educator Reviews of The Rains: Voices for American Liberty “Never has history been so lyrical! With the heart of a novelist‚ Sulayman Clark brings African American history to life in riveting‚ meticulously researched stories. This book is a must for college or high school teachers who want to insure that our young men and women appreciate and learn from the greatness that is their legacy.” Lisa Delpit‚ Professor Southern University “The Rains opens a rare and important vista on
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Analysis of The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky Set on the Texas frontier‚ “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky” is a short story in which the setting plays a major role in symbolizing the changes in western civilization‚ as the East flows into the old West. The theme of the story is that change is inevitable whether one likes it or not it is going to eventually happen. This story uses symbolism to put images in our minds of the old West and the new West as well as how the characters are portrayed throughout
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Tikal National Park The Tropical Rain Forest in Tikal National Park in Guatemala is alive with interesting plant life‚ animals‚ and beautiful views. The Guatemalans are adept at using the gifts the Rain Forest offers in their daily lives. Tikal National Rain Forest is found in Guatemala‚ South America. It rains for part of the day during most of the year. Rainfall averages about one hundred eight inches but can reach up to four hundred inches. The tropical climate produces hot‚ humid weather
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Acid rain is rain that has become acidic‚ because of air pollutants in the atmosphere. Rain has a normal pH level of around 5-5.5 which is only slightly acidic. 7 on the pH scale is the neutral and anything below that is considered acidic. Acid rain has a pH level around 4 which is 10 times more acidic. Acid rain can fall in many different ways and has many effects on the environment. Acid rain is caused by air pollutants in the atmosphere. These air pollutants are mainly from man made resources
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Review on Cat in The Rain of Ernest Hemingway A couple of Americans traveled in Italy. At the hotel‚ on a raining day‚ the wife found a cat crouched in the rain and wanted to take the cat and possess it. She went out and searched the cat in the rain‚ to find it had gone. Coming back‚ she told her husband her wish to change her hair style and was turned down by her husband. After her several other wishes were also turned down‚ a waitress of the hotel knocked the door‚ at the demand of the hotel owner
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Autism and Rain Man In the movies things are portrayed in ways that are supposed to make the movie sell‚ which means that movies are not always accurate. The movie Rain Man was about a man and his brother‚ who happened to be an autistic savant. In Rain Man Dustin Hoffman played Raymond‚ who was a high-functioning autistic savant. In the movie Raymond had routines and rituals that he did; and when his routines were interrupted or he was afraid of something he had a temper tantrum where he would
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Rain Forest Biome Table Of Contents Climate The Four Levels of the Rainforest. Plant Life Animals Have you ever been to a rainforest? Well knows your chance for a limited time offer since many rainforests are disappearing see them now. Let me explain the wonderful reasons why you would want to go to the rainforest. Think about it. Imagine a foggy forest with birds churpping and monkeys calling. Also you would get to see very rare plants and trees. All this and more when you come to
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Acid Rain Definition: The term acid rain refers to what scientists call acid deposition. It is caused by airborne acidic pollutants and has highly destructive results. Scientists first discovered acid rain in 1852‚ when the English chemist Robert Agnus invented the term. From then until now‚ acid rain has been an issue of intense debate among scientists and policy makers. Acid rain‚ one of the most important environmental problems of all‚ cannot be seen. The invisible gases that cause acid
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