Essays on Basin

Introduction

The drought that California is currently experiencing is considered to be one of the worst in the history. According to Rogers (2016), the drought continues to spell disaster without any signs of stopping. Because of this, different problems started to emerge which significantly affected the residents of the state. Some of these problems include the water shortage and the destruction of the several landscapes available in the region. Because of this, the people start to learn from the impacts brought about by this disaster. This paper will discuss these realizations, as well as the possible solutions and adjustments that ...

Water Resources

The Moscow city's location gives it access to Palouse River in Idaho as well as Paradise Creek whose upstream basins are the main water resources in the area. The Palouse River is from formation of the lava basins on both sides of the Moscow mountain that describes its high gradient at its youthful stage and thus flowing fast as it loses its height down the mountain. Just like most of the streams in active tectonic areas, the Palouse River has a straight channel considering the existence of alluvial fans as well. Regarding the fact that this stream has its ...

Writing Research Papers

Research paper should characterise the issue of analysis and then make it sounds like more detailed conception of the issue (Day 15). The research paper should consist of three main parts. Introduction with the description of the aim of the writing. The body of the paper, this is the issue itself, its development. Conclusion, the final comments of the explored issue (Day 15). The information for the paper should be based on the information, taken from scientific works, articles from reputable journals, books, documentaries. These are the basis for the writer to make his/her own research (Day 17). Research ...

The City and State Where it located

Introduction The Murray Darling Basin as an ecosystem is the third largest river basin in the world and is divided into two sections that is the Darling system which is the northern basin and the Murray system which is the southern basin . The Murray Darling river basin has been a subject of concern over the deteriorating quality of its water and impact on the ecosystem services offered by the basin. This paper studies the various ecosystem services offered by the Murray-Darling basin and the respective value each of the services offers to the various components of the ecosystem. The ...

The most beautiful and fascinating artistic aspect of the Chinese ritual objects was the use of bronze. In ancient times, vessels were made to be used for drinks and foods and came in different forms. Some of the containers had accents of rounded and molded handles which rest on well-created bases. Bronze vessels have a well-designed covering which depicts mythical images of mostly animals (Chang, p. 529). Since the beginning of the millennia, they left these vessels with shades of green. There was an addition of hues that helped in bringing a visual display of the art. In the ...

Water Rights

Creating water policies have always been a great challenge. Water has multiple uses; economic growth and conservation of wildlife, however, the usage of water among individuals may contradict. Prior appropriation doctrines contradict with public trust doctrines and several reserve rights. Despite the conflict, there are strategies and policies that can be used to ensure that enough water is reserved for instream use and at the same time prior appropriator access to water is maintained. The best strategy to use to ensure this is accomplished is the distributive water policy. This strategy involves supplying water to a particular area. In ...

Background Information

Flooding occurs in many countries around the world and the need to have proper response plan is inevitable. The case in no different this year as floods continue to hit various countries around the world leaving deaths and property damage on its way. A recent report by the United Nations, The Human Cost of Weather-related Disasters 1995-2015 documents the danger posed by floods around the world and the lack of preparedness among several institutions involved. From 1995 to date, flooding has accounted for over 47% of weather related disasters which is significant when compared to other disasters. In recent ...

It is an intersecting fact to not that to date the notion of dynamic networks refers to either one of two different concepts. First the pattern of Links, in a network topology evolves dynamically in time. Second the nodes can be individual dynamic systems coupled by static links [5, 6, 10, 22 24]. Adaptive networks are not new. Nearly all real world networks are to an extent adaptive and adaptive networks occurs in multiple disciplines today [12, 13, and 18]. What is new is that in recent years adaptive networks have become a focal point of extensive investigation using ...

What are the key environmental problems associated with the California Delta?

What is causing these problems? More and more water from the river and its tributaries feeding steel pick for irrigation, not only in the lowlands, but also in the upper reaches are causing the problems. As population, industry, utilities began to grow, they now require more water and especially energy. For power generation at California two large hydro plants were created: dams block the flow of the river, there were large reservoirs, septic tanks, which are at the bottom of the river, sharply slowed, it loses borne alluvium with rugged mountains and canyons of the California Plateau since the ...

The continental plate in the eastern part of Asia is composed of various volcanoes and tectonic movements. Most of the volcanic rocks in this region are composed of alkali basalts with signs of continental contamination. There are various models that explain the region’s magmatic evolution. The two most common models used to explain the movements refers to the surficial processes and the other one refers to the deeper processes associated with the Pacific ocean plate. These two processes are antithetic and may hay happen subsequently. The volcanism can be traced by tomographic imaging that can be directly associated ...

Introduction

Air pollution involves the introduction of particulates and other biological molecules in the atmosphere, resulting in the death of humans, other living things and damage to other resources such as crops. It involves the interaction of different pollutants which eventually affect the environment, health, and even the climate. These pollutants are emitted almost from all economic and social activities. The most cases of air pollutants are; Sulphur Dioxide, Nitrogen Oxides, Particulate Matter, Ozone, Ammonia, Non-methane volatile organic compounds, carbon dioxide, lead, heterocyclic, chlorinated hydrocarbons, phenol and Methane amongst others. Emission of many air pollutants has decreased across Europe as ...

Uranium (U) element was discovered by a German chemist, Heinrich Klaproth, in 1789. Uranium is a radioactive element with an atomic weight of 238.02891 and an atomic number of 92. The uranium element initially discovered by Heinrich was an oxide, uranium oxide. A French chemist, Eugène-Melchoir Péligot, was the first person to produce pure uranium by reacting it with potassium in a heated platinum crucible. The element’s radioactive properties were established in 1896 by a French physicist known as Antoine Henri Becquerel. Currently, uranium can be extracted from various ores such as carnotite (K2(UO2)2VO4· ...

It used to be fun to visit museums when in school with friends and school groups. However, my visit to Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) was different, as now I was in college and going there not just because everyone is going, or that your school or teachers have organized a tour, but I was going there based on my own plans and decisions. I had heard a lot about LACMA and decided to get more information about the museum online. I explored the website of LACMA and learned about the history of the museum. I learned ...

There are several uranium deposits in the area that the developer wishes to build the resort. For example, in the Maritimes Basin and the crystalline basement in the Atlantic part of Canada. There is an abundance of uranium in the sandstone that is similar to the deposits found in the ground in Texas and more throughout the western part of the United States. The acknowledgement of the severely weathered granitites beneath the unique Windsor area in the South Mountain Batholith does suggest a link to similar areas much like the Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan. The area has a large ...

Research paper on the Colorado River & Glen Dam

Research Paper on the Colorado River & Glen Dam Water law traditionally has been referenced in regards to water quality, judicial decisions, and state statutes that deal with water quantity, the allocation, and management of water rights. The subject of water quality has often been discussed under the environmental law. The water law of the Western States was set upon various doctrines that developed in a uniform pattern within the western United States. Water is the lifeblood of the arid West, and the Western Water Laws were developed in controversy, and thus the allocation of water rights continues to be ...

The problem of water resources of the Mekong River threatens to escalate into a serious conflict between China and several Southeast Asian countries. The origins of the Mekong, which occupies the 13th place among the longest rivers in the world (about 4350 km), are located on the Tibetan Plateau. The Mekong flows through China (Tibet Autonomous Region and Yunnan Province), Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. China is already having on the Mekong (China calls it the Lancang River) two operating hydroelectric power stations and at the beginning of September 2012 announced the launch of the third one called ...

Introduction

Air pollution involves the introduction of particulates and other biological molecules into the atmosphere thereby resulting in the death of humans, other living things and damage to other resources like crops. It involves the interaction of different pollutants which eventually affect the environment, health and even the climate. These pollutants are emitted almost from all economic and social activities. The most cases of air pollutants are; Sulphur Dioxide, Nitrogen Oxides, Particulate Matter, Ozone, Ammonia, Non-methane volatile organic compounds, carbon dioxide, lead, heterocyclic, chlorinated hydrocarbons, phenol and Methane amongst others. Emission of many air pollutants has decreased across Europe as ...

As early as elementary school, we are taught the water cycle. The simple cycle of evaporation that causes the clouds, the clouds rain on the land, the water is soaked up into the soil, lakes, and rivers only to travel back to the ocean and eventually become rain and snow again. It sounds like a simple process. However, much of California has been in drought for a while and everyone is suffering. Many cities ban the use of water outside, except on a specific day of the week. Neighbors turn each other in for water use. The rolling hills ...

Written Assignment 1

Supercontinent-Cycle Hypothesis The supercontinent cycle is principally a geologic sequence where the Globe's continents alternatively join into a solo supercontinent, fragmented into several continents, then combine again. The cycle is projected to be roughly 300 - 500 million years in length. The supercontinent cycle is basically the outcome of geometry, bearing in mind that nearly 29% of the Globe's surface is made up of continents spread on tectonic plates that move in an unevenly haphazard fashion. After a given period of time, these continents are believed to ultimately combine then stick. However, they do not stick unceasingly since rifting ...

1.0 Introduction The report considers the treatment of water that takes place at Lake Mary water treatment plant. Much of the discussion is based on the experience obtained while on a visit to the treatment plant. The report gives a firsthand information on the functionality of the water treatment plants while adding few insights from secondary sources. The report identifies the contaminants that are treated to ensure the water used by the community is safe for drinking so as to prevent risks of diseases. Contaminants from pharmaceutical products and personal care products are largely responsible for chemical contamination of ...

Introduction

The world is currently experiencing a rapid pace of globalization. Globalization, in general, offers a more positive than negative set of effects to society. It makes countries more interconnected. The actual advantages of this worldwide phenomenon, in fact, come from the international interconnectivity that it creates. With a more globalized international marketplace, trade between two or more countries regardless of their geographical location becomes a lot easier. At some point, it may also become cheaper as more and more infrastructure projects get developed in anticipation of the emergence of a world that is so interconnected that countries cannot, especially ...

It is worth noting that the Basin and Range Province that is located in the southwest of the US tends to be stretching. It is estimated that the gradual mantle upwelling as well as plate movements are prone to result in the faulting of much greater magnitude, thereby eventually contributing to rifting of the North American Plate. When it comes to the causes of Basin and Range topography, crustal extensions should be emphasized. Crustal movements tend to pull apart the Earth's crust and lithosphere, thus rifts make rocks drop down on one side and then rise on the other. ...

Introduction

This report outlines the hydraulic infrastructure that should be put up in order to support an urban population. Urban development is accompanied by an increasing need for the supply of potable water, energy, and a drainage system to carry off the waste water and direct storm to reservoirs or other drainage basins. The hydraulic infrastructure enables the supply of clean potable water, which is safe for drinking, and the disposal of waste water and raw sewage in a manner that does not pose threat of waterborne diseases or cause unhygienic conditions. This report provides the details of the components ...

Review of: “The Portland Basin: A (big) River Runs through It” by Russell C. Evarts, Jim E. O’Connor, Ray E. Wells, and Ian P. Madin, GSA Today 19(9): 4- 10, 2009

“The Evolving Landscape of the Columbia River Gorge” by Jim E. O’Connor, Oregon Historical Quarterly 105(3): 390-421, 2004 CE481 or CE581 Abstract Metropolitan Portland in Oregon has a unique setting as it lies within a small basin in the forearc of the Cascadia subduction system. A small Neogene to Holocene basin owes its existence to its convergent-margin tectonic setting primarily. Such a ...

AMBIGUITY AND INTERPRETATION

This project is about reservoir characterization study, which based on a reservoir modeling technique and predicts the liquid demeanor in the reservoir. The model is produced applying data from all geographic expedition and growth origins through particularly the output data and liquified chemical science. This information is acquired through observation of 3D seismic study. While all information is diagrammed in 3D model of reservoir substances is produced which is then utilized to assist pick the most suitable and efficient organic compound convalescence technique.

Reservoir Characterization is very necessary to advance understanding to optimize and gauge reservoir’s performance and its ...

Introduction

Transgressive system tracts [TST]

It is formed by the rise in sea level over the shelf edge and the general conditions of the transgressions. Sediment deposited on the shelf and slope sedimentation moves toward the continent as a transgressive series. TST presented retrogradatsionnym package parasikvensov characterizing transgression as the shelf and in the coastal lowlands. In zashelfovoy area due to lack of precipitation formed clay-fused incision [condensed-section deposits]. The foot of the front surface is called transgressive [transrgessive surface]. It represents the maximum flooding surface, which marks the beginning of transgression, reflected in a shift of the coastline in the ...

This paper presents an overview of the North Sea area. In addition, it provides a history of the exploration of the area, petroleum occurrence and location of the North Sea. Consequently, it provides a description of the Stratigraphy of the southern Northern Sea, Central North Sea and the Northern North Sea. A brief description of the tectonic history of the area is provided taking note of the four major tectonic events that occurred. These were the Caledonian collision, rifting and basin formation as identified in the Carboniferous, Mesozoic rifting and graben formation and the inversion.

Province Geology (North Sea)

Introduction

Discovery of gas in the ...

The North Sea Petroleum Province is made up of Northern and Central North Sea. This is the greatest oil producing region in the world. It has been, for the last 30 years, playing a major role as Britain’s resource base and a contributor to the country’s wealth. This region also touches Norway and the Shetland Islands which are part of the Northern arms of the Late Jurassic system. This report gives an account of much of what is already known about Petroleum geology, Palaeogeography and tectonostratigraphic development of the Upper Jurassic, Middle Jurassic and the Lower Cretaceous rocks in ...

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Basin Park Hotel, Inc, Defendant-Appellee.

Facts: Patricia Smith and her husband checked into the Basin Park Hotel in Eureka Spring, Arkansas to attend a wedding. On the third day of their stay, Smith went down to the hotel lobby using the stairs. At the last flight of the steps, she slid and fell and sustained injuries as a result; She sued the hotel for negligence for its failure to keep the staircase in a safe condition. Smith indicated in her deposition that she did not misstep, but surmised that the accident could have been caused by any of the general condition ...

Currently, the geological time scale is divided into three kinds of geological units: rock, time rock and time units. The rock units describe the physical (lithologic) characteristics of the rocks while the time units refer only to the passage of time. In line with this, the Cenozoic era refers to the time between 65 million years ago and today. It refers to the rocks that were deposited during the last 65 million years, and these rocks may have been altered during breaks in this record. These alterations could be caused by erosion, nondeposition or even nonrecognition and are largely ...

Final Project Draft

Final project Article’s URL: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/satellites-find-less-groundwater-left/

Review

Storage of groundwater, one of the main sources of water worldwide, in the major aquifers appear to be measured not enough precisely. A set of two studies found that methods used up till now for evaluating the total storage of groundwater in world’s largest basins do not possess sufficient precision and are too rough and uncertain for future use. One of the researches, carried by Jay Famiglietti and his fellow researchers, used NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment satellites to measure the gravitational pull of water masses. They estimated total ...

Mathews 6:9-13 reveals a considerable Christian belief anchored on the foundation of prayers. This reinforces the grace of prayers as a sufficient framework of guiding the Christian way of life. It from this principle that Mathews 6:9-13 underscores the need for acknowledging the presence of God and the inherent connection and fellowship of Christians through prayers. The petitions envisioned in this passage focuses on the attention of worshipers on God as well as entrusting God with the provision of the needs of Christians. Evidently, prayer is the fundamental experience, practice and ritual in the Christian life. This is the indispensable aspect ...

International politics/relations

In his article “Russia's Latest Land Grab: How Putin Won Crimea and Lost Ukraine” Jeffrey Mankoff states that Russia interrupts political uncertainty of former socialistic countries justifying it with protection of Russian national minorities on these territories. According to the author, in this way Kremlin is able to maintain influence on post-Soviet countries. After dissolution of Soviet Union many of these countries have directed their policy on European integration not willing to play under Kremlin rules. Russia was playing a restrictive role in each case, except the Baltic countries. During 2014 Russia has probably lost the strongest political ally – ...

Abstract

The Altar basin found in the north western Sonora of Mexico, is a known subsidiary basin forming the present inactive part of the Colorado River delta. The sedimentary records of this basin show how the delta upgraded over a late Miocene. A structurally distinct aquatic basin at the northern end of the Gulf of California is found. Our interpretation of outcrop data, and information from exploratory wells, as well as analog seismic lines of Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), and magnetic and gravity explorations from various sources pointed to the existence of three sedimentary sequences, which can be related at regional scale ...

Abstract

Solid waste and wastewater are primary sources of pollution from food processing industries. The wastewaters usually contain high suspended solids, organic starch and sugars that may contain toxic substances to the environment. Solid wastes come from organic materials while the mechanical preparation processes need biological treatment before releases into the environment. When untreated, they find their way into other water plants like lakes and streams. Since they have higher nutrient content, they result of eutrophication of the water systems hence causing algal growth. It, therefore, compromises the stability of the aquatic ecosystems as the water quality is changed. It ...

Hepatitis is a condition pertaining to the liver. Its name literally means liver inflammation from the Greek words hêpar (liver) and –itis (inflammation). It is caused by several agents but worldwide, the most common medium for its distribution are viruses. There are five types of viruses namely Hepatitis: A, B, C, D, and E; these viruses are unrelated to each other except that they target the liver and cuase inflammation. Among all five Hepatitis B (HepB) is the most transmitted. HepB is caused by the hepatitis b virus (HBV) which belongs to the family hepadnaviridae which have single stranded ...

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Executive Summary In this lab, we will investigate an open-channel flow (flow down a channel with a free-surface, i.e. not confined by a rigid surface as would be the case with a pipe flow). You will get a chance to look at this flow analytically using the conservation equations (mass, linear momentum and energy), but the lab will focus on the observational evidence. You will be introduced to the hydraulic phenomenon known as hydraulic jump – the sudden transition from a higher energy state to a lower energy state constrained by the ...

Fracknation, a documentary movie by Phelim McAleer is an attempt to explain people that Fracking does not cause contamination of water and air. The movie tries to prove its authenticity to the anti-frackers about the importance of fracking, and how essential it is for any nation to generate energy and gas. McAleer provokes Joshua fox, the director of Gasland; a documentary that released in 2010, to prove fracking can have dangerous and ill effects on the people living the areas that have gas stations. Fracknation also contains a few clippings from the Gasland movie that are used to show how non-authentic are ...

The formation of the moon Luna trends in the scientific world with many scientists attempting to develop theories of formation. Numerous theories endeavor to explain the formation of the moon Luna (Casey 14). Nevertheless, every theory has its disadvantages. Thus, scientists are continually conducting research to determine the most feasible theories. Explanation of formation of moon Luna has always been of focal importance to scientist. Several theories have come forth with attempts to demystify the formation of the moon Luna. Most of them at some point have fallen short of satisfactory evidence to support their claim. With the research ...

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The location of Puerco River is in northwestern part of New Mexico and northeastern Arizona. It runs through the Painted Dessert. It use up an area of roughly 2,654 square miles and its length is 167 miles. Its average release is less than 70 cubic feet per second in usual years since its drainage basin is very dry. The river runs through the country of Bernalilio, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Socorro and Valencia. The quality of water of Puerco River has been a worry within and outside New Mexico. For ...

Disposal of the hazardous waste has been a cause of concern from the time immemorial. Such poisonous toxic waste has a numerous disadvantages ranging from injuries and death to even permanent birth defects. This hazardous waste when dumped in an open area even used to contaminate the water, posing a threat to the aquatic life. To tackle this disastrous problem US military thus came out with the concept of disposal site. A site which is generally used for accumulation of waste with the primary purpose of disposal or treatment of such waste is called a disposal site. Before the existence of such ...

The Sequoia and Kings Canyon in the United States is famous for having the highest and the jagged relief in the entire Sierra region. The rugged topographical nature of these parks is attributed to the formation of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in eastern California. According to Liu and Shen, the formation of this mountain range has been the subject of profound controversy (299). Huber suggested that the uplifting of the range, now approximated at slightly over 2800m above the adjacent lowlands, occurred in the past 20 million years (Liu & Shen 299). A number of subsequent seismic studies conducted ...

We are all knowledgeable on how the quality of water has been degrading because of the wastes that continuously contaminate different bodies of water. People are also aware that water is essential for us to be able to survive in our daily lives. Therefore, people should act as stewards of the environment and devise treatments facilities to mitigate and to totally eliminate contaminated water from the system. One of the facilities that regulate the flow of wastewater is the Missouri River Wastewater which is located in Omaha. It is noticeable how the treatment facility goes in order to ...

BETWEEN ISLAMIC LAW AND FEMINISM

BETWEEN ISLAMIC LAW AND FEMINISM

Introduction

First of all, in the scope of this paper it is essential to put an emphasis on the fact that the concern of female’s rights from the Eastern and Southern is mainly referred to the Mediterranean, who inhabit the territory of Egypt, rather than in Morocco or Algeria. Those females, who have left the above listed countries for emigrating to Europe, currently represent the paradigmatic expression of the human rights, which is related to the conflicts between local and global in terms of female’s rights protection. For instance, after the events ...

Water Supplies in Sun Valley, AZ

Sun Valley is located in Arizona. It is situated along interstate 40. It is 31.56 square miles. Sun Valley has different water supply options. Some of these options are groundwater, surface water and reclaimed water. Groundwater is water found beneath the ground. They are usually in rocks and pores of the soil. Sun Valley is supplied by Arizona’s water supply. Groundwaters that supply Sun Valley are aquifers and wells. Main aquifers in Arizona are stream alluvial and basins fill. Ground water can also be sourced from sedimentary rock. Basin Fills are of three type’s namely carefree formation, ...

Resource-Based View Analysis

Physical analysis Husky Energy Inc. is omong one of Canada's biggest incorporated vitality organizations, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. It is merchandized on an open market on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the images HSE and Hse.pr.a. The Company works in Western and Atlantic Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific Region, with Upstream and Downstream business sections. Husky Energy is controlled by Hong Kong elite rich person Li Ka-Shing who possesses a larger part imparts of more or less 70% as per Bloomberg and Financial Post information. Husky's establishment is in Heavy Oil and Western Canada, where it ...

Executive Summary

This work is a result of the research conducted by a researcher from the United Nations. It seeks to examine the root causes of tensions arising from the water resources around the Jordan River Basin, the significance of this region to its occupants. According to the findings, The Jordan River Basin not only provides water for basic human uses but also for both subsistence and commercial agriculture, hence controls levels of economic growth for the surrounding states. The paper also anticipate identifying the most crucial areas and recommendations were made. Among the critical areas identified, include agreements for sharing existing resources, ...

Part 1

Punic Wars Punic wars are the term coined by the historians about the war fought by Rome and the Carthage in 264-146 BC. The result of the Punic Wars is the dominance of the Romans to the large area of the Western Mediterranean basin (Backman, 182). Punic wars have been referenced to the Carthage ancestries since the word Punic comes Latin term “Punicus” which is associated with the Carthaginian Empire. The main reason for the emergence of the Punic wars is the Roman Expansion. which created the conflict between them and the Carthaginian Empire. In the first War, ...

Management

Introduction The oil and gas sector of the United States of America supplies around 65 percent of U.S. energy. This sector includes petroleum refining and gas and oil extraction industry. Globally, the United States of America accounts for more than 500,000 producing wells for petroleum and has around 4000 natural gas and oil platforms. It is the third largest producer of petroleum in the world. In total, this country has around 144 refineries which produce crude oil of more than 17 million barrels daily (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). There have been several factors like alternative fuels, ...

The rock artists of Australia were drawing the dreamtime long before they had a word for art or long before the first Westerner arrived there. The dreamtime for the indigenous people of Australia is their story of creation. Their beliefs are reflected in the ancient paintings on rock. The aboriginal are believed to have occupied Australia for at least forty thousand or even maybe hundred thousand years, which makes them the “oldest continuous human culture on the planet” (Rock Art). Their art is a primitive history book and guide for living (Rock Art). Seasons played crucial role in their lives; that ...

Thesis: OCP is one the largest in America in the production and exploration of oil and gas. It is the largest producer of oil in the Permian Basin and Mexico. OCP is the largest producer of natural gas among all the companies in Latin America. In addition to that, OCP is the largest producer of calcium chloride and caustic potash

I. Introduction A. OPC is an international company that explores and produces oil and gas together with other chemicals. 1) The company operates in Latin America, Middle East and North America. 2) The company’s headquarter ...

Introduction

One of the most fascinating hiking places in the world is the Sierra Nevada, which is located in California State of the United States of America. Most of the features and the landscape provide the best solution for the hiking fanatics. I still remember the terrain that offers varied temperature that provides the hikers with the sense of desert temperature and at the same time ice-cold temperature depending on the different topography. The experience at the Sierra Nevada hiking gave me an opportunity to enjoy one of the most beautiful landscapes in the world found on the range. Hiking ...

Potential for Eco-tourism Development in the Lake Bosumtwi Basin, Ghana

As a social entrepreneur, the sky is the limit to bring about changes for the good. But, I have always believed that a revolution is only worth the effort if the change brought about is sustainable. For any change to be self-sustaining, immaculate planning that results from an in-depth study of all the resources available and the feasibility of the idea. Opportunities for social entrepreneurship were immense but to decide on one that is worth the effort and would leave a mark by bringing a long-lasting change was not easy. Helping communities to develop their existing natural gifts into a tourist attraction is ...

Death Valley, located in the western states of Nevada and California, is one of the nation’s many national monuments. Spanning more than 3 million acres of space between the Mojave Desert and the Great Basin, Death Valley contains a number of sand dunes, canyons, mountains and more, contributing to an immensely varied desert environment that is one of the nation’s great treasures (Rothman and Miller, 2013). The area itself is also a national park in addition to being a national monument, and is the largest national park in the mainland United States; it is also an International Biosphere Reserve. Death ...

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Introduction

The human race is faced with a big challenge – the challenge to survive and adapt amidst the pressing concerns of climate change. It is projected that in the future the pressing concerns related to climate change will intensify. Climate change and global warming are frequently used interchangeably, however there is a distinction between these two terms. Global warming is the general increased in the temperature on the earth’s surface. Climate change is the outcome of this increased in temperature (Change, 2007). Individuals and organizations should be aware of this man-made phenomena and its effect to the civilization so ...

Chapter Reviews from Cities of Tomorrow

2. The City of Dreadful Night In Chapter 2, “The City of Dreadful Night,” Hall discusses the terrible working and living conditions in cities during the industrial revolution. The living conditions in Victorian London and other industrialized cities, caused by migration and economic restructuring, led to revolts, middle class fears of working class revolts and a growing number of researchers and reformers interested in learning more about or improving conditions in cities. There were significant fears of revolt in London in the 1880s following the 1884 Reform Act. The rapid growth of urban population created various problems and required ...

“New approach to the differentiation of marble samples using thermal analysis and chemo-metrics in order to identify provenance”. (Gatta et al. 2014) A Chemistry Central Journal produced in 2014 and having a doi number of 2014,8:35 doi:10.1186/1752-153X-8-35. (Gatta et al. 2014) The problem addressed in this peer reviewed journal is the feasibility of the application of a novel chemo-metric approach which could enable marble samples gotten from different quarries located in the Mediterranean basin to be differentiated. The data for this experiment were gotten by employing the thermal analytical techniques: Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA), Derivative Thermo-gravimetry (DTG), ...

1.0 Project Description 1.1 Property The Taylor Project lease owned by Fed Resources Pty Ltd is located approximately three hundred kilometers, by road, from a suitable port facility, Port Steve (see Figure 1). Fifteen kilometers to the west is a disused railway that connects the nearby pastoral village Glendale to Port Steven. Infrastructure in the area is minimal, although Glendale is connected to grid power by a small run-down substation. Local government has offered large subsidies for services to encourage development in the area and has indicated that refurbishing and upgrading the small power plant in Glendale would be of ...

Abstract

This paper analyzes different studies made by researchers in order to identify economic, environmental and political aspects of fracking and provides explanations on how fracking could be both advantageous and disadvantageous to the United States of America. Most of researchers argue that fracking activities have a negative effect on our environment and public health. For example, researchers from the Colorado School of Public Health and Brown University have found that the babies born near gas wells were 30 percent more likely to have congenital heart defects and oral clefts. In economic terms fracking is beneficial for our country as the ...

1. The Mayan civilization existed for over 1500 years, with the date of their habitation into the areas presently recognized as Mayan being from around 2600 BC to 1800 BC. During this time, they enjoyed great prosperity owing to their proficiency in science and mathematics. Several aspects of the Mayans developed during this period, of note being the art and architecture they managed to create and leave behind as evidence of their civilization. In their ability to create glorious architectural works, great cities developed by the Mayans include the Caracal in present day Belize. The city was developed ...