Looking Back to 19 Years Ago The year of 1988 was a year of change; some events were historic and others were devastating. From dramatic climate changes, to the construction of massive landmarks, and also the loss of many innocent lives. A look back on the year 1988 will really change a person’s perspective on history and even much more recent events. On July 3rd, 1988, the Second Bosphorus Bridge; also known as the Faith Sultan Bridge was completed. Construction started back in 1985, with the help of three Japanese companies along with an Italian and Turkish company. The bridge is named after the 15th century Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, who took over Istanbul in 1453 ending the Byzantine Empire. Faith Sultan Bridge was designed …show more content…
Train 0614 was travelling around 40 miles per hour when it ran into the back of train 0718. Both were commuter trains, which carried around 1,300 passengers. Unfortunately the crash took place at the Clapham Junction, Europe’s most active railway junction. Later after the collision, the third train ran into the wreckage. The third train was empty, but the death toll of the crash was 35 people. Hundreds of civilians were injured. The British Rail stated that the accident was caused by poor signalling failures. Yellowstone National Park dealt with many fires in the summer of 1988, which are known as the 1988 Fires. Park managers were following the policy to let naturally caused fires burn until the 15th of July. After the 15th the managers started to suppress all fires; over 25,000 people fight the fires. The moisture content was at an all time low at the time, which was around two to three percent. Winds were also unusually high during the summer months. The first controlled fire started on June 14th and the 1988 fires spanned till September 11th. The 1988 Fires involved nine man made fires, and 42 were caused by lightning strikes. Over one third of Yellowstone was destroyed from the fires. Approximately 300 large mammals perished. Two hundred and forty-six elk, nine bison, four mile deer, and two moose. Over 120 million dollars was put into fighting and controlling the fires. Finally snow and rain put a stop to the
American history has had many defining moments over the last five decades which has helped America to develop to the way it is today. Each decade holding many life changing events and discoveries in them it would take a long time to cover each and every one of these so I have chosen a major event that I find to be of great worth to Americans today. We can all learn from the past events and work together to make American a safer and better place to live, and one way to do so is by learning from the past. Starting in the 1950’s we will discuss the most life changing and breath taking moments from each decade that this great county has seen through the 90’s and discover why they are all of significant value to the America we all live in
The National Park Service communicates with surrounding areas to help prevent fires. They also have specialists to investigate when a burn ban needs to be in effect, this is all depending on certain reasons and moisture content in the area Angie (2006). Firefighters fight wildfires by depriving them of one or more of the fire trio basics. Traditional methods include water drenching and spraying fire retardants to
There are also so many animals that go along with the damage from the fires because they are living in the middle of it and do not have any where to go. It makes sense that actions such as controlled burns should be done because so much could be prevented. Then again there are so many people who argue against them because they are a disruption to the environment. “Fire experts argue that prescribed burns are vital for reducing the risk of catastrophic blazes and restoring ecosystems that evolved with fire” (Tobin 2). If a great deal of damage could be prevented, I do not see why there should be any concern. This is especially important when you look at what more damage is done to the environment during a huge forest fire compared to on from a petite controlled burn.
The world we know today is constantly changing. In just 90 years a lot of things have changed drastically. 90 years ago the invention of the car was still pretty new but now it's become apart of everyday technology, along with our phones everything has changed. There are some things that have stayed the same. A couple things that have stayed the same over all that time is women's role in society and something that had just started then but still works just the same are movies. They are a lot more ways that you could compare the 1920’s to Today but I'm going to talk about these two, so let's get into it.
Yellowstone National Park is one of the largest and oldest national parks in American history. Yellowstone was the first park to be protected by private investment on March 1, 1872, and the first to be put under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service in 1918, no doubt due to its unique and inspiring landscape and geothermal features. In fact, Yellowstone National Park is home to half of the world’s total hydrothermal features. These awesome attractions draw an incredible amount of visitors, an average of two to three million each year, to Yellowstone’s immense landscape. The park has a total size of 28,125 square miles, is found in three distinct states, and is considered to be one of the largest
Thus, being the busiest rail and perhaps the most important for both the residents of Graniteville and Avondale plant, many trains traveled through the town daily conducting business. Nonetheless, for successfully deliveries, a switch connecting the spur to the mainline railway had to be manually turned towards the proper route. Failure to do so called for an eventual accident. Consequently, the train crash happened as a result of someone forgetting to flip the switch disconnecting the spur from the main line. Causing Freight Train 192 to divert from its route.
Fires can either be natural or anthropogenic, which can depend on any situation. A study conducted in 2004 on a wild fire at Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota, suggests that the fire can
Senator Alan Simpson speaks out on wildfire. In Chapter 29, he mentioned that even though the Park Service authorities knew the area was dangerous, they continued with the let it burn policy. Simpson also said that the result of the let it burn policy is that Yellowstone has been hurt by the people whose job was to protect it (Chapter 29). Simpson says it is no longer safe to continue with that type of policy and people should act on an active stewardship to prevent further disasters.
The Yellowstone fires of 1988 struck my interest in the first two weeks of readings. Being honest, I’ve never read much about the fires until now. These fires were started by a lighting storm. According to most records small fires were reported in June and everything seemed okay for the beginning of the summer. Then July came around and the whole summer was just about the fires. ("The Yellowstone Fires Of 1988")
The third eruption happened about 640,000 years ago, and spewed 240 cubic miles of material. This third eruption created the third and largest of Yellowstone’s calderas, Yellowstone Caldera, which is 30 by 45 miles in size. The pyroclastic lava flows from this eruption formed the north wall of the caldera and are visible from the south-facing cliffs east of Madison. (Solcomhouse) This third eruption is said to have vaporized an entire mountain range. Smaller eruptions have also helped to shape Today’s Yellowstone, such as one that occurred 174,000 years ago and created what is now the “West Thumb” of Yellowstone Lake. (National Park Service) Many sources say that a catastrophic eruption, such as those that have formed the three calderas at Yellowstone, is unlikely during the next several hundred years, but if one such eruption did occur it would devastate much of the United States and would have the potential to alter the global climate.
The era of the 1990’s was an explosive time in American history both figuratively and literally. In the 90’s there was an extreme variety of different failures and also advances in technology. We as a nation had new advancements in space travel, our military and the way of life preparing for the turn of the century. As a country we didn’t know what the new millennium had to bring for us, but we were ready. Most significantly changing America though was from our creativeness that took place, the fear we had, and our militaristic ways.
According to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, Wildfire means “a sweeping and destructive conflagration esp. in a wilderness or a rural area.” Also according to the same dictionary, wilderness means “a tract or region uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings.” Forest Fires happen when there is a drought because branches and twigs die and dry out creating plenty of fuel for a fire. According to the NIFC (National Interagency Fire Center) there are about 105,534 wildfires that occur each year.
A wildfire is any instance of uncontrolled burning in grasslands, brush, or woodlands. Wildfires destroy property and valuable natural resources, and may threaten the lives of people and animals. Wildfires can occur at any time of the year, but usually occur during hot, dry weather. Wildfires are usually signaled by dense smoke which may fill the air for miles around. The National Weather Service, U.S. Forest Service, and State forestry agencies combine to give wildfire probability forecasts. Local radio and television stations broadcast information and warnings on local fire conditions. Wildfires pose an increasing threat to the residential United States. In 1987, 53,000 fires consumed more than two million acres. By October 1988, almost
The front two carriages of each train sustained heavy damage in the collision and people are still being pulled from the wreckage.
Humans have been changing the Western forests' fire system since the settlement by the Europeans and now we are experiencing the consequences of those changes. During the summer of 2002, 6.9 million acres of forests was burnt up in the West (Wildland Fires, 1). This figure is two times the ten year annual average, and it does not look like next summer will be any better (Wildfire Season, 1).