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Having a water pipe burst can be so annoying. At first, you might not even recognize you have a leak until dampness manifest on the surface of a wall or if it’s a underground leak moistness coming up from the floor. Left unchecked, this can lead to further expensive damages including mildew, mold as well as prominent structural repairs. Here are some reasons a pipe could burst - * Extreme Temperatures: Most people think of cold weather when it comes to pipes bursting; however, intense summer

In the book Hatchet there is a young boy named Brian Robeson. This story is written by Gary Paulsen. He gets a hatchet on his way to the airport. His parents split up and now Brian has to visit his father in Canada. While on a bush plane the pilot suffers a heart attack and dies on the plane. Brian is now alone on the plane, but eventually it crashes. Brian is now stuck in the Canadian woods with no food, no shelter, and no one to call for help. There is also a secret circling in his mind. He will

There are obviously going to be multiple impacts on the environment because of the dam’s construction. However, what most people don’t know is what they actually are. Many fish cannot pass through the dam. This impacts their breeding and migration. While many will argue that some fish can make it through, there are still dangers for the fish on the other side. After water enters the dam, oxygen is sucked out of it. This little bit of oxygen is essential for fish to survive in the water, and without

Great flood of 1927, Mississippi River Flood of 1927, and 1927 Flood. The flood “…had social and political ramifications which changed the way Arkansas, as well as the nation, viewed relief from natural disasters and the responsibility of government in aiding the victims, echoing the Hurricane Katrina disaster in the present day” (Hendricks). During the summer of 1926, heavy rains were beginning to swell to extraordinary levels in the basin of the Mississippi river. Also contributing to the swelling

Reading week #7: Down go the dams The article “Down go the dams” by Jane C.Marks aim to provide an informative view on the current pending issue on Dams. The article starts out my mentioning the important nature of dams in our society. For example, Jane C.Marks states that today about 800,000 dams operate worldwide as well as the fact that most were built in the past century, primarily after World War II. Furthermore, the author lays down informative facts about dams such as the fact that dams control

summer. The Wild River is the only tributary to have its highest discharge for the period of record to take place in the 2010 water year; the remaining tributaries had their highest discharge for the period of record take place in other water years: 2004 water year for the Nezinscot River and 2011 water year for the Little Androscoggin River and Ellis River. All four tributaries had their lowest discharge for the period of record to take place in the 2002 water year. The Wild River had an average

and thrown away yearly! They also can damage an area of land where the land can divide accessibility for water flowing into bigger bodies of water, otherwise known as watersheds. The watershed that flows through Greeley, CO is the Cache la Poudre River Watershed (CPRW). Watersheds provide us drinking water, water for agriculture, such as farming, and they even help with outdoor activities like canoeing and fishing. Watersheds are even a habitat for most animals and help our plants. Watersheds get

1. In January 2011, the Queensland town of Toowoomba experienced flash flooding leading to the death of several people and large damage. The flood waters surged through the city centre as an “inland tsunami”. Describe the cause and developments of the flash flooding event and critically review Toowoomba’s urban hydraulic structures at the time of the flood event. Use a maximum of 400 words for your answer (excluding Figures) (3 marks) Toowoomba is a city nested in the Darling Downs region of Queensland

Basements are an essential part of homes in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They get turned into recreational rooms for the grandchildren, small apartments for graduate students, and even storage spaces. So when one of them floods, it is a very discouraging and expensive mess that no one looks forward to. Because of this, it helps to know a few things about basement flooding that can help prevent some of the damage from occurring. The Correlation Between the Seasons and Flooding Basements can flood no matter

The Tully valley is south of Syracuse, New York on the upper section of the Onondaga creek watershed. It is on Route 20, with the head of the valleys near Tully, New York (Kappel 2014). This valley was created by the movement of glaciers, so it was carved out during the same period of time that the Finger Lakes were created. However, due to the elevation of the valley the water within the valley did not stay after the glaciers left. When the valley was filled with water, it contained salt water