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Wine Country Wildfires Looking upon the web journal “Why were California’s wine country fires so destructive”, author Jon Keeley takes in every factor that could have altered why the past and present wildfires have destructed the same area in California. Since late October the northern part of California has been affected by dozens of wildfires that has burned over 160,000 acres of land (Keeley). Upon researching the recent fires, Keeley noticed that Tubbs fire that occurred in Napa Valley this

The Tweed River Sand Bypassing Project (TRESBP) is a program which aims to allow safe passage in and out of the Tweed River, as well as transport sand to the Northern Beaches. There are several perspectives on TRESBP, and this document will be focusing on the issue from the perspective of two parties: the perspective of surfers concerned about the loss of wave quality, and commercial boating businesses glad because of the maintained, easily navigated and safer entrance to the Tweed River. There

Tourists are often attracted to the state of California for the interesting sights, both in the big cities and in nature. However, resting near the California and Oregon state border, is a lonely road that leads to what some consider the state of California's "best kept secret." Lava Beds National monument is a beautiful park in the state of California. This gorgeous sight would be a great place for my fellow classmates and I to learn and educate ourselves on a few things in the park. President

Impact can be felt on many fronts. For the migratory birds that rely on the lake and the fish from the lake, if the said lake worsens, the ecological impact will be dramatic and devastating. Economically, the farms that relied on the water from the area either went out of business or still continued to get their water from the Colorado River. The resorts and businesses that were bustling before abandoned the area too, losing their businesses and a way of have a wage. There was also the heavy health

The role of women in The Odyssey differ from the role of women in our society in today's world. Some women shown in the poem are helpful in preparing Odysseus for a safe trip home. Odysseus’ last adventure in the poem which is the first told in The Odyssey takes place on Calypso’s island. She gives Odysseus warmth, protection, and love because she can see that he has traveled from afar with many hardships that he has overcome. Since his ship was struck down and all of his crewmates drowned, he had

I have never heard an even approximately adequate explanation of the horror at Martin's Beach. Despite the large number of witnesses, no two accounts agree; and the testimony taken by local authorities contains the most amazing discrepancies. Perhaps this haziness is natural in view of the unheard-of character of the horror itself, the almost paralytic terror of all who saw it, and the efforts made by the fashionable Wavecrest Inn to hush it up after the publicity created by Prof. Ahon's article

warmer, this is due to the sudden rise in greenhouse gasses which is creating a hotter world for us. ‘’The global surface warming trend for 1997–2015 is approximately 0.14°C per decade’’. If this trend continues it will then eventually heat up the ocean too much and then all sea life will slowly die out. ‘’Scientists project a significant loss of biodiversity within a decade, and at worst a 95 percent decrease in the distribution of Great Barrier Reef species by late this century’’. This is what could

The saltwater fishing lure green machine is one of the most popular lures. Saltwater fishing is exciting, and wonderful. Having the right saltwater tackle helps to make it fruitful as well. Catching the big fish is the fishing goal of many who fish. This saltwater fishing lure is one way to help make that happen. This lure is designed to drive the fish into a frenzy. The large predators will be compelled to chase after it. This lure features a large green head that is filled with dark green beads

The reading states that the Zebra mussels' invation to North American cannot be stopped and that poses a serious threat to freshwater fish populations in all of North America and provides three reasons of support. However, the professor states that there are ways to control the Zebra mussel spreading and doesn't have a serious threat in the environment and refutes each of the authors' reasons. First, the reading states that ships helped spread the Zebra mussel out along new canals built to connect

Deepwater Horizon The Deepwater Horizon had and still continues to have terrible side effect on the environment. Many attempts on cleaning it have let to a number of other problems. Also, National organizations like NOAA are left to rebuild the broken habitats and coastal lines. While, BP only settled last year on an 8.8 billion dollar clean up and restore effort (NOAA.gov,2017) (NWF.org,2017). The harm done to the animals affectively will most like cut numbers in half or even eradicate the species