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California. There are many weather tragedies that effect people, but none have had the effect on California like the drought. ii. Meteorological Causes / Concepts. To start, one must understand the meaning of a drought. According to Mu. Ramkumar in Geological Hazards, “Drought denotes the meteorological, agricultural, environmental, climatic, social, economic and political consequences of a gap between the water availability and demands for the needs of.. consumption in an area.” This means that a drought

used by the natural gas and oil industry since 1947 when it was introduced at the Hugoton gas field in Kansas. Two years after the first use, hydraulic fracturing was used in a commercial application, and more than 70 percent of the wells in the United States have undergone hydraulic fracturing. Every country that produces oil and gas has

type of landscape which plays a very important role in the lives of the people living in these regions. For this assignment, I am supposed to describe the geologic history of Pennsylvania’s most important provinces, i.e. the first 4 provinces. The state of Pennsylvania mostly consists of Sedimentary rocks which were deposited during the Paleozoic Era. Pennsylvania

The Rise of Droughts in the Western United States I. Introduction Droughts are a natural occurrence that has been around for millions of years. Droughts are unpredictable; no one can tell when they are going to take place, the severity, or how long they will last. Impacts on of a drought can send shockwaves thought the region. The economy, agriculture, the environment, and the residents of the region are all affected. (Vicente-Serrano, Beguería, & López-Moreno, 2009, p.1696) Droughts can be linked

Drilling oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is a serious issue for environmentalists and for the future of the United States. Should the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge be opened to oil drilling? This paper will debate whether or not we should allow Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to be opened to oil drilling. This will also show the impact it has on the environment, and I will show a critical analysis of the current issue of whether or not to drill. History Arctic National

supervision, and professional and technical support to conduct the study. In achieving the study objectives listed in the previous section, the study shall be divided into phases as follows: • Phase I will comprise of detailed field and topographic survey to identify all the streams and storm water/drainage system with associated problems and issues such as encroachment/Property Affected Persons (PAPs), siltation, design deficiencies, inadequate capacity, etc., from Allentown to Hamilton with a view

According to United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in 2020 we will be facing a major water crisis worldwide. Water is a renewable, but limited resource. It can be recycled but not replaced. Consumption of global water has increased drastically since 1990, and many countries are reaching their limit of water supply ("The Global Water Situation"). World Bank reports that at least 80 countries now have a water shortage. It’s expected to get worse due to two significant

reserves produced more oil than others. Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United States, Iran, and China are the top oil producing countries (U.S. Department of Energy, 2013). Petroleum is produced in 31 states throughout the United States (U.S. Department of Energy, 2013). Texas, Alaska, California, Louisiana, and Oklahoma are the states that produce the most petroleum (U.S. Department of Energy, 2013). It is used to fuel most cars in the United States, but petroleum is also used to make many more products that

Mahoning- Miner association. All of these associations have either near level, or very steep sloping, somewhat poor, to very poor drainage, and we only have 4 horizons found in Lorain County. They are the O, A, B, and C horizons. The state of Ohio is known as the Miamian state soil. They are considered as the most expensive soil around as they have tons of cash crops being farmed, but also because of the drainage being so poor due to dry weather, unpredictable weather, and dry soils. They constantly need

and objects. o [1965Fire_CatalogRoom.jpg] o [FireCleanup.jpg] o [HQFire1.jpg] • 1960 - Mareta West, Oklahoma, is the first woman astrogeologist hired by the United States Geological Survey. She mapped Apollo II flight’s landing site putting the first man on the moon in July 1969. o [MaretaWest.jpg] • 1999- Mary Carlin Yates, Oregon State, is the U.S. Ambassador to Republic of Burundi. o [Mary_Yates_1.jpg], [Mary_Yates_2.jpg] • 2001 - Jane Hunt Swift, Trinity, becomes the governor of Massachusetts