The river simulation was a helpful activity to get introduced to civics. The simulation gave one the knowledge of how the government and people worked together. The simulation of having a drought was a creative topic to work with because there are draughts in modern time. The simulation showed different ideas and perspectives that one may have to solve the problem.…
Imagine a normal day at home, maybe watching television or making dinner, then something smashes against the side out the house, ripping it away from its foundation. It’s all a blur at first, until the black sludge starts to sweep into your house, it becomes clear immediately, this is West Virginia after all. The dam had broken, sending refuse and water borrowing down the valley, wiping away everything in its path. Somehow, you make it to the roof, revealing for the first the true depth of the destruction. Everything you know destroyed, the town where you live, work and raise your family, washed away by the very thing that provides you with those same things.…
Firstly, the rainfall was extremely harsh as one month's rainfall, over 60mm, fell in two hours. This led to flash floods and a high volume of water, 8 inches, falling straight into the river channel which increased overland flow. This caused a reduction in lag time as water can reach the river channel more quickly via overland flow rather than through flow or groundwater flow.…
Richardson Storm a high school basketball team in the town of Ajax, had a very disappointing game early Friday afternoon. As all schools arrived to compete for the Junior Girls Basketball Hardwood Classic's, there was excitement yet fear for the Richardson girls, after all it was a home game. There were seconds before the referee blew his whistle and the ball was in the air. Huntsville Hoyas in yellow/blue while Richardson in white. Four minutes passed and the score was Richardson 0…
Close your eyes for a few seconds and imagine sleeping in a warm bed. Suddenly, you are awaken by the sound of crashing water traveling at unimaginable speeds. You jolt out of bed towards the window only to witness a horrible sight. Water from every direction converging on you and there is little time to escape.…
The Groundwater flow is from the west to the east, and the drinking water sources are all flooded. All surface water was flooded obviously. Even though some residences have private wells and others get water from the city, but all wells including city’s and private were flooded.…
Well this past week was a difficult and challenging week for the Gulf Coast District and our team members. Seven days ago historic rains began in Southern Louisiana. The slow moving system sat over the Baton Rouge region for days dumping more than 31 inches of rain in some areas before proceeding west and continuing to drench parts of Texas. Southern Louisiana is accustom to rain, but this system resulted in record flooding within the region and areas that had never experienced flooding were impacted.…
Between 3 and 6” inches of rain fell throughout the area last night, resulting in flash flooding in various locations throughout the city (NWS records indicate 2.72“ fell between 4pm and 6pm). With additional rainfall in the forecast, the area remains under a Flash Flood Watch until 7am, Friday, June 22nd. Duck Creek, as well as other area creeks, remain high, but are beginning to fall. Eastern Ave between 29th and 32nd Streets (at Duck Creek) was re-opened just a short time ago. The Duck Creek Recreational Trail between Junge Park/Harrison and Kimberly Rd is mostly closed due to water and/or debris over the road.…
In the book “Missouri and North Arkansas Line,” by James R. Fair, a good portion of it is used to describe the flooding in spring of 1927. Only a couple mention is made of the late 1926 floods along the White River. The book by Walter M. Adams about the White River Railroad does not mention any problems until the April floods. One letter from H.J. Armstrong, Chief Engineer of the M&NA, says that something else happened about the first of the same year. In his letter, Mr. Armstrong writes about the bridge settling on the White River bridge in Georgetown, Arkansas.…
All circumstances and subjects have various perspectives and points of view to them. A Catch 22 displays conflicting perspectives in which there isn't either a solitary decent or a terrible, positive or negative. In The Artificial River The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Progress, 1817-1862, composed via Carol Sheriff, there are a wide range of cases of Catch 22s. Towns at first observed the Canal negatively affecting them, however acknowledged it could offer assistance. The Canal accommodated speedier transportation, however on account of a crash would set aside a long opportunity to recuperate from.…
Flashfloods can wreak havoc within seconds to hours after the onset of a storm. Due to the rapidly increasing water levels which flow with a devastating swiftness, flash floods can be deadly. When flash floods are compounded with an urban area in which much of the surface area is impermeable streets and buildings, runoff occurs rapidly because water is unable to sink into the ground. Additionally, mountainous areas are also very susceptible due to steep topography, which funnels water into canyons and gullies. If people or animals are caught in a low spot in a mountainous area it can be extremely dangerous.…
Monterey County has many aquifers to provide fresh, clean water, 80% of this is groundwater (Public Services, 2010). More groundwater pumping leads to localized over-drafting which in turn causes saltwater intrusion into any of its six water basins: Parajo Valley, Prunedale, Salinas Valley, Marina Fort Ord, Carmel, or El Toro (Public Services, 2010). Arguably the most important basin is the Salinas Valley because it is home to the Salinas River which not only supplies water for the surrounding agricultural fields, but also can also easily overflow and kill the crops if not properly maintained (Ceballos, 2015). Places like the salt marshes of Elkhorn Slough are susceptible to land and mudslides due to the lack of plants and their roots on…
Intergovernmental relationships could be illustrated as something that works as with the Ricardo Morse administrative profile of Bill Gibson. Intergovernmental relationships as they are depicted in Starlings the Katrina Breakdown, illustrate the difficulties that arise when faced with a national disaster. The tensions develop when the various levels of governance as multiple stakeholders compete for authority, and resources. However, this is an oversimplified example of old public administration, and its hierarchal nature. The two articles for the summary: “The Katrina Breakdown” (Starling, 2005), & “Bill Gibson and the Art of Leading across Boundaries” (Morse, 2010) deliver extreme examples of intergovernmental relationships.…
The city of New Orleans was and currently is protected by approximately 350 miles of levee structure, around 170 miles of the structure took damage or ended up destroyed, including the 53 breaches in which the levee system failed completely. The article Understanding Katrina (Cover Story) mentions the under constructed system in their text by stating “The city's levees, many decades old, had been built to withstand only a Category 3 storm” (Gilgoff et al. 27). The article also mentions that scientists and even the Red Cross warned of potential flooding by saying “The Red Cross listed a direct hurricane hit on New Orleans as the nation's deadliest natural-disaster threat a few years ago. Everyone, it seemed, knew the risks. Scientists at Louisiana State University had warned that even a Category 3 storm could dump up to 27 feet of water in some neighborhoods” (Gilgoff et al. 27).…
Topic Suggestion #1: Natural Disasters and How to get Ready for It Analysis: Self: I often worry about natural disasters because I live right on the San Andrea’s Fault. Also, when I see the world news, I always hear that many people died because of natural disasters.…