Aquifer

the Ogallala Aquifer, one of the largest in the world. Since it is part of the High Plains Aquifer system it underlies 80% of the High Plains. The aquifer yields 30% of the water used for irrigation in America, and 82% of the drinking water to the High Plains. After WWII, central pivot irrigation became available and the High Plains aquifer system became one of the most agriculturally productive regions in the world. Rodger Funk, one of the first farmers to create wells from the aquifer, used…

The Consequences of Climate Change on Unindustrialized Countries In countries that lack industrialization, agriculture is a prominent economic sector. They provide raw material such as cotton, coffee, and wheat that are exported to more developed countries, which in turn provides consumer product. However, the market of agriculture is solely based on a consistent environment that is favorable for their respective crops. With the impending issue of climate change, the respective sector is most…

Results: In Tully Valley, the mudboils are where pressurized groundwater flows up through a restricting layer of silt, clay and fine sand. Mudboils usually take place in subduction zones of the Earth. The mudboil causes the land surface to slowly decline and the erosion of suspended sediment which creates a sequence of concentric ring fractures around the discharging mudboil. Mudboils are driven by pressurized groundwater, geothermic heat, and gases. As a consequence, the mudboils…

Infiltration investigation Introduction Infiltration is the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil. The infiltration rate is the velocity or speed at which water enters into the soil. It is usually measured by the depth (in mm) of the water layer that can enter the soil in one hour. On the 2nd of October, we were split into groups and we had to do an infiltration investigation. The experiment was set out to find out whether the infiltrations rate throughout the school were…

The world is facing major problems, rather it’s how to feed the world’s poor or how to solve the crisis for school gun violence. But there more than just the United States Issues. There’s the critical turning point that has been happening in africa for ages. Africa is an area that has continued to strive considering all the catastrophic issues that have been thrown there way such as; Their lack of food supply creating an impact on the massive growth of the population, the AIDS outbreak, as well…

The Numerous Uses of Geology The uses of geology every day have been overlooked far too often. There are countless uses for geology that people do not realize. Geology is mainly used to benefit us. Geologic knowledge is a requirement to obtain groundwater. A bountiful amount of goods are created with the help of geology. Unexpectedly large amounts of minerals are utilized in modern technology. For example, batteries, phones, and houses are all made with geologic awareness. Geology is a major…

Not Just Water “In advertising not to be different is virtually suicidal.” Bill Bernbach said this about advertising. If every ad were the same products would all be seen as the same. That is not what a company wants from their advertisements. They want the advertisements to help show why their product is different from the competitors. Whether that is how the product makes you feel or how the product can benefit you. Advertisements also strive to be different so they can appeal to different…

TBA: Klamath Project Draft C Flume Repayment Contract (OR/CA): Reclamation anticipates that the Klamath Irrigation District (KID) will sign a $7.45M loan repayment contract. The public comment period closed May 31, and the KID board of directors have indicated they will sign the contract shortly thereafter. Mid-Pacific Regional Director David Murillo will then sign the contract for Reclamation. KID has received bids for the construction work and has selected a preferred contractor. Site work is…

otherwise known as Texas Blind Salamanders are incredible creatures that do not get their fair share of attention compared to animals such as cheetahs and lions. Specifically, they are only known to reside within the dark water filled caves of Edward’s Aquifer in Hays County, Texas.5 Thus, this species was discovered by the San Marcos National Fishery, which is now known as Texas State University.5,6 In 1967, Eurycea Rathbuni was listed as an endangered species, and within ten years it was…

The short story Aquifer, by one of Australian’s well-known novelist and short story writer, Tim Winton, is typically a story about a man’s reminiscence with his plausible flashbacks from his dreadful past that leads to his present. With the short story Aquifer, you are immediately immersed in Australia: the surroundings, its people, the sound:(p.40)”beyond the fence cicidas, birds whirred,”. It is an Australia imagined, wild and rambling, but also in a normal detailed place on a map: revolving…