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2.0 Introduction Under the background of the global warming, the climate changes a lot in China over the past century and has the following characteristics. First, the average temperature of China rises strongly over the past 50 years since 1980s. The temperature of southwest area of low temperature keeps rising since 1990s. On the other hand, the temperature of the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River tends to get rising in summer(Wang H.C. et al,2014). Second, the whole…

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…

Las Vegas, Nevada—the city known for its flamboyant nightlife and never-ending party—instills a fictional reputation for those living outside of the city. Tourists often see the beauty and elegance proudly marketed by Las Vegas; the city does what it does best—put on a show. The city does nothing more than put a façade to hide the failure to serve our community. I chose to write about Las Vegas because the misconceptions of my hometown affect how people think of me when I introduce myself.…

Jael Lee April 18, 2016 Honors Contract ENV 150 Carnivorous plants are fascinating creatures. Normally, plants gain nutrients through the process of photosynthesis. Carnivorous plants are, however, are a special case. Just the thought of knowing that plants of all things can eat animals is mind blowing! It completely defies their very nature. For that reason, they have crept their way into the media industry. Even though there exists no carnivorous plant that can actually kill a human,…

The current world population is a constraining 7 billion people, and shows no signs of slowing down. Amidst the growing population rises an issue, which can no longer be over looked. The population is not scattered uniformly across the globe, there are different concentrations of population in different places. However, some are comparable in size. Just like human characteristics, there are characteristics for all countries that can be scrutinized. Some of the characteristics can have a positive…

There are other services that are available to women; one of the most important involves violence prevention. It appears that over half of the interviewed women have been threatened at some point in their lives, 55% have been abused physically, 34% have been victimized financially, and 17% are victims of sexual violence (Ba-Obaid, M., & C.J.H. Bijleveld, C.). Women have to take the precautions of not going out at night and always having someone accompany them. The UN High Commission for Refugees…

On Border Security: America’s Approach to National Security and Economic Opportunity The current state of immigration policy in this country requires change. Many advocate for stronger and more enforced borders, but some call into question the effectiveness and economic soundness of this approach. Those, that oppose building up our borders, call for reforming worker visa programs and making legality easier to attain for those that will cross illegally into the United States anyways. Most desire…

The nature of morality is very relative across the many different cultures in the world. Different cultures have different ways of how they view some practices of what is moral and what is not moral or ethical. And philosophers and anthropologists who study different people and their cultures have a way of rationally thinking about this topic of morality, by saying that morality cannot be viewed by one culture as correct and the other culture as wrong but it can be thought as diverse and that no…

One massively noted benefit is the production of a new breed of drought resistant corn. (Paarlburg) These new breeds, whether created through selective breeding or recombinant DNA technology, are able to be used in the more arid areas such as Africa or many Middle Eastern countries. These areas often suffer due to their inability to produce food at a high rate, which increases the starvation rates in their countries. This new breed of corn can grow more efficiently in these…

More soil was lost due to wind erosion in the 1930’s than was carried to sea by the Mississippi river (Cook). Starting with what happened in the 1930’s, and going into the effects and restoration of this disaster, we can tell it had a major effect on many people’s lives. A. previous techniques (erosion) Prairie grasses used to cover the land of the great plains, but when farmers arrived in the 1890’s, they plowed under the grass (“ Dust Bowl, 1934-1938"). Grass keeps soil from drying out…