Gulf Coast of the United States

The Great Lakes are a series of interconnected freshwater lakes located in northeastern North America, on the Canada–United States border, which connect to the Atlantic Ocean through the Saint Lawrence River. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth, containing 21% of the world's surface fresh water by volume. The total surface is, and the total volume is . Due to their sea-like characteristics the five Great…

The year is 1964 and what seemed to be like any other normal day in southern Alaska turned out to be anything but. March 24th marked a turning point that would affect many lives in Alaska as well as the lives of those along the coasts of Hawaii and Oregon. It impacted society physically and economically far beyond what anyone could have ever imagined. This day also shed light and created new practices as well as new methods of anticipating future earthquakes. The Earthquake of 1964…

and tail are white, and its body is dark brown. Its size is 30-43 inches tall, and its wingspan is 7-8 feet in length. The bald eagle usually lives around coasts, rivers, and mountains. It ranges from Alaska, Canada, to the south of the United States. It eats fish and carrion that animals have already killed. The bald eagle is the United States' national bird. Another species of eagle is…

“There can be as many as 40,000 thunderstorms each day around the world.” (Severe Weather 101, n.d.) While mostly prominent in equatorial region, thunderstorms can form in mid-latitudinal areas similar to the Gulf Coast and southeastern and western states. A thunderstorm is thought to be violent if it is accompanied by an inch of hail or more, wind over 57 mph and/or a tornado, however the atmosphere of the area needs to be ideal for a thunderstorm to occur. Thunderstorms need…

The Lewis and Clark Expedition is most commonly known as the exploration that led to the westward expansion of the United States of America. William Clark is highly under-credited for his role as one of the two explorers on the trip with most of the credit given to Meriwether Lewis. William Clark is responsible for the making of maps along the journey, especially his master map of the West. Without the detailed maps that Clark created, there would have been a delay in westward expansion in an…

He was typically a light sleeper, so this was concerning for him. It was a record hot summer and ended up warming the temperature of the Gulf of Mexico something similar to bath water. But suddenly the air had cooled, and he could feel the waves crashing against the stilts that held his home up and he began to grow concerned. Joseph awoke with the same feeling and said he had recorded a…

way each issue that they addressed was involved in different elaborate levels to assess and solve their problems. The following papers were concentrated the elaborate cross-scale dynamics of coastal regions and impacts on PAH’s from oil spills. The Coasts of Our World: Ecological, Economic and Social Importance integrated…

government by the people G) Direct Democracy: a large number of male citizens took part in the day-to-day government affairs. 3. What cultural ties united the Greek World? They spoke the same language, honored the same ancient heroes, and worshiped the same gods. 4. How were Greek city-states governed? Greek city- states were govern in many ways, Greek’s city states were first governed by a monarchy, then an aristocracy, then oligarchy. 5. Why did Greek philosophers and writers reject the…

was a tragic day for the residents in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Alabama. It was a day that would change their lives. On August 25, Hurricane Katrina hit land in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 40 mph. On August 28, in the Gulf of Mexico, Katrina became a Category 5 with winds of 175 mph. At 6:10 on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, Louisiana. When it finally reached Louisiana on August 29, it had weakened to a Category 3 with sustained winds of…

miles through Steele City, Nebraska where it tapers of east to Patoka, Illinois and the original pipeline stays south all the way down to the Louisiana-Texas border near the Gulf right outside of Houston, Texas. Its main purpose is to transport Canadian crude oil to refineries throughout the mid-west and along the Gulf Coast of America. The Keystone XL pipeline is similar to the original pipeline; however, this new pipeline would take a much more direct route to Steele City, Nebraska as seen in…