Hydrology

Different needs have to be provided geographically in order for societies to develop. Access to water was and still is a need that must be provided in order for people to survive. Civilizations were built around bodies of water to grow crops and access drinking water. These locations also needed to combat floodwaters. The Indus River Valley civilization would build cities on man-made islands to keep flooding waters out of the city. Arable land also needed to be present in order for a…

How can restoring this river change people's lives? For better or for worse? These people are having a rough time because of this dam, maybe restoring it can help them. California should restore the river, because it could save a lot of jobs and people’s homes. In restoring it these three things would be fixed: 1. Farmers won’t need as much water for crops, 2. Salmon would finally be able to reproduce in the river again, & 3. So many jobs would be saved. “The warring parties have put down their…

The issue of the California drought is one that has recently become front and center on the minds of its citizens. For the last couple of years California has been experiencing a drought noticeably hotter and drier than anything that we who live here are used to. In fact, the first six months of 2014 were the hottest California has experienced since 1934, the previous “hottest year”, beaten out by a whole degree. In fact, the NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, reported that…

The three years starting from fall 2011 to fall 2014 was the driest since record keeping started in 1895. California is now going into its fourth year of severe drought. A drought is a period of time when the environment is critically dry that often cause water related problems. California is in serious trouble and if we do not do anything about it, there will be dangerous consequences that include many economic problems. You can help decrease the severity of the drought by saving water in your…

The Meramec River is located in the upper Ozark Highlands in central-eastern Missouri and spans 218 linear miles before discharging into the Mississippi River in St. Louis (Blanc 1999, Thom et al, Figure 1). This watershed is dominated by Oak-Hickory forests and karst topography; and the Meramec River follows a riffle-run pattern of stream flow (Blanc 1999, Thom et al). Before people dominated the landscape, the driving forces of nature shaped the topography and the subsequent ecosystems that…

This drought is causing fights! In California, we have been in a drought for three years. It has gotten to the point where we are arguing over how we use our ground water and if it should or should not be managed. Furthermore, California should be managing the use of aquifer because people should be able to have enough water for their basic living rights of taking a shower, using the restroom inside the house, and it will also end up saving the environment. Having enough water is truly…

The water cycle is a process in which water travels from the oceans, to earth's atmosphere and land. There are many steps to the water cycle. Those steps are as follows: Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Transpiration, Runoff, and Infiltration. I will walk you through step-by-step of how each of these things contribute to the water cycle. The first step of the water cycle is evaporation. Evaporation starts with water, absorbing the sun's heat, and turning into vapors. The water usually…

Running water is totally unalike form volcanoes and earthquakes. Due to earthquakes and volcanoes that change the Earth rapidly, running water works very slowly in shaping the Earth’s landscape. At first valley was thought to be formed independently, but now the know that valleys are form running water. Furthermore, valleys are categorized as youth, and old age. Youth is like the beginning where there are less valleys. When the stream produces more energy and the slopes are less spiky is…

Throughout this article, the unusual drought that has taken over California for the past four years is investigated. The article details the causes and effects of the drought on foods, companies, and households while also presenting possible solutions to the constantly growing issue. This drought has been deemed one of the worst, if not the worst, dry spells in the past 1,200 years and it will not soon be forgotten because of its lasting effects on California. In April of last year, Governor…

The River Tees Rivers change the landscape through which they flow. They change it by erosion, transportation and deposition. Rivers begin at their source, high above sea level, and go downhill towards their mouth, usually the sea. The River Tees runs east from its source at Cross Fell to its mouth in the North Sea. The River runs over three courses The Upper Course In the upper course of a river gradients are steep and river channels are narrow. Vertical erosion is greatest in the upper…