Hydrology

Bangladesh is facing to tackle the 21st century greatest challenge: Climate change, food security and agriculture and water resource management. Agriculture is the single main sector of water usage in Bangladesh, with irrigated paddy rice using 70% of water resources (Chowdhury, 2010). Agricultural demands of water are considerably more sensitive to climate change, particularly for irrigation. Irrigation has revolutionized rice production in Bangladesh. Climate change may alter climatic…

Ans. 1. Governor’s ethical justification is driven by continued decrease in water resources in California due to unfavorable weather conditions. The executive order 2016 (in continuity to previous executive orders) states that the water levels have not crossed the required levels due to the limited amount of rain and snowfall. This had a direct impact on the state rivers, underground basins and reservoirs. The drought has increased the scarcity of drinking/ potable water. Agricultural production…

Disaster Mitigation California is facing its fifth year in drought. (Center, 2016) The drought is estimated to cost the state of California $600 million dollars and 4,700 jobs this year. This is better compared to last year’s cost but still a significant amount. What could help California during this time and in the future would be to incorporate disaster mitigation strategies during recovery phase and to find methods to help reduce the impact or occurrences of droughts. Mitigation includes risk…

Discussion A water shortage can affect you no matter where you live in the world. It's arguably humanity's most vital natural resource. It sustains all other activities; it's the essential basis of economies, societies and human life. A water shortage in Mt Timid would mean loss of property, jobs, business, lack of growth, and most importantly loss of lives which will turn Mt Timid into what is known as a ghost town. If preventable, it is inhumane to let this terrible incident occur. This is why…

The ancient Mayan Civilization was one of history’s greatest. The Mayan achieved remarkable scientific innovations that our culture further benefits from today. These advances include that of the cosmic calendar, allowing the prediction of solar eclipses and the understanding of other celestial bodies, stunningly intelligent architectural temples and entire royal cities, engineering teachings, mathematical inventions, and advanced communications. The explanation of this phenomenal empire’s…

The Student Housing office is located in the somewhat beige colored building across the street from the southern dorms and adjacent to the music department building. Also, it is on the upper floor of the maintenance department. I observed that the exterior of the building seems to be kept well maintained being that I smelled the aroma of the freshly trimmed grass. Keeping the grass tamed regularly really has an impact on the overall appearance of the exterior. For example, I noticed that the…

The Everglades are a fragile wetlands ecosystem. It has been around for many years, providing shelter for wildlife. The Everglades used to be filled with rare, exotic wildlife. It has been drained by settlers for many years, and provides us with a source of water. Restoration acts are hard to carry through with. To begin with, the Everglades are a source of water for many people. Over seven million people in Florida use the Everglades as a water source. In the text,”Can We Fix the Water Supply”…

Water shortages have almost always been a problem for the arid Texas land, but the continued growth of the population in Texas has exacerbated the problem quite a bit. Fortunately, the government and residents of Texas have multiple steps they can take to mitigate the effect of an ever-increasing population on our limited water supply. At least three things that the Texas government could do would be to fix our current water system infrastructure to prevent useless water loss, build pipelines to…

How is “ California’s scarce water resource allocated?” & Anaheim's water laws. What is happening to the water in California? Where is it going ? How to save it ? Nowadays people say “ California's currently in its fifth year of severe drought.” But people forget to ask themselves is what exactly lead California to that position and why is it going through severe droughts. California’s water is distributed in three major places; 1- The urban with 10%. 2- Environment with 50%. 3- Agriculture…

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. The simulation connects with civics because there are many problems and situations that need to be solved in modern time like…