Hydrology

After I read the book “Deadbeat Dams”, I agree with the sentiment and the arguments of the author. But as a book, it comes across more as a rant than an objective discussion of the issues. Dan Beard's publication has a great title and is filled with an insider's critical views of the national political process that results in the mismanagement of our nation's water resources. Some of the information he shared is not new - the tree rings and over allocation of water has been known for decades…

For many countries people believe that getting water is as easy as going to a faucet, turning it on and grabbing a glass of clear water. For Iraq it is a different story and I am here to give a brief essay on how water is in Iraq. I will also cover where the water comes from and the struggle of having water in Iraq. There are two major rivers that flow through Iraq, the Tigris River and The Euphrates River. These rivers start in Turkey, flow through Syria before reaching Iraq. Both of…

Floods in Klamath County Subject to three major types of flooding, Klamath County is moderately susceptible to this hazard. One such type of flooding, riverine flooding, occurs when a body of water exceeds its capacity and it overflows its banks. Communities in close proximity to natural waterways, such as Beatty, Chiloquin, and Sprague River, are most susceptible to this type of flooding. A specific type of river flooding, shallow area flooding, can also occur in Klamath County. This type of…

Consistently, the Mojave Desert faces the many hardships brought on by drought. Drought is a severe shortage of water lasting for a substantial period of time. Drought is one of the results of minimal rainfall. In the Mojave Desert, drought causes issues pertaining to the survival and overall health of native plants and animals. Drought poses as a threat to native wildlife due to the fact that all life requires the presence of water in some form. In saying this, “The incidence of drought...dries…

Although there is no clear and set definition of drought, to some extent it can be summed up to explain that drought occurs when a region has received less than normal precipitation which results in dryer than normal conditions for that particular region. However, people in different areas and environments have varying views on what drought is and when it is occurring, “characteristics of drought differ significantly between regions such as North American Great Plains, Australia, southern…

Would you rather have water for farmers that require it for their crops and harvest or have the water to take showers and to use the restroom? In California the water usage for farmers and citizens has exceeded the usual amount and it has not rained in months, so there has been a severe drought throughout the valley. The city has run out of water, so they’re obligated to go outside to use the restroom and they can’t take showers. I believe that California needs to control the water wells and add…

To estimate if it is worth changing the landscape in order to enhance the transportation system, giving comprehensive evaluations to current cases is critical. In different fields, such as agriculture, environment, sustainability, ecology, and the process of urbanization, ignorance of one fact in the transportation system would cause a problem in the whole system, unbalance ecosystems, and cause a dramatic reduction in resource use. Dr. McQueary (2006) states that while the development of…

The state of Florida is known for its natural springs, which originate from the underground Floridan aquifer. Aquifers are underground caverns where water is collected from runoff. The aquifer also provides water for practical residential usage, agricultural irrigation, commercial and industrial usage. In the 1800s water was abundant, in order to create more residential, agricultural, commercial and industrial settings, the state had to undertake acts to rid the land of water. According to…

4.0 CHENNAI FLOOD MITIGATION MEASURES The mitigation measures have to address flood avoidance, flood tolerance, and flood resistance in an integrated way. The measures that are implemented and the new measures to be developed are meant to control causative factors like uncontrolled urban sprawl, loss of natural drainage, the inadequacy of the storm water drainage system, lack of maintenance of existing systems, increase in impervious surfaces and lack of coordination between stakeholders…

I grew up in Buffalo, New York, where I was surrounded by Niagara Falls, Lake Erie, and their many beautiful tributaries. I remember the years when the creek behind our customary campsite would fill holes deep enough to swim in and we built rock bridges to cross its depths. More recently I remember the years when that same creek ran bone dry. How could it be possible for a flourishing water supply to shrivel up and die? Today 's world is filled with conflict, often small discrepancies blown out…