The American Crisis

In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, ten inches of rain fell. One major concern of all the rain was the Cedar River. Thousands of people had to evacuate because of the river flooding at twenty-two feet. City workers, contractors, volunteers and National Guard troops built temporary walls, levees and they laid down 250,000 sandbags to try and prevent any major flooding. The temporary barriers that were put up seemed to prevent major flooding, but the people who live around there are still being advised to stay…

The Everglades in Florida are in danger. Dredging,farming,and overall human interference has destroyed this once great place. The Everglades has government,activist and biologist behind saving it. So why is this still a problem? To begin with, the water supply is far from clean. Sure you might think “why don’t we just clean up the water?” It’s not that simple though. In Source two it brought up that the water has “Mercury,phosphorous and other hazardous elements.” This makes a big problem for…

Why You Should Consider PVC Fencing You may be looking for a simple fence that will make your yard feel more usable to you. This often means a privacy fence, since it can help contain pets and young children when playing in your yard. While wood is a traditional choice, it should be avoided since it is not very durable or easy to maintain. Instead, consider PVC fencing, which can be a more ideal material for your home. It Is Waterproof The biggest problem with a wood fence is that it is not…

technology that governs both agriculture and urban water use. California’s main water supply comes from a few months of snow that accumulate in the northern half, and slowly melts providing a water source. This is a characteristic of western North American water supply, whereas in the central and eastern parts rainfall continuously falls providing water (Mote et al.). The California water supply in the form of snowpack is located in the north, yet the majority of the population lives in the…

In the state of California we are undergoing one of the worst droughts in state records. Nearly about 13,000 people have lost their water sources around East Porterville, California. For this reason and many more i believe that laws need to be made so that farmers are not allowed to take water from other people’s homes and or farms. In an article i read about ground-water laws it states that “ It is expected to cost the state 2.2 bn dollars in 2014 and will put more than 1,700 farm workers…

On the morning of August twenty-third, 1973, in a place called Stockholm, Sweden, Jan-Erik Olsson, an escaped convict, entered the Sveriges Kreditbanken, a bank in Stockholm, and took four bank employees hostage. He carried a loaded submachine gun and fired it into the ceiling, causing a mass panic. Jan-Erik wounded a policeman and demanded more than $700,000 in Swedish and foreign currency, a getaway car, and the release of Clark Olofsson, a convict who was serving time for an armed robbery and…

The Florida's Everglades is the first national park made for it’s astounding native animals, plants and environment but, not for it’s scenery. It was the first national park created to save its environment. Ernest F. Coe convinced the government to make the Everglades a national park. The ruff sawgrass usually doesn’t hurt the alligators. There are low areas channel water that comes from Lake okeechobee. Theses shallow areas cover most of the Everglades, ,making it hard from boats to drive…

Prichard Septic Service, Carter County’s septic tank expert, understands how hard your septic system works over the years. That is why it’s important to give your system the care it deserves and understand when it’s time to replace your septic tank. Below are common things that happen when it’s time to replace instead of repair. Remember to always have a professional septic service check your system before having it replaced. • Pumping Too Much: Most septic tanks need to be pumped every…

Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.” In Mat Weiser’s op-ed article “Water Controversies Boil Over,” Weiser explains how and why water is becoming a source of crises and conflict in many parts of the world. He states that although there is enough water for us all, poor management of the supply and the varying beliefs of who the water belongs to is causing the problems. The author suggests that the only way to solve the…

One of the greatest murder mysteries of all time occurred on September 18th, 1961. “Between ten and fifteen minutes after midnight on Monday 18 September 1961, a DC-6B aircraft crashed near the airport of Ndola, a town in the British colony of Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), not far from the Congo border” (Williams, p. 3). Dag Hammerskjold, along with all 15 other passengers who accompanied him on his venture, died after the plane crashed in Zambia (Williams, p. 3). Dag Hammerskjold was the…