The three-year drought in the western United States, and especially in California, became more obvious this year as wildfires were influenced by low moisture in live vegetation, and in some areas once-healthy trees began to show drought-induced stress. USDA also offered help to farmers and ranchers severely affected by the recent wildfires in Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington State through its programs to assist with their recovery efforts. Additional support is being provided…
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The California Drought and its Effects California is now in the fourth year of a record breaking drought. Although there are certain measures being made to mitigate the problem, the California drought is greatly affecting certain industries, such as agriculture and water utilities. Anyone living in California already has an idea of what is going on because anywhere you go, there are signs telling people to regulate water use. Some cities even passed new laws prohibiting citizens from using a certain…
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heat wave. People have been warned to stay hydrated and out of the sun. Date: September 12th Source: Los Angeles Times Event: Heat Wave The state of California breaks the heat wave record since measurements began back in 1895. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrator reported that the average temperature was 62.6 in California over the period. Coming in at 1.1 degrees hotter than the previous high and more than four degrees warmer than 20th Century. Date: September 22nd Source:…
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Zhao Yueru FINC 311 Professor Sommers January 27, 2015 Hidden under the Drought: Financial Impact and Price Solution for California Drought Issue In 2014, the world has focused on the state of California. Not because it has the most advanced agriculture in America, not because it owns some of the most developed industries, but because in this year, California’s warmest year on record was born. Dry weather is not a new thing to this state, but the width and profundity of effect followed by the heat…
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David Frum. “Why 2013 will be a year of crisis”.cnn.com 3 Sept. 2012 < http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/03/opinion/frum-food-price-crisis/index.html> 3. Chris Mrtenson. “The U.S. Drought Is Hitting Harder Than Most Realize”. peakprosperity.com. 29 Aug. 2012 < http://www.peakprosperity.com/blog/79547/us-drought-hitting-harder-than-most-realize> 4. “BB Raises Policy Rates”. thedailystar.net. 6 Jan. 2012.< http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=217128 > 5.…
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With the current drought condition in California,our aim is to optimize water consumption by considering various factors in agricultural sector. By embedding technology into different agricultural methodologies, it is possible to get water consumption to an optimal level. With a number of sources such as sensors, drones and satellites it gets effortless to gather information regarding different factors such as season, location, climate, type of crop being cultivated and so on. This could allow us…
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advantages of remote sensing about crop acreage monitoring is abundant information amount, acquiring quickly, saving time and low cost. The scientist can use remote sensing to know the whole country agricultural information. Then they can use software to analysis satellite image. It is benefit for department of agriculture to control agricultural market. So crop acreage monitoring is very important for country. Like below picture showing that with time going on, different crops have different growing information…
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With mounting populations, over-tapped rivers, severely damaged aquatic ecosystems, and the likelihood of impact from climate change, California faces an imminent challenge ahead of it; finding a reliable source of fresh water. Some water managers have proposed to siphon water from the ground, while others have suggested reusing and conserving water supplies. However, a more drastic proposal…
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but instead a culmination of events that came together much like a “perfect storm” (Craig’s PPT Terminal Classic Lowland Maya, slide 2). This paper attempts to focus purely on the environmental issues related to the collapse which included intense drought, soil erosion, deforestation, and most importantly, and as a result of the aforementioned issues, was there agricultural elimination of major food sources that were elemental to the Mayan civilizations sustainability. According to Vernon Scarborough…
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Snyder 1 Jacob Snyder Ms. Morris PreAp English 2 15th May 2014 An Analysis of the Setting in East of Eden The setting of a book or movie is not only when and where the story takes place but it demonstrates a significant amount about the motifs in a story. John Steinbeck, the author of East of Eden, was born in the Salinas Valley of California. Naturalism is a prevalent theme in his books. In East of Eden Steinbeck chooses the setting of the Salinas Valley because he uses it as a constant representation…
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