Causes Of California Drought

In the past decade there have been hundreds of wild fires in California which have led to thousands of acres being scorched and left uninhabitable by plants and animals, the death of many, and future consequences that don’t only affect those near the fire but those all over the world. There are many causes of these forest fires such as low water vapor concentration in the atmosphere and high air and surface temperatures. In 2005 the Blaisdell Fire burned through San Bernardino County in North Palm Springs from August 26th to September 29th. Below is the water vapor concentration map of the surrounding area of North Palm Springs stretching all the way to central California and down into parts of Mexico a month prior to the fire, the duration

The quake went even worse at 4:37 AM, because at this time buildings started to fall down, flood started to come, and some buildings was burnt by fire. At 4:39 AM is the worst situation, because some highways

California drought is a major crisis since 1977. California has broken the record for the longest period of days without rain. Did you know that twenty-five million Californians depend on other states for water? In addition, in some regions of California water can lead to a drought run out. Including in the western part of California is abnormally dry due to the lack of rain and snow.

Cyclone Tracey – Topic question: Why was Tropical Cyclone Tracey so significant to Australia? Initial Research: Tropical Cyclone Tracey was a small but catastrophic that hit Darwin in 25th of December 1974 and lasted two days. Accounted of 65 lives and destroyed lots of infrastructure and environment. Winds going at a pace of 50km/h and then hitting speeds of at 217km/h.

“Millions of lives were changed in a day by a cruel and wasteful storm” (George W. Bush). George W. Bush said this quote after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast. Hurricanes are deadly natural disasters that affect people every year. They have a very complex way of forming, and each storm is distinguished by its characteristics. After hurricanes, people and the environment are deeply harmed.

All over the world, unexpected weather can strike, leaving civilians to decide how to respond both physically and emotionally. In New England, each year brings a new brutally cold winter covering the area with snow. Tornadoes and droughts are unpredictable, yet very dangerous to the people in the Midwest. On the West Coast, especially in California, temperatures and humidity levels are high, resulting in annual brush fires that can can climb up the entire coast. In Linda Thomas’s essay “Brush Fire,” she describes the amazing sight that is involved with each new fire from her own perspective as a native of southern California.

There are many theories for what caused this sudden unexpected event. The reason that caused the sudden uproar of dust was because of droughts in the mid west and poor farming techniques. Droughts have become increasingly large in America. Currently, California is going through a very rough drought. They are being deprived of water, food, and jobs.

Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, droughts, volcanic eruptions, and landslides constitute a major problem in many developing and developed countries. Many nations experienced fatalities and injuries, property damage, and economic and social disruption resulting from natural disasters. Flood disaster has a very special place in natural hazards. In The Gambia (West-Africa), floods have been a major natural hazard, affecting the country over the last decade.

Throughout the novel, Hemingway uses simple and complex imagery to portray the effects of the war and Henry’s emotions, paired with detailed description, repetition and strange dialogue to help develop his characters. Hemingway begins the book by describing where “we” (the troops) lived, he talks about the riverbeds and the mountains, the dust and plants, but more importantly, the rain. Rain is prevalent throughout the book and comes most often when Henry is feeling sad or upset, or when something has gone wrong. The first example of this is the last two sentences of the first chapter, “At the start of the winter came the permanent rain and with the rain came the cholera.

Natural disasters are a nature’s events and are uncontrollable, although predictable. They include typhoons , rainy season flooding, tornadoes and tsunami. An article in the Guardian states that a study has revealed natural disaster has displaces three times as many people as war in 2013. An average of 27 million people a year or 42 million in total in 2010 have lost their homes ( Guardian.com,2014). A tsunami event that occurred in 2004 , called the Boxing Day Tsunami, displaced 1.7 million and injured half a million of souls.

The Dust Bowl negatively affected people in an economic way. How Drought played a big role in The Dust Bowl “ Federal aid to the drought-affected states was first given in 1932, but the first funds marked specifically for drought relief were not released until the fall of 1933. In all, assistance may have reached $1 billion (in 1930s dollars) by the end of the drought (Warrick et al., 1980). “ ( Source - http://drought.unl.edu/DroughtBasics/DustBowl/EconomicsoftheDustBowl.aspx )

Louisiana’s rate of loss per year is estimated to be about twenty kilometers/year, or about twenty-four square miles. Even more land is being lost as storms hit harder and harder without the protection wetlands bring. The land reduces storm surges, every 2.7 miles of wetlands reducing storm surge by one foot. As these wetlands are disappearing, the storm surges are increasing, washing more and more of the wetlands away. This is especially distressing because about half of Louisiana’s population lives by the coast, and 60-70% of Louisiana’s people (about two million people) will be at risk without the coast.

Over the past few months, California has been hit with a slew of storms and now the Oroville Dam is overflowing with water. This would not have been as bad a situation if the emergency spillways were not damaged by erosion; or as the anchorman said “... erosion has opened a hole the almost size of a football field and it’s almost 40 feet deep…”. The towns downstream were evacuated because of the potential for flash flooding for the 75 miles downstream from the dam. Workers then started crushing rocks to reinforce and fix the damaged spillways and to delay the potential of flash flooding. Over 200,000 people were evacuated, highways were filled, and gas pumps were emptied in the panic.

Louisiana has one of the most fragile coastlines that are prone to flooding because of natural recurring disasters such as hurricanes (floodsmart.gov). Since Louisiana has a lot of different types of water bodies, such as the Gulf of Mexico, bayous, rivers (i.e. Mississippi River), a lot of the residents are at a greater risk of being flooded (floodsmart.gov). Throughout the years, Louisiana has experienced millions and millions of dollars in damages caused by hurricanes or flooding. The most recent flooding in August of 2016 sustained around $8.7 billion dollars in damages statewide (Dolce, 2016). These damages include residential homes, businesses, and roads.

A drought is a prolonged period of unusually low rainfall and its severity depends on the strength and duration. Persistent high pressure in the atmosphere curbs cloud formation and leads to lower relative humidity and less precipitation. In 2011, Texas underwent the worst single-year drought in its history. During this drought, Texas saw the highest number of fires, square miles burned, homes destroyed, drought-related deaths and agricultural losses in years. This drought encouraged the state to come up with a Water Plan.