Rainwater Harvesting In an effort to further increase Tower 400’s commitment to Platinum LEED certification, we also propose the use of a rainwater collection system. This will allow the tower to no longer rely on the water company and over series of years, save quite an amount of water which in turn will save money. The main goal of this proposal is to research and present feasible goals to the managers of Tower 400. That can be followed up on and eventually put into practice to make The
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on the most logical location to experience a white Christmas in Texas. In order to acquire this information, the data for the average monthly high temperature in December, the average monthly low temperature in December, and the average month precipitation in December was studied. Each data set was divided into sections such as the average monthly high was split into: 50-54 degrees Fahrenheit, 55-59 degrees Fahrenheit, 60-64 degrees Fahrenheit, 65-69 degrees Fahrenheit, and 70 degrees Fahrenheit
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The taiga biome goes by many different names, including the boreal forest and coniferous forest. The taiga has short summers, with an average of fifty seven degrees Fahrenheit and fourteen degrees Celsius. Winters are cold and snowy in the forests, with the average temperature at about fourteen degrees Fahrenheit or negative ten degrees Celsius. These coniferous forests are most often and abundantly found near the top of the world, just under the main tundra biome. Taigas span across Eurasia and
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Water scarcity has become a major issue nowadays, specially in this arid zone that is Texas. As stated in the article, “Texas has been experiencing a severe drought since 2011 and it is contemplated to remain that way for more years” (Phillips, p 1), so it is necessary to start implementing mechanisms and regulations that help to conserve the water we have. Our legislators and policy makers have to consider changing the actual system of distribution of water as well as the regulations and rules for
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China's horrible water mystery How can anybody go without water, if you think about it you can’t, well the people in china go through this every day. In north China they have a scarcity of water. The government is trying to bring it to attention. By limiting water use and transporting water to the north. There are three main causes of China’s water scarcity crisis: Population and Urbanization,Water pollution, and industrialization. Of these, the biggest driver is industrialization. One reason
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The society we live in today is depleting our water resources in a way that it is hard to restore the damage. Out of all the states in the U.S., California is in an extreme drought right now and it could get worse than it already is. There are a lot of inconsiderate people out there that waste gallons of water on unnecessary things that are contributing to the drought. Therefore, it is time that people are informed on how to take appropriate action towards not wasting valuable water. Water is an
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Weather is the most important consequence of climate change. The world revolves around weather patterns, a person's day to day lives are controlled by the weather outside their door, but what about the crops. Too much water and a crop rot, too little and they shrivel up and die. According to NASA, in the United States the Southwest region is likely to be hit the worse as summer temperatures rise and heat waves become more intense. These heat waves means that it will be difficult for farmers to work
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The semi arid desert is an interesting biome that has a lot of traits that make it unique. It looks like a bare and lifeless place but that's not the case at all. The semi arid desert is hot and dry with little rain during the winter. During the summer it gets extremely hot days. “The heat peak to extremes during the daytime because there are little clouds to shield the desert from the sun's rays.”(“Desert Biomes.” World Biomes-Desert, Cutequote.com , Feb. 2017, www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_desert
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Condrea, Boris P.5 1 - 17 - 17 The high plains is a truly wonderful ecoregion filled with mystery and diversity with its animals, plants and so on. Climate in the high plains is pretty sober at first, but when time comes, it shows its monster inside. The climate mostly consists of semi-arid weather with hot summers and mild winters. The summers should be around 90 to 100 degrees and 60 to 70 degrees in the winter. January is the coldest month during the entire year. Another example
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Article of the Week Response In the article “The Wrong Way to Think about California Water”, the passage “Urban use: The shame of turf” talks about the cutbacks that average Californians have taken. Californians have cut back their water usage by 54 gallons from 1995 to 2010. The main reason of this sudden decrease in the amount of gallons used is turf, artificial grass. The passage states “‘We need to look at lawns the way we look at smoking in restaurants’, Gleick says, “‘as not a good idea anymore
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