Introduction Climate change is increasingly becoming a local issue as cities and counties consider its affects and implement mitigation and adaptation strategies in an attempt to limit its potential damage. Florida is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The state has over 1,200 miles of coastline, almost 4,500 square miles of estuaries and bays, more than 6,700 square miles of other coastal waters, and a low-lying topography. In addition, most of the state’s 18 million
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people we are using more fresh water than back in the 1800’s. Boorse and Wright explain that the earth’s surface is over 70% water but less than 1% accessible for sustaining life. Boorse and Write also explained that increased use has led to saltwater intrusion into our aquifers and is continuing to contaminate the earth’s fresh water supply (Wright, 2010). • Hypothesis/Predicted Outcome If current human development doesn’t change I do believe that ground water sustainability will
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Water is the natural resource that man and all other living creatures cannot do without. In fact, it is one thing scientists look for in other planets to confirm possible sources of life. For us humans, it is so important that in 1995, World Bank Vice President Ismail Serageldin said that “the wars of the next century would be fought over water” and not oil. Unfortunately, water is also one resource that we always take for granted and end up wasting through inefficient use and pollution.To make matters
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Hypothesis: 1. The profile of the respondents varies greatly in terms of the following variables, namely; 1. environmental awareness, 2. scientific attitude, and 3. science achievement? 2. There are significant differences in the science achievement of students when they are categorized according to the following variables, namely; 1. environmental awareness, and 2. scientific attitude? 3. There are significant relationship
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usability of fresh water * 70% of earth is covered in water, but 97% of that is salt * Remaining freshwater (<.5% salt), 22% is underground, and 77% is frozen (<1% fresh water bodies) * 2.78% Freshwater, 97% found in ocean as saltwater * ¼ of all freshwater underground * ¾ aboveground but mostly in ice and glaciers (not very usable) * Very little resides in lakes, streams, rivers, wetlands * Groundwater structure and Use * Groundwater exists in permeable
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|Drains an aquifer dry, effectively eliminating | | |It as a water resource | |Saltwater intrusion |Occurs along coastal areas | | |When groundwater is depleted faster | |
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Problem with injecting: potentially high energy cost of pumping water down under high pressure. And it Might need treatment. Objectives of artificial recharge: • Conserve and dispose of runoff and floodwaters. • Reduce, balance or reverse saltwater intrusion • Store water to reduce costs of pumping and piping. • Store water during cold seasons for use during growing seasons • Conserve energy in groundwater geothermal applications • Improve water quality by removing suspended solids by filtration
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along the South Florida coastlines. (Main, 2013). Storm surges from severe hurricanes are especially destructive to the hammocks. Storms may cause intrusions of sand, mud, and saltwater into the salt-intolerant inland habitats. Occasional or prolonged periods of saltwater exposure may change the soil conditions and harm the ecosystem. Intrusions of saltwater ultimately wear away the sand ridges that hardwood hammocks cultivate on. Rising sea levels thought to be the result of global warming also poses
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Community Environmental Issue Kornorton Sullivan October 13, 2013 SCI/275 Claudia De Mendonca Synek Listopad Community Environmental Issue Environmental issues are continuously growing throughout America and the rest of the world. In order to protect what is left of the environment, each state developed an environmental department. These environmental departments are working to find ways to not only protect the environment, but to resolve the issues effecting the environment. Scientific assessments
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| PAC -10 CONSULTING | Water Crisis: Extracting Surplus from a Deficit To: Dr. Lee Cerling, Director of Research and Communications From: Jordan Pinkus Date: [ 9/29/2010 ] Re: PAC-10 Overview of Water Crisis: Key Opportunities How to Use This Memo Template Global shortages of potable water have signaled an emerging crisis. The shortages impact developed and developing nations, though the evidence is harshest in the developing world. Despite available drinking water and seemingly abundant
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