...cool. I’m never really affected by the weather and climate, so I am fine with being in many biomes. Of course, I wouldn’t last long in a desert, but to this Mediterranean climate, I can surely survive. A few days ago, I’ve hooked onto Bob’s roots. We have become such good friends! Our relationship is mutualistic, because I receive the nutrients that Bob makes, and I help give him mineral nutrients from the soil such as phosphorus! I was told by Bob that 95% of the plants need people like me to survive! That sounded so cool. Thanks to me, Bob is growing very fast, and that makes me very happy. My neighbouring Mycorrhiza friend Joe told me that plants were getting attacked by aphids! Hence, I quickly started producing chemicals that repelled aphids and attracted aphid-eating wasps! This is a great friend to have, because being able to communicate like that will protect our plants. When I help Bob, he gives me 20 percent of the glucose and sucrose produced by him! I can use these sugars to extend my hyphae deeper into the ground. There’s another use for it. I produce fruiting bodies with it! Some are mushrooms, which go above the ground, and some are truffles, which are below the ground. Rain isn’t the...
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... How can California learn from its past in preparation for its vacillating drought seasons? By science. Scientists and specifically paleoclimatologists are a valuable resource to California. One of the many experiments they have in their scientific pockets is being able to accurately depict and decipher Earth’s past climate by its debris that is annually released or expelled by nature. Data Proxy or annual time resolutions build yearly in layers, layers that accumulate to form a source of nature’s history. Data proxy can be analyzed from the rings of trees, sediments in water sources, and by the organism that secrete annual growth bands of calcium. All these recorded forms of historical data have their unique way of being analyzed as a source of interpretation; telling a narration of nature’s past, a beneficial resource for future civilizations in making better decisions for a continued sustainable future. A valuable proxy data or indirect evidence to evaluate the conditions of the past are trees. Trees are in many ways a very useful tool to paleoclimatologists in being an accurate specimen of California’s climate history (64). By the simple attribute of being grounded; trees record scientific evidence of a single location. Increasing in size annually, trees record environmental patterns of precipitation and temperature variations (77). One of the best recorders of the precipitation and temperature time scale is of the enduring bristlecone pine tree. These noble trees, seen...
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...rain easily flows away from your house so it causes no harm. Here are a few tips for making sure your gutters work like they should to protect your home during all seasons of the year. Replace or Repair Old,...
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...q=clear+land+&FORM=HDRSC2 https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=clear+land+&FORM=HDRSC2 While many people blame fossil fuels as a cause to global warming, there is also illegal clearing of lands for developing agriculture companies that cause tropical deforestation and global warming. According to Wikipedia, tropical deforestation is clearance or clearing and removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use. Developing agriculture companies demand overseas trees and other supplies such as; wood products, beef, palm oil, and soy. The global demand for beef requires large areas of fields to raise cattle. These demands lead to tropical deforestations because companies clear about 35% percent of tropical rain forests across the globe. According to the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), “a leading green group, 32 million acres of tropical rainforest were cut down each year between 2000 and 2009—and the pace of deforestation is only increasing.” As deforestation and its effects on global warming increase, more carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere and there are less trees to...
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...methane. According to a report released by IPCC in 2007, there was a significant increase in production of greenhouse gases between the 19th and 20th century. However, in the context of this paper greenhouse effect will be deciphered via different notions. Discussion Increase in Effect Increase in population has led to increased transportation and manufacturing. This implies rise in the combustion of fossil fuels including oil, gas and coal. Combustion of fossil fuels leads to emission of, among others, carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and this account for over 80% of the Carbon dioxide emission. The gases produced are more stable that stay very long in the atmosphere. Deforestation is a human activity which involves cutting down of trees. Major causes...
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...the world. Traditionally, Chinese painting has been done on thin silk or rice paper, using various types of brushes, ink, and dye. The paintings cover a number of topics namely landscape, portrait, birds, flowers, insects, and animals. The traditional Chinese painting is called guo hua. It is done using a brush that is dipped in a black or colored ink usually on silk or paper. The traditional painting has also been done on porcelain, walls, or lacquer ware. Contemporary Chinese painting focuses both on the traditional and current topics such as politics. The traditional painting Winty Trees, a hanging Scroll by Wen Zhengming and the contemporary work of art Hiding in the City No. 2-Suo Jia Village by Liu Bolin have different and similar features. Liu draws himself standing in front a building that is half dismantled with debris scattered all over. He is painted into his surrounding where he can be seen covering himself from one toe to the other with the shapes and colors similar to the background. Therefore, Liu dissolves himself into the background to become invisible. The photograph documents the performance as well as the product of Liu’s artistic creation. The work combines photograph, painting, performance, and artistic vision. It also depicts Liu as a good planner and smart painter. Also evident is Liu’s sense of space and the human body in it. These artistic skills come from his training background on sculpture.[1] At a first glance, Liu’s work seems like an attempt...
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...degrees. Thus, at any given time during summer or winter, one part of the planet is more directly exposed to the rays of the Sun. This exposure alternates as the Earth revolves in its orbit. Therefore, at any given time, regardless of season, the northern and southern hemispheres experience opposite seasons. The effect of axis tilt is observable from the change in day length, and altitude of the Sun at noon (the culmination of the Sun), during a year. Summer: Summer is the warmest of the four temperate seasons. Summer is the warmest season of the year when the sun shines directly on one half of the world. Usually, July and August are the hottest months of the summer season. Crops, trees, and other plants reach their full maturity in summer. Summer is traditionally associated with hot dry weather, but this does not occur in all regions. Summer is one of the seasons of a year which is the warmest. It falls between the seasons of spring and autumn. Summer is generally known to be the season which has the hottest and longest days in a year. The summer nights are usually smaller than those of winter. It is a very good season for outdoor activities like vacationing, swimming or simply lazing on the beach. Various tropical summer fruits like pineapples, watermelons, mangoes, berries, melons, and vegetables are abundant in summer. Construction: In higher latitude locations, summer is the time for road resurfacing, as winter ice and snow leaves potholes behind in the pavement...
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...darkness of the night is broken, and the beams of the sun bouncing off the water wash everything away. Many people are capable of creating their own sunshine in a world of darkness. Their artificial approach to reality makes it seem as if they are floating their way through life. The mind creates a filter to anything that may cause harm, a pure world is created as an escape from reality. As the dark storm clouds roll over the ocean in the distance, they bring themselves back to the sunny beach where the faint sound of waves crashing, and the radiant sun brightens their lives. In John Knowles story, A Separate Peace, many of the characters live in a fantasy world. Fantasy is seen as a way to cope with reality, and while it prevents harm on a...
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...harmony. It is celebrated by throwing aromatic colours powders and fragrances at each other. In early times, Colours for Holi were prepared from various parts of trees such as flowers, leaves, fruits and many more. Some of them are Indian coral tree (Parijat), flame of forest (Kesu), marigold, turmeric (Haldi), henna, and beetroot. In modern time, with the arrival of dry compound colours, people stopped taking pence for extracting the flowers colours and the use of chemical colours in Holi is increasing day by day. These chemical colours are not only extremely hazardous to skin but also are unsafe for the environment. This festival of Holi is being notable till today in many countries of the world. INTRODUCTION Holi is a sacred spring festival renowned by Hindus. Holi is celebrated in countries such as India, Nepal, and countries with huge Indian populations of Hinduism, such as in Malaysia, Guyana, South Africa, Trinidad, United Kingdom, United States of America, and Fiji. Holi is commonly acknowledged as Festival of Colours, or as Doḷajāta in Bengali and Dhulhandi or Dulhendi is recognized as the main day of Holi festival.. In general, this festival is common among the Indian culture. It is celebrated at the start of the new season, which is spring. Holi festival is celebrated at the end of the season of winter on the final full moon day of...
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...Week 7 (Assignment 6) The Way to a Good Deer English November 22, 2011 Deer hunting is a very demanding hobby. The one thing that everyone must keep in mind when hunting is your safety and the safety of others. The reason for this is that you are using a weapon that can cause serious harm to you or someone, but this is not what this essay is about. I want everyone to actually learn what it takes to be a hunter. Being a hunter takes skill and understanding how deer sense things. The first thing that comes to everyone’s mind when thinking about hunting is killing Bambie. This is not the way I think, because of how I was raised. I took up hunting at an early age. I would always go with my father. So, here is what I have learned about hunting deer. You, as a hunter have got to know where the deer are. This is the easy part. Just find some good land with a water source, and good food that they eat i.e. acorns, wild persimmons trees, apples trees, corn, clover, and winter rye. Scout the land after locating these, to see if you can find there bedding areas. Finding the bedding area is the hard part. Deer in general will bed down in areas where they feel protected. Like in open areas surrounded by thick brush, or in low lying areas. After finding these good spots look for trails leading to their food, and water sources. These trails are what will make you or break you when it comes time to kill that big buck. The trail usually will lead to natural pinch points in the land. This...
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...Joshua Roberts Dr. Stanford-Bowers English 102 21 July 2013 Environmental Effects of Nuclear War Thesis: If large scale nuclear war broke out, it would make large areas of the earth uninhabitable and almost completely destroy the environment. I. Immediate effect to the environment a. The Nuclear Blast b. The Thermal Radiation c. Direct nuclear Radiation II. Effects That bring about nuclear winter d. Surface temperature drops e. Upper atmosphere heats causing ozone loss III. Fallout and its effects on the environment f. How people are exposed to fallout g. The effects of this exposure h. How long nuclear fallout last The atomic bomb is our single greatest piece of technology and also the worst piece of destruction we have ever created. It is because of the research in to nuclear weapons that we have had some of our greatest technological breakthroughs in electrical power and medicine. On the other hand, it is this research and testing that have changed our world completely and not for the better. According to Ramesh Thakur “When Manhattan project director J Robert Oppenheim first saw a nuclear explosion he quoted the bhagavad gita”Now I am become death, the shatterer of worlds”” (28). Because of all the superpowers dependence on nuclear weapons we are getting closer to seeing our worst nightmares of an all-out nuclear war becoming a reality. It is through the accident at the Chernobyl power plant and the...
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...When one thinks of Christmas or winter holidays we think of snow, Santa Claus or Christmas trees with lights and decorations. We have heard of hundreds of stories that of how there have been issues with gifts malfunctioning or lights on houses catching fire and destroying complete homes. There are thousands of products that have malfunctioned or caused major damages because of the poor quality that they were made in or for unaware circumstances that the company producing the items were not aware of, even though they might have done hundreds, if not thousands, of practice test to make sure that the item was compliant with government standards and would not cause harm, damages, or injury to anyone because of the product or the malfunction of it. When products malfunction there are sometimes small injuries or damages to complete loss of life or substantial damage to a home or other establishment. The main issue that arises when it comes to this topic is that of possible lawsuits and the ability to be able to find out if it was negligence on the part of the producer of the item being sold. In order to prove negligence, a person must have had a duty of care, which means a responsibility to act in the nest interest of another (wiseGEEK, 2003). A company always has to be ready to be able to defend itself in all the possible issues that might arise and cause any form of lawsuit. The product that was recalled was the Balsam Hill Pre-lit Christmas Tree. It was recalled because of...
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...The Impact Of Climate Change On Nature The Impact Of Climate Change On Nature Climate change affects are more complex than just a change in the weather. It refers to seasonal changes which occur over many years. Climate patterns play an important role in molding the ecosystems. Many wildlife species and human cultures depend on them. A change in climate can have a major impact on how and where plants and animals eat and live. For example, a change in the usual rain pattern or temperature can have a drastic affect on when animals breed, migrate, and hibernate. It also affects plant life cycles and their ability to grow. The impact that climate change has on nature can be catastrophic. Climate change has already had a noticeable effect across the globe and on the environment. Glaciers are shrinking, ice along rivers and lakes are melting earlier, plants and animals have shifted their ranges, trees are flowering sooner, and sea levels are rising. These effects were predicted in the past by scientists, and they are finally occurring. Most of climate change is caused by global warming and the greenhouse effect. (Gardiner, 2004) Global warming is a rise in the average temperature on the earth’s surface. Scientists who study the climate have evaluated climate patterns since the early 1800’s. From their evaluations, they have noticed a rise in temperature, from about 0.7 to 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit and they estimate...
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...skyrocketing and scientists have no other explanation other than to say that human activity is the main cause of climate change to this point. Humans are the main cause of global warming and climate change. It really isn’t hard to see, yet most scientists won’t totally agree on this answer proven many times over. Humans always use nasty chemicals and gases in their basic everyday lives. The main gas is carbon dioxide that is released when humans drive their cars. This was stated in the article, “Final Report: Humans caused global warming”, by David Biello. Anyone can see that there is being a lot of this gas being released up into our atmosphere. This is in turn, is heating the planet at a much quicker rate than normally and making our temperatures rise to levels that we have never seen before. Mild winters and extremely hot summers are clear evidence that our planet is heating up and there isn’t much that we can do about it. Many scientists suggest going green. If humans reuse and recycle we have a much better chance at preserving our planet for future generations to come, as stated in an article by Anthony Watts. The path we are...
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...Ecosystem Structure, Function, and Change Doris Winters SCI/256 September 7, 2015 University of Phoenix Ecosystem Structure, Function, and Change Of all the wonders we have in these United States, I have chosen The Great Lakes as my topic to discuss the changes these wonderful bodies of water are currently experiencing. I have narrowed my view to Lake Michigan, as it is the largest of the lakes. From the EPA: On November 15, 1990, in response to mounting evidence that air pollution contributes to water pollution, Congress amended the Clean Air Act and included provisions that established research and reporting requirements related to the deposition of hazardous air pollutants to the "Great Waters." The water bodies designated by these provisions are the Great Lakes, Lake Champlain, Chesapeake Bay, and certain other coastal waters (identified by their designation as sites in the National Estuarine Research Reserve System or the National Estuary Program). (EPA, 2015) Lake Michigan currently functions with the dynamic, being it has exceptional fishing, irrigation and provides clean drinking water to the communities surrouding the lake. Its structural dynamic as an ecosystem currently offers for research and developmet all human threats. An example is the introduction of invasive species, such as zebra mussels and those HABs (Harmful Algal Blooms), that expand because of the nutrients in certain fertalizers. The scientific community is also doing research yearly,...
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