Essays on Drought

In countries around the world, children are suffering and dying from malnutrition, disease, and poverty secondary to drought or flooding. Changes in climate create many risks to the lives of children and their families as they struggle to survive in areas where food is difficult to grow and workers are poorly paid. Due to the increase in temperature and extreme weather conditions brought on by climate change, many communities are expected to suffer scarcity of clean water with the result of perilous diseases and health complications. Disasters and humanitarian crises may bring long-term displacements and disruption to educational, health, ...

Summary Of Proposed Research

Global drought not only affects the world agriculture and economics, but interactively affects the phenotypic trait of plants across a different diversity gradient. Nevertheless, plants are able to adapt themselves to the drought environment by changing their phenotypic trait. From previous research at Jena Drought Experiment, in Germany, the results show that diversity not only has the capability to increase community’s resistance to drought, but also to increase community’s recovery ability after drought. On the other hand, the results show that the drought environment makes a strong selection on both, the plant phylogeny and functional trait. Yet, ...

QUESTION 1

One can begin to think clearly about these types of events without being "that guy,” and one can have a rational discussion about this. One of the characteristics of Extremistan is that it is more likely to be found in our modern society implying that it is living and not dependent on the old environment like mediocristan. Mediocristan tends to favor the weak by making sure that the total is not determined by a single instance whereas, in Extremistan a person gets the full due of what they are supposed to get. It, therefore, goes without saying that one ...

Introduction

Climate change is a major environmental problem, causing concern to various corners of our ecosystem. It is a result of global warming, environmental pollution and inefficient use of our natural resources. Climate change has affected almost all living organisms, including plants, animals, microorganisms and undoubtedly, man. It poses a serious threat to our ecosystem and is listed as a major concern in the Grand Challenges of the U.N. for Millennium Development and Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (Garrett 490). A wide variety of its implications, have made climate change, an important topic for researchers. There has been more awareness among researchers ...

Introduction

The drought that California is currently experiencing is considered to be one of the worst in the history. According to Rogers (2016), the drought continues to spell disaster without any signs of stopping. Because of this, different problems started to emerge which significantly affected the residents of the state. Some of these problems include the water shortage and the destruction of the several landscapes available in the region. Because of this, the people start to learn from the impacts brought about by this disaster. This paper will discuss these realizations, as well as the possible solutions and adjustments that ...

ECONOMICS

Absolute and comparative advantages. England has absolute advantages in producing scones (50 > 4), Scotland has absolute advantages in sweaters production (2 > 1). As for comparative advantages, England should be focused on scones production as well (alternative costs for 50 scones is only 1 sweater); Scotland has comparative advantages in sweaters production (alternative costs for 1 sweater is only 20 scones). So, for both absolute and comparative advantages, England should produce scones, Scotland – sweaters. If England and Scotland decide to trade, Scotland will trade sweaters to England. It could be explained by theory of absolute and comparative advantages ( ...

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Introduction Wheat (Triticum sp.), an extensively adapted crop, is one of the primitive and primary staple food crops in the world. Wheat is cultivated from temperate; dry to irrigated or rain-fed areas, to warm, humid or cold conditions. Such a high adaptability is attributed to its intricate genome (Acevedo et al., 2002). Wheat cultivation covers more land area compared to other commercial crops and endures to be an essential food grain for humans (Curtis, 2002). Estimations reveal that by 2050, the population of the world will reach 9.1 billion (34 percent greater than today); correspondingly, the food requirement and ...

The article the ‘Draining of Lesotho’ by Haynie Devon on July, 25th 2016 is a clear illustration of the impacts of global warming in multiple areas across the world. Juliette Letotokoto, a farmer in Lesotho, watches her farm which has lost its usual green color and instead is replaced by a pale brown shade. She used to fetch up to three bags of produce, but due to the lack of rains, she can hardly fill a single bag of produce. Lesotho, which is a small mountain kingdom surrounded by South Africa, was the worst hit by the 2015 drought, ...

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Introduction The extensive scarcity of food is known as famine, which causes a high extent of mass starvation in the region. The prevalence of famine has been observed in every continent of the world, however, some countries like Sub-Sahara Africa still encounter with the drastic effects of famine (Baro and Deubel 522). The current paper enlightens the causes and effects of famine and presents the preventive measures to reduce the prevalence of famine.

Causes

The scarcity of food is observed to be caused by the ineffective distribution of food or imbalance in the demand and supply of food. ...

INTRODUCTION

Many countries rely on agricultural crops for the food security of their citizens and the stability of their economy. Cultivating crops allowed humans to meet their increasing demands for crops and continue to prosper. Without agricultural products, civilizations would have been different or would have failed to exist. People would have relied on gathering crops and end up exhausting every available resource there is. Nevertheless, as societies and their demands for agricultural crops advance, more strain are put into the environment. People have cultivated crops continuously and some have done it without much regards to the environment. There have ...

Abstract

Pinto bean is a popular plant in the United States and Mexico, so knowing how it grows is an important topic in the field of botany. One of the factors that influence plant growth is the soil condition in which the seeds are planted on. Based from the many studies conducted on pinto bean, as well as soil condition and plant growth, the amount of water in the soil is an important factor in the quality and production rate of the plant. Lack of water can negatively impact the growth of pinto bean, but some varieties of the plant ...

The current drought experienced in California is caused by the greenhouse gases affecting atmospheric pressure. Therefore, the assumption that human being responsible for the drought is accurate. Research indicates that some actions of the human beings are contributing to the development of the effects of the drought; the original causes of the drought can be linked to global warming. However, the mitigation of its effects calls for the assumption of quick and decisive action. The fact that the drought is not caused by the human activity in the state does not absolve the other human activities on the other ...

The article states that some prominent international personalities have claimed that the conflict in Syria has its roots in the long-running drought that the country has been experiencing. The drought has caused people to move toward the cities and other urban areas in search for livelihood. However, this theory has been set aside by many experts, averring that the civil conflict in Syria has been caused by several factors, among them the social and political conditions present in the country at the time of the conflict (The Guardian: Is Climate Change Really to Blame for Syria’s Civil War?). ...

A water strait refers to the natural and navigable waterway that connects to large water bodies. It is mainly known as a water channel lying between two land masses, which may not be navigable. The navigability of the water body may be following its depth. At the current age, water is a highly sensitive issue that requires proper management. The governments, individuals, as well as organizations are extremely concerned about the water management and handling. The changes in climatic patterns and conditions may be major contributors to the excessive concern on the water with emphasis on the water bodies. ...

Dust Bowl is an environmental catastrophe that occurred in the Southern Great Plains of U.S.A. The top soil in the great plains, literally flew away in the wind created a dust cloud in the region. The wind erosion was so intense that it almost smothered human, animal and plant life in the process. Following the incident, the land became a barren landscape and unsuitable for human inhabitation. Farmers and families were forced to leave the land and settle elsewhere as the dust made it difficult to breath. Many agricultural experts blame over cultivation and draining of soil resources as ...

Introduction

The report focuses on the future development of agriculture in India. The lack of education, disproportionate workforce in agriculture and other non-farming industries, low productive and virtually no development strategy significantly affect and hinder general development. The problem of food produce is among the most burning due to the forecast that world population will increase to almost 10 billion people by 2060. The amount of food present today will be unable to satisfy the needs of everyone on this planet. Therefore food production must increase by 70%. In order to achieve this goal the only viable solution is seen ...

Introduction

Much recent publicity surrounding climate change has focused mostly on global warming, but little direct correlation has been given in the media with regard to the impacts that environmental pollution has on climate change, and also on human health. Although studies of pollution and the environment have been carried out since the time of the Industrial Revolution, it only relatively recently that attempts to measure environmental on a global scale have been undertaken. Environmental pollution is a major cause of global concern, not only for the effects that it has on the physical environments, but also for its potential ...

Environmentalism ought to be examined in a philosophical context to develop an understanding of the different factors at play and even the viability of some strategies of environmentalism. The issue of public land leased to coal mining companies by the Department of Interior provides a perfect case scenario to explore the philosophical aspects of this issue with an emphasis on the factors that are at play in a tussle. A lawsuit has been filed against the Department of Interior because it leases public land to coal mining companies despite the well-documented evidence that coal mining is the world’s ...

Life without the very basic necessities like water, food and electricity seems like a myth to the residents of America, and we all hope that we do not live to see a day when that happens to our country. For some unfortunate countries, however, the situation is not that massive of a myth rather these shortages are parts of the problems that the people of Venezuela face in their everyday lives. Right now, the country of 30 million people has become one of the worst examples that may be set for the people of the world to follow. But ...

In a speech in California, Trump decided to provide his skepticism that there was really a drought in California. Despite all the evidence to the contrary, despite the massive demands in cutbacks on water consumption, despite the everyday experience of local californians, Trumps comments still gained ground (Solis, “Donald Trump”). The comments served to provide the same outlet Trump had been previously providing, that one cannot trust the media or the government but he is the sole purveyor of authority. In order to work as a political message, I believe that such work requires a long history of prior ...

Business Final Essay

Abstract Global warming is a serious issue that is facing the world today. Despite the tireless efforts put across by various nations to reduce the effect, it remains an issue to be addressed urgently. Many scholars have conducted research with an aim of determining the causes of global warming and have concluded that it is subject to environmental pollution by human beings. Human beings actions such as cutting down trees, burning forests, industries gas emissions, and emissions from vehicle exhaust fumes to the environment are some of the main human actions that accelerate the issue of global warming. This ...

Global warming is one of the biggest challenges the world is facing now. Also known as climate change, global warming is the gradual change in the average temperature of the planet’s atmosphere. This change in temperature is believed to be permanently changing not only the atmosphere’ temperature but also that of the world’s oceans. The increase in the carbon dioxide level and the depletion of the ozone layer is one of the primary reasons that have been accused of the increased climate change. The ozone layer is responsible for the protection of the earth from the dangerous ...

Essay Front Attachment

Type of Performance: Comedy Musical/Satirical Plat Site of Performance: West Valley College Theatre (WVC) Time and Length of Performance: 1 hour Proof: (Weatvalley.edu) The event attended was the play ‘Urinetown’ held at West Valley College theater hall. The play was satirical based presenting themes of legal system incompetence and capitalism in the world. The key messages delivered focused on exposing the ridiculous state of government affairs and the authorities’ incompetence. The imagery was used in the visual presentation as well as characters dialogue and audio visualization descriptions. The setting was a town which had been struck by a drought ...

Thesis: Modern Biotechnology can be harnessed to improve the global economic welfare in such fields as agricultural production, improvement of production processes and biomedical research.

Introduction

Biotechnology, in its simplest form, can be defined as the type of technologies that are based on biology. In its umbrella meaning, the term refers to the use of cellular and molecular innovations to solve such world problems like food security, development of treatment for illnesses and conducting research with an aim of improving manufacturing processes. Sometimes, biotechnology is used to provide solutions like replacement of energy that is produced using processes that push ...

What will make a young man who has just completed higher education to migrate from the rural set up to an urban one? This movement of inhabitancy from one geographical area to another either on temporary or permanent basis is caused by different factors that are either personal or occupational among others. Soon after independence, the third world states migration from rural areas to urban centers has been on the increase citing difference in economic opportunities and natural conditions, for example, the climate, soils or relief. Thus people migrate as their response to this. The high and better level ...

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Thesis Statement: Water and its scarcity will continue to fuel conflicts among nations. Water will become a potential flashpoint for future regional and possibly global conflicts. In the position of Australian Council Future Fellow and University of Adelaide associate Professor Sarah Wheeler, the future global water crisis is the most significant threat that will challenge international peace and order in the next ten years. This holding is supported by the findings of the “Global Risk Perception Survey,” outpacing the spread of contagious illnesses, “weapons of mass destruction,” regional and inter-country conflicts, and failing to address the problems ...

Abstract

In 2015, California country and its citizens were experiencing their fourth year of severe drought. The impacts are very adverse and are reducing the economic status of the company. In the rural areas, wells and boreholes were running dry and in the wetlands of the city, rivers and other natural resources that attracted conservation and rainfall were at a high risk. For the government to solve the problem, programs were to be formulated to offers free water services to people with low income in the rural residential areas. Advanced technology modernization programs are to be formed to promote legislations ...

In generic sense of the term, a "genetically modified organism" is a living organism whose genome has been altered artificially. This understanding includes all the possible ways of modifying the genetic information, from crosses method for genetic engineering tools. From a legislative point of view, a large number of countries and organizations use a more restrictive definition in reference to that specified in the Cartagena Protocol, which means "living modified organism" "any organization living with a novel combination of genetic material. " However, this definition is not universally recognized. Some countries, including the United States, do not make this use ...

Challenges and opportunities arising at various levels emerge as upcoming trends in emergency management. Generally, the emerging trends, either posing as challenges or opportunities, constitute the factors that impact the future direction of emergency management. The emerging challenges and opportunities arise at the professional, national or the global levels. The paper provides a description of various elements as entailed within the Federal Emergency Management Agency – FEMA chapter 15 as follows;

Global Challenges

In the course of managing emergencies, there are a number of major challenges that are emerging globally. Among these challenges are global climate changes, cumulative risk aversion, increasing levels ...

Global issue: Food insecurity

Today, the world suffers from numerous issues; from the security of life and property to the security of food and water. With the gradual but persistent rise in global temperatures, food and water resources in certain parts of the world are getting scarce and hard to conserve. This is problematic as with the passage of time; these resources are bound to get scarcer and lesser in amount. Moreover, poverty is another factor which makes it difficult for masses to get hold of nutritious and abundant food resources. When the factors of money and lack of resources are combined together, ...

Remote Environment

Seasonality in Salt Business The demand for salt is seasonal in nature. The largest proportion of salt sales is to government and municipals. The salt is used during winter to deice roads. However, winter season only last for three to four months in a year. The production of salt is also seasonal since it is affected by the elements of nature. One of the method that is used to produce salt is solar evaporation. It is only feasible in seasons where there is adequate sunshine. Compass Mineral has diversified its business. For instance, the company also manufactures fertilizers and ...

The book “Late Victorian Holocausts: El Nino Families and the Making of the Third World” by Mike Davis is relevant within the circles of world economics. It illustrates the relationship between global political economies and climate patterns. Specifically, the book ties economic events with the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The author creates comparisons between ENSO occurrences with various factors. Critically, the book considers the aspect of time in different countries. The ideas presented in the book explore the implications of colonial interests in world history. This also includes a focus on the creation of economic philosophies that surround ...

Article Analysis: World Poverty

Introduction In 2015, the United Nations is working with the World Bank’s ambitious plan to end extreme global poverty by the year 2030. This means that for the first time, every person in the world would afford common items and food to make their life easier. Many experts would debate on the main cause of poverty as it could be the changing trends in a certain country’s economy. Other factors would also include the lack of education, overpopulation, the presence of epidemic diseases like AIDS and malaria and even environmental problems like drought. Extreme weather can cause ...

Sudan is worst affected by severe droughts, and Sudanese people face various adverse impacts such as hunger and famine, poverty and loss of livelihood. Osman-Elasha et al (2) investigated adaptation to draught in Sudan’s three rural areas including Bara province, Arbaat and El Fashir council. Livelihood of people in these areas is mainly dependent on farming and pastoral activities. According to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) assessment for 2030-2060, changes in precipitation will severely affect agriculture and food security in arid Sudan (Osman-Elasha et al, 3). The people had suffered severely from loss of ...

Fritch, Texas was the scene of a wildfire that devastated the small town on May 11, 2014. Prairie fires are not uncommon in the Texas landscape, but they have become more of a threat in recent years secondary to growing populations, the ways in which land is now used, and an ongoing drought in the state. In the nine-year span between 1995 and 2014, more than 157,000 wildfires were reported in Texas with almost 80 percent raging within two miles of residential communities (Warren). The population of Fritch was just over 2000 people. Unlike other small Texas towns ...

E nvironmental conservation has attracted the attention of the globe because the consequences of environmental degradation are diverse and affect the whole world in one way or the other. Human activities have largely been blamed for environmental degradation and to correct this, steps on environmental conservation have been taken seriously by all countries in the world. Somalia is located in a semi-arid area of Sub-Saharan Africa, with an estimate of 5,700,000 Ha of low-density woodland and 52,000 Ha of dense forest (Thulin 14). However, environmental degradation has been on the rise in Somalia, and the major ...

Research paper on the Colorado River & Glen Dam

Research Paper on the Colorado River & Glen Dam Water law traditionally has been referenced in regards to water quality, judicial decisions, and state statutes that deal with water quantity, the allocation, and management of water rights. The subject of water quality has often been discussed under the environmental law. The water law of the Western States was set upon various doctrines that developed in a uniform pattern within the western United States. Water is the lifeblood of the arid West, and the Western Water Laws were developed in controversy, and thus the allocation of water rights continues to be ...

Introduction

Much of the human suffering and economic disadvantages that occurred during the Great Depression (1929-1933) were a result of the boom mentality and unregulated business practices of the 1920s. People with a corrupt kind of business acumen exploited the weakest segments of society in the poorest regions. Praying on a naïve boom psychology, businessmen led a devastating attack on the Midwest that ultimately was not curbed by politicians or financial institutions until the middle 1930s. New businesses exploited weak government controls and took on many of the same exploitative practices as the Robber Baron businessmen of the 19th ...

Abstract

Global warming is a concept which is still developing in the modern times due to the continuing studies and researches regarding its natural cause and effects. Global warming is a term used to describe the rise of the average temperature of the earth which is experienced for only a century. Global warming and climate change could also refer to the current changes in the climate system of the earth as well as its effect on the ecosystem and on humans. The common cause of global warming and climate change is the great increase in the amount of greenhouse gases ...

It is midsummer now, Africa is suffering from the drought. Its BIODIVERSITY is under the threat of being killed by the severe fire of the sun. African ECOSYSTEM has been adapting to the hard natural conditions, but the fight is not over. Flora and fauna of this region are striving to survive in such aggressive environment. Africa is the place of the unique wildlife. It is a HABITAT for thousands of plants and animals. Nevertheless, every year the POPULATION is rapidly decreasing. One day Lion was walking to the watering place. The sun was shining so bright and the ...

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Abstract. The installation of water table control in any soils is a key tool in the efforts to improve the soil environment for better and effective growth of vegetation. In addition to this, water table control installations also regulate or manage the irrigation water and drainage. This systems help in storage of water for future use as well as ensuring the rainfall is effectively used. This study looks forward to exploring the effects of a poorly controlled water table and how the damages involved can be done away with.

Introduction

Drainage is a very important component of land development and ...

Abstract

Myanmar (Burma) is blessed with a vast variety of renewable and non-renewable resources. Among these resources is the forest resource which is a vital resource for the country due to its support of livelihoods and economic growth. The country is home to the world’s best quality teak which has proven a valuable commodity all over the world. The extensive logging by government authorities, foreign and private companies, and the local people has caused massive deforestation which has led to increased flooding, biodiversity loss, sedimentation of water bodies, water shortage, soil erosion and loss of wildlife species. The country ...

The problem of global climate change (sometimes called “the global warming”) is considered today one of the most critical and serious environmental problems of our planet. The fact of global climate change is confirmed by scientific observations and is not disputed by most scholars. Global warming will greatly affect the lives of some animals. For example, polar bears, seals and penguins will be forced to change their place of residence, as the polar ice cap will disappear (“Effects On People And The Environment | A Student's Guide To Global Climate Change | US EPA”). Many species of animals and plants will ...

As early as elementary school, we are taught the water cycle. The simple cycle of evaporation that causes the clouds, the clouds rain on the land, the water is soaked up into the soil, lakes, and rivers only to travel back to the ocean and eventually become rain and snow again. It sounds like a simple process. However, much of California has been in drought for a while and everyone is suffering. Many cities ban the use of water outside, except on a specific day of the week. Neighbors turn each other in for water use. The rolling hills ...