2006-09-21 00:27:29 · 8 answers · asked by rachitkhaitan 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
How the levees on the Mississippi River caused the loss of wetlands that lessened New Orleans hurricane protection.
2006-09-21 00:31:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
How about the enviromental problems that took place in the late 1970's at Love Canal which is a neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York. It was used as a toxic waste disposal site. The neighborhood had an extremely high rate of cancer, and an alarming number of birth defects. It was not until scientific investigations were undertaken that it could be proven the chemicals were responsible for the ill health of residents. Geologists were recruited to prove that underground swales were responsible for carrying the chemicals to the surrounding residential areas.
2006-09-21 01:55:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about a study on how the natural habitats are lessening as more people are using this valuable resource for it's ever increasing population.
2006-09-21 02:33:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about a study on the dwindling population of sparrows in cities & of vultures in semi-urban/rural areas (due to diclofenac poisoning).
2006-09-21 02:12:57 · answer #4 · answered by DreamCatcher 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did my final in college on the Exxon Valdez then and now....lots of info...lots of pictures....they are still recovering (well, I don't think it will ever fully recover). Or if you can't do the past, oil spills in general. In fact BP just leaked into Alaska-http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11642801/
Good Luck!
2006-09-21 00:34:18 · answer #5 · answered by yiqqahah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thawing/melting of Arctic ice
2006-09-21 00:29:35 · answer #6 · answered by Rajesh Kochhar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The decomposition of trash in landfields.
2006-09-21 00:30:14 · answer #7 · answered by annette s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What happens to land that is scorched by brush fires.
2006-09-21 00:35:26 · answer #8 · answered by MingToy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋