Tornadoes, hurricanes, and other irregular weather patterns are destroying houses and farms. ... Inlets, where the river meets the sea, will widen out, and cause the sea water to flow into rivers and streams. ... Power stations that contain turbines and generators are built near the downstream side of the dam. ... There are two types of hydroelectricity dams called dams and run-of-river, or water-diversion. ... They can change the flow of rivers, increase the amount of sediment in the water and decrease oxygen level; in return, this can kill fish and other wildlife. ...

• Word Count: 3357
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

Acid rain affects lakes, streams, rivers, bays, ponds and other bodies of water by increasing their acidity until fish and other aquatic creatures can no longer live. ... Other metal flows into the water from the soils in the surrounding watershed. ... The acid rain releases these metals and they stunt the growth of trees and other plants and also that of mosses, algae, nitrogen-fixing bacteria and fungi needed for forest growth. ... They stomped on getting rid of sulfur but what about the other items that cause acid rain. Then you have the other side that states the two main ingredients ...

• Word Count: 902
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Just as the world isn't black and white, the issue on fracking has more than two sides to the issue. ... That causes contamination to the water like that in the Ohio River. ... The air emissions from the drills, trucks, and other machinery coming in and out of fracking zones have also increased the ground level ozone. ... The arguments for both sides are compelling, but the environment doesn't need yet another problem to deal with. ...

• Word Count: 1506
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Or can this issue be thrown to the side? ... Nearly all of America's lakes, rivers, and estuaries are swim able and fishable. ... On the other hand, Philip Stott blames this on Mother Nature, which we have no control over. ... Stott and other scientists are researching into other parts of the world, such as Antarctica because it is an observable place, where it is nonindustrialized. ... Until Stott and others research other areas, Bailey should consider keeping quiet. ...

• Word Count: 1932
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School