The turbine generator was only created because unlike wood, gas and coal geothermal energy could not be used away from its source. ... High grade geothermal energy is not as common and comes to the surface as high pressure steam or hot water over 100 degrees. ... What does small temperature changes have on the ecosystems (animals, organisms) and salt and mineral level changes have on rivers, aquifers and other water sources nearby? ... Bringing hot water to the surface through a bore (a hole drilled in the ground) does this. The water is then circulated through insulated pipes in the h...

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With the acceleration of global climate change and urbanization, natural disasters are becoming a serious challenge faced by people through social and economic development. ... Another, more integrated definition of flooding is "a ordinary and temporary situation of partial or complete inundation of commonly dry land areas from spills over of inland or caudal waters from the different and fast accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source" (Applying Geoscience to Australia's Most Important Challenges, Australian Government Geoscience). ... They can also consequence fr...

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While the families were unpacking and setting up, Dominic and Jeff decided to ditch the work and head into the woods with their paintball guns. Everyone was very unaware of where the boys might have been until a loud scream was heard coming from woods. ... We ate our lunch and continued on our journey through the waters of the Trinity River. ... Both guys falling off was enough to push the raft into the rocky section of the river. When the raft hit the rocks Carlos fell off and slipped underneath the raft as it bumped over the rocks in the shallow water. ...

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