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Those tenets of family and community that I see at the heart of the culture are then articulated through story". Williams was also awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship for non-fiction and described by Newsweek as, "A person who is likely to have considerable impact on the political, economic and environmental issues facing the western states in this decade.".
             Planet Earth goes through amazing and intricate changes on a daily basis. These intricate changes effect something we take for granted at times, the weather. All over the world, weather seems to be a very important aspect for our everyday lives. For instance, sunny weather can bring on a very harmonious and beautiful atmosphere, while cloudy and rainy weather can bring about tragedy. River floods occur along rivers and usually happen because of heavy rain over a small area. Salt Lake City normally averages 16.07" of rain during a yearly period, however the city averaged 23.22" of rain during a three-year period from 1982-1984 (Lawrimore 1). This great increase in the amount of rain received let to local flooding and destruction of property. The 1981-82 water years had broken all records; then September 1982 climaxed with ten times more moisture than normal. A sense of foreboding grew valley-wide, as autumn mudslides closed Big and Little Cottonwood canyons and creeks flooded, damaging three hundred homes, roads, and bridges. In fact, September's "once-in-a-century flood" turned out to be only a bath. Although January and February 1983 proved mild, March again broke records with deluges of rain and snow. The entire state felt the effects of the deluge, humorously summed up by Governor Matheson in his much-quoted statement, "This is a hell of a way to run a desert" (Sillitoe 1). These extracts from Linda Sillitoe's article makes one realize the extent of the damages in the city. Williams also similarly discusses the damages on the city, but she places most of her attention discussing the effects on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.


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