Flooding
There are many natural hazards in the environment, but some of them are not as "natural" as they would appear. In other words, some of the environmental hazards in the environment have been created or enhanced by what human beings have done. Flooding is one of those issues, as humans have dammed up streams, moved rivers, and created their own lakes. They have also removed trees and graded land to reduce slopes and provide places on which to build. Then, those areas flood because the natural barriers that kept them from flooding have been removed. This is becoming a serious problem as the population of the world increases. Addressed here will be how this problem came about and the roles that humans have played in the flooding of areas of the U.S. And the world. Then, a stand will be taken as to the researcher's stance on the topic. The researcher's thoughts on the issue will be provided, along with the evidence that backs up the researcher's opinion and a discussion of why that stance was taken. From that point, the summary will restate the issue and stance, and then summarize the evidence that was collected in addressing said issue.
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Many natural disasters could be avoided if humans had not changed their landscape so much in the name of progress (Stroeve, 2007). Now that the changes have already taken place, however, other changes have to be made in an effort to keep problems at bay and rectify some of the issues that have been created. There are two main areas where flooding and human intervention are concerned, and these are the damming and diverting of rivers and streams, and the grading of land and removing of trees that were a natural barrier to flooding in the past (Keim, 2008). Planting new trees will not stop the problems that are occurring currently, and changing and rerouting streams does not always solve the problem. There may be issues with climate change, but some of the issues that are faced are not related to the climate...
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