Effects of Adverse Weather on Beaches : A 7 page
discussion of beach formation, beach profiles, and properties of
sands. The writer then examines the effects that hurricanes,
tornadoes, and monsoons have on beaches and the subsequent
erosion that occurs. No Bibliography. Hurrmnsn.wps

El Nino – Problems & Impact : A 5 page paper discussing
the weather phenomenon known as “El Nino.” The paper
outlines what causes it to happen and its far-reaching impact.
Bibliography lists six sources. Elnino.wps
Effects of El Nino On The Agricultural Production of South
America : This 8 page paper looks at the problems being
caused by the weather phenomenon known as El Nino on crop
production throughout South America. Bibliography lists 16
sources. Elnino.wps

Hurricane Season 1995 / The Role of Florida Law
Enforcement : A 5 page paper that provides an overview of the
1995 hurricane season in Florida and considers the implications
of natural disaster of this type for law enforcement officials.
The writer demonstrates the need for increasing police
interactions during the hurricane season because of the
significant levels of human need. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Huricane.wps

The Phenomenon of Lightning : 7 pages in length. A
complete discussion of lightning including : what it is, negative
cloud-to-ground flashes, return strokes, ball lightning, and more.
The problem meterologists have with regard to lightning's
predictability is emphasized. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Lightnin.wps

Climate & Geographic Change Between The Late Triassic
& Jurassic Periods : A 7 page paper that discusses these
changes in light of the disappearance of the dinosaur. The
writer suggests that although this is still a mystery (unknowable
fact), the geographic changes (tectonic plate theory, sea-floor
theory) and climate changes from warm, moist climate to boreal
at the end of the era are believed to have contributed to the
demise of the dinosaur. Dinosaur groups and extinction are also
considered within these definitions. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Mesozoic.wps

Dinosaur Extinction : A 6 page review of dinosaur extinction.
Ties together the concepts of natural selection, fitness,
neocatastrophism, and the Gaia hypothesis to contend that
dinosaurs dies out gradually as the result of one or more
environmental events such as sea level regression, climatic
change, volcanism, and/or asteroid impact. Bibliography lists 6
sources, 3 of which are primary. PPdinoEx.wps

Plant Physiology, Morphology and Ecology in the Sonoran
and Saharan Desert / A Comparison : This 5 page paper
provides a detailed description comparing plant physiology,
morphology, and ecology of plants of two regions: Sonoran
and Sahara Deserts. This paper provides some generalized
information on desert conditions and plant physiology and then
demonstrates the variations related to the plants studies of both
of these regions. Bibliography lists 5 sources. MHplantp.wps

The Rainforest of the Amazon Basin : This 5 page report
discusses the rainforest, its importance to the world’s
environment, its diversity of plant and animal life, as well as the
struggles it is facing against the destruction and exploitation by
humanity. There are more species of plants and animals in
tropical rain forests than all the rest of the world's ecosystems
combined. Competing claims and interests for the land and its
resources have been behind fierce and often violent conflicts
over the past thirty years and the battles still rage on.
Bibliography lists 4 sources. BWrainf.rtf

Convergent Evolution -- Desert Habitats and Coral Reefs :
This 5 page report discusses convergent evolution in terms of
the ways in which plants and animals develop survival and
adaptation characteristics for their particular environment. Such
adaptations have evolved I species as wide-ranging as
non-succulent desert plants to the various types of creatures
forming the ecosystem of a coral reef. Bibliography lists 5
sources. BWdesevo.rtf
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