Nature Essays

Volcan de Fuego, better known as Fuego, benefits the surrounding towns by being a great tourist site. Although Fuego doesn’t seem the best place to visit, it is very beautiful to see the lava flow down the volcano. It is especially breath-taking at night. Fuego also benefits the surrounding towns …

In the year 1816, there were world-wide events no one could explain. In Europe and North America, there were epidemics and a bitter cold, called “The Year Without A Summer.” In Ireland, there was an outbreak of Typhus, and in India, there was a rise in Chlorea outbreaks. In other …

Volcanoes are amazing features and the eruptions are extraordinary to see. That being said, when a volcano erupts people should get to a safe distance away from the volcano as soon as possible. At the end of October to early November 2015, Mount Rinjani erupted, catapulting volcanic bombs and generating …

Miriam Juhl MW 815 Mount Saint Helens Having lived in a valley the majority of my life I can understand all too easily what it is to take the mountains around you for granted. In ignorance of their formation, unaware of how their past or future may affect me, or …

On May 18th 1980, everything the United States knew about volcanic eruption was put to the test when the most destructive volcano in history erupted in Washington, Mount St. Helens. I chose to write over the topic of Mount St. Helens due to its indelible historic significance as well as …

There are diverse environments in Texas from woods to deserts, Texas offers us something different around each corner, such as a rare jewel. The Meadows Center glass-bottom boat tour offered me a chance to ride a historic glass boat, seeing many native wildlife throughout, with the exception of a few …

Conserving habitats is not an easy task. The number of threatened and endangered species in the United States and critical habitats are constantly being destroyed. With one quarter of mammal species at risk of extinction and amphibians on the decline, more needs to be done to protect wildlife habitats. Plans …

This article is about a new ecological study on how past climate change affected the planets ecosystem and how that data is being represented in figuring out how climate change is going to affect the planet in the future. In this article the main argument is that climate change is …

Trees generate jobs and raw materials for buildings. IT also provide us with papers, books. Timber for construction is one of the main products used around the world. It is used in construction of buildings both large and small. Timber is one of three structural materials currently used in the …

Environmental policy is described as, “an organization’s objectives regarding the environment supported by documented intentions and philosophy publicly stated (Black’s Law Dictionary 2012).” In the United States this means that legislation is written and passed by Congress. The President can also influence policy by expressing their opinion. In order for …