Encyclopedia of Global Resources part 60 pot

... 22.3 centimeters from partial melting of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, augmented by the physical expansion of 546 • Greenhouse gases and global climate change Global Resources U.S. Greenhouse ... Emissions (millions of metric tons) 1990 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Carbon dioxide 5,017.5 5,890.5 5,875.9 5,940.4 6,019.9 6,045.0 5,934.4 Methane gas 708.4 608 .0 598.6 60...

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... a waterlogging of the soil. Waterlogging cuts off the supply of oxygen to the roots, and the plants die. Irrigation of crops in dry cli- mates can often result in salinization of the soil. In these ... acidic-soil vegetation because of their high pH values. The potential source of aggregate is identified and outlined more precisely through the digging of test pits for samples o...

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... volume in the subzero temperatures of Alaska’s north slope and Global Resources Alaska pipeline • 27 This portion of the Alaska pipeline was designed to trace the path of the Denali fault. (USGS) fore, ... mechanism to prevent certain sizes of particulates from reaching the lungs, but there is no protection againstthesmallerparticles of coal dust and the larger particulates in t...

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... metals because of their relatively high value per unitofweight. In contrast, owingtothe bulk of im - purities of copper ore, copper is considered an indus - 62 • Argentina Global Resources A soybean ... soybean farmer in the Pampas region of Argentina inspects his harvest. (Andres Stapff/Reuters/Landov) Global Resources Argentina • 61 Argentina: Resources at a Glance Officia...

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... extraction of natural gas by drilling wells is the conventional means of retrieval but is expected to de - 162 • Canada Global Resources Global Resources Canada • 163 Canada: Resources at a Glance Official ... includes potassium compounds and any material containing potassium. The major use of potash is in the making of fertilizer. Potash was first discovered in Canada in 19...

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... that included creation of a Department of Energy, deregulation of domestic crude oil prices, and promotion of conservation and alternative energy sources. An advocate of environ - mentalism, ... most processing of ceramics. Althoughsimple, thisdescrip- tion of ceramics was an accurate one until the time of WorldWar II. In the early 1940’s, the field of materials science, of...

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... conventions; government and resources Date: June 21, 2006 In the later part of the twentieth century and the early part of the twenty-first century, global temperatures have been some of the warmest ever ... possi- bility of drought. The generally warm temperatures and moist conditionsmake these climatessome of the most productive for crop growth, even exceeding the potentia...

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... liquefaction Global Resources of electricity. Industrial consumption of coal, particularly in the produc- tion of coke for the steel and iron manufacturing industry, is the sec- ond most important use. Globally, ... digging of extensive systems of tunnels and passages within and along the coal layers. These openings are connected Global Resources Coal • 221 presence of whi...

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... 290 • Department of Energy, U.S. Global Resources U.S. Department of Energy Secretary of Energy Deputy Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ChiefofStaff Office of the Under Secretary For ... a wealth of resources, the Department of the Interior has been prone to scandal. In 1929, Depart - ment of the Interior secretary Albert Falls was con - victed of bribery in...

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... 2008. Web Site World Resources Institute World Resources 2008: Roots of Resilience— Growing the Wealth of the Poor http://www.wri.org/publication/world -resources- 2008-roots -of- resilience See also: ... ex- amples of resource problems in desert areas include overhunting of native ungulates for animal products such as tusks. Natural Resources Deserts of the world hold most...

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