Most notable are the Adirondack Mountains, home to hiking at the state's highest peaks and family-oriented ski resorts. The Adirondack Park encompasses 6 million acres, with 30,000 rivers and streams, as well as 3,000 lakes and ponds. Mount Marcy, at 5,343 feet, is the state’s ...
The promise and challenges of renewable energy—hydropower, wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, and hydrogen—are dealt with in Chapter 7. Hydropower is expected to remain dominant in both countries while wind is projected to have the highest percentage of growth. The next four chapters are case ...
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national ambient air quality standard that is based on the fourth highest annual daily maximum 8-hour O3 concentration.doi:10.1029/2004JD004690HogrefeC.John Wiley & Sons, Inc.Journal of Geophysical Research AtmospheresHogrefe, C., et al. (2004), Simulating changes in regional air pollution over...
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Strengths:Child Care, Air Quality Weaknesses:Crime, Inclusiveness, Health Care 5. Arkansas Kali9 | E+ | Getty Images The Natural Stateis dangerous, with the second-highest violent crime rate in the nation after New Mexico. Anti-discrimination provisions in the state's public accommodation law ...
Last month,Oregon's major cities suffered the highest pollution they have ever recorded. Powerful winds worsened fires that had been burning in remote areas and sent them toward the city of Portland. Medical problems began while communities were still covered in smoke. It led to hundreds of ...
The highest concentrations measured at the rural sites were for the polar fraction (as identified by acetone extractable organic mass). The wintertime levels of EOM were very low when compared to New York City, indicating the lack of many local sources for space heating. The summertime EOM ...
With 47,000 square miles statewide, New York state offers vast regions of wilderness. Most notable are the Adirondack Mountains, home to hiking at the state's highest peaks and family-oriented ski resorts. TheAdirondack Parkencompasses 6 million acres, with 30,000 rivers and streams, as well ...
The state with the highest level of CO2 emission was Texas with its peak of 216.9 MMT of CO2 emissions in 2015. California had the second highest level of CO2 emission with 206.0 MMT. The state with the least CO2 emission was Washington D.C, followed by Vermont and Rhode Island. The ...