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In addition there seems to be a number of effects on ecological systems throughout the United States. In the state of Tennessee, one of the key effects of global warming seems to be the radical changes to the geological composition as well as wildlife health of the Ohio-Tennessee Basin. [2] Some of the changes to the Ohio-Tennessee Basin include:
According to the EPA, "droughts also pose challenges for water management. If the spring is unexpectedly dry, reservoirs may have too little water during summer. During droughts, TVA and the Corps of Engineers release water from dams to keep the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers navigable. These rivers support $35 billion in annual shipping.
Tennessee covers roughly 42,143 square miles (109,150 km 2), of which 926 square miles (2,400 km 2), or 2.2%, is water. It is the 16th smallest state in terms of land area. The state is about 440 miles (710 km) long from east to west and 112 miles (180 km) wide from north to south.
TDEC is legally responsible for the protection of Tennessee's air, water, and soil quality. As of 2006, the department had at least fourteen divisions: the Division of Air Pollution Control, the Division of Archaeology, the Division of Geology, the Division of Ground Water Protection, the Division of Internal Audit, the Division of Natural Heritage, the Division of Radiological Health, the ...
Newport, Tennessee saw the highest river levels, according to the National Weather Service, with its river cresting at nearly 29 feet. Further south in Gatlinburg, the water levels were lower.
The Tennessee attorney general has accused a Clay County farmer of flouting state law by allowing large amounts of cow waste to flow into waterways. Tennessee sues farmer with 6,000 cows, missing ...
The climate maps for Bean Station, Tennessee, warn of an extreme air pollution risk for the community. The number of unhealthy air days in a bad year will increase by 2% over the next 30 years.
At the TVA summertime water level target "full pool", the lake surface covers 6,430 acres (26.0 km 2) and the estimated depth of Watauga Lake is 265 feet (81 m) at the dam. At full pool, Watauga's elevation is the highest of all TVA lakes at 1,959 feet (597 m) above sea level.