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Water is the dominant force in the Everglades, shaping the land, vegetation, and animal life in South Florida. Starting at the last glacial maximum, 21,000 years ago, continental ice sheets retreated and sea levels rose. This submerged portions of the Florida peninsula and caused the water table to rise.
The Antelope Creek phase was an American Indian culture in the Texas panhandle and adjacent Oklahoma dating from AD 1200 to 1450. [1] The two most important areas where the Antelope Creek people lived were in the Canadian River valley centered on present-day Lake Meredith near the city of Borger, Texas, and the Buried City complex in Wolf Creek valley near the town of Perryton, Texas.
The Clean Air Act set emission standards for stationary emitters of air pollutants and directed federal funding to air quality research. [138] In 1965, the act was amended by the Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Act , which directed the federal government to establish and enforce national standards for controlling the emission of pollutants ...
Buford, Wyoming. Population: 1 or 2 . Billed as “America’s Smallest Town,” Buford spans 9.9 acres and includes a gas station, convenience store, and a modular home.
The series "Desperate Housewives," which premiered in 2004, made suburban secrets and scandals its centerpiece, while the television series "Weeds," which came out in 2005, used "Little Boxes," a ...
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Although slight changes in water level affect many species, the system as a whole also cycles and pulses with each change. Some transformations to the diversity of plant and animal life are natural, caused by fire or storms, and some are induced by humans, such as urban encroachment, the introduction of exotic species, and rapid global warming ...
Chenega, the original location of which was destroyed in a Tsunami caused by the Good Friday earthquake in 1964. [ 5 ] Minto , the original site of which was abandoned due to repeat flooding.