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A different, but related, set of environmental pressures arose in the 1970s and 1980s among the rice-growing peasants living in the plains and valleys. Rising population densities and the consequent demand for arable land gave rise to serious soil erosion , deforestation due to the need for firewood , and depletion of soil nutrients.
The Desert Ridge master-planned community comprises 5,700 acres (23.07 km 2; 8.91 sq mi) and is situated in the Northeast Valley of Phoenix, Arizona. [1] As one of Arizona’s master-planned communities, Desert Ridge could contains over 50,000 residents. [ 2 ]
Guadalupe Mountains (Hidalgo County)–Hidalgo County, NM - (Cochise County, AZ & Sonora, Mexico) Sierra Madre Occidental –Regional Western Mexico - (extension of individual ranges, along entire United States-Mexico border )
Indonesia's volcanology agency had warned since 2011 that it was unsafe to climb the country's active Marapi volcano, the organisation's chief said, days after the peak erupted and killed 13 ...
At least 15 people have died in two landslides triggered after six days of torrential rains hit villages on an island in Indonesia’s remote Natuna regency.. Rescuers were still searching on ...
Of this area, just 0.3% consists of water, which makes Arizona the state with the second lowest percentage of water area (New Mexico is the lowest at 0.2%). [1] Arizona spans about 335 miles (539 km) at its widest and 390 miles (628 km) at its longest, and has an average elevation of about 4,000 feet (1,200 m). [ 2 ]
Indonesia is a transcontinental country in Southeast Asia and Oceania.. The environment of Indonesia consists of 17,508 islands scattered over both sides of the equator. [1] [2] Indonesia's size, tropical climate, and archipelagic geography, support the world's second highest level of biodiversity after Brazil.
Java and eastern Indonesia photographed in 2015 by an astronaut on the International Space Station. Six active volcanos are visible. Haze is from wildfires. Area: total land area: 1,904,569 km 2 (land: 1,811,569 km 2 (699450 mi 2), inland water: 93,000 km 2 (36,000 sq mi) Area – comparative: Slightly smaller than Nunavut, Canada