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| Identifier | Type | Subject | Title | Web Resource | |
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| 2056 |
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| Effects of Drought in Two Villages in Namibia |
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Description: Namibia is known for its arid climate and the flora and fauna that have adapted to these conditions over many generations. The livelihoods of most people depend directly on the land. Therefore, a large portion of Namibia is used for agriculture, natural resource extraction, and tourism. The country mainly exports raw materials and imports most of its goods and services. |
| 2055 |
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| An Analysis of the 2007 San Diego Firestorm |
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Description: The firestorm that erupted in San Diego County in the fall of 2007 devastated the area. This firestorm is considered to be the second most destructive fire in the history of the county, just after the Cedar Fire of 2003. High heat, low humidity, Santa Ana winds with gusts up to 100 mph, and other conditions provided optimal conditions for the wildfires to thrive. |
| 2054 |
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| High Peaks Region of the Adirondacks |
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Description: The Adirondacks is a state park in Upstate New York that encompasses 6 million acres (larger than any National Park). The park contains a Forest Preserve that encompasses 2.6 million acres. The other 3.4 million acres are privately owned land that is regulated by the Adirondack Park Agency. |
| 2053 |
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| A Blinding Problem |
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Description: 'I realized that museums ought to reform in order to be accessible to people of various backgrounds and situations.' |
| 2052 |
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| An Exploration of New York Cities CitiBike |
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Description: Citi Bike is a bicycle sharing system established in 2013 in New York City. As of now, the nation’s largest bike-sharing system has 12,000 stations across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Jersey City. Riding a bike is fun and healthy exercise. In urban areas like NYC, bike-sharing can also serve as a time-effective way of moving around tightly packed areas. |
| 2041 |
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| Global Restrictions on Shark Finning |
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Description: An estimated 73 million sharks were killed last year, primarily for their fins. Their populations are at critical levels, and they are still being fished out of the oceans at unsustainable rates. Some regional populations of shark species are down to 95 - 99%, which is considered functional extinction. |
| 2051 |
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| A Profile on Dengue: The Infamous Neglected Tropical Disease |
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Description: Dengue, a mosquito-borne virus, has spread across the globe in recent years, now infecting an estimated 100-400 million people each year. Approximately forty percent of the world’s population lives in countries with a risk of dengue. |
| 2050 |
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| Geology and Humanity of Oahu |
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Description: According to the University of Hawaii’s Honolulu Climate Change Commission, Oahu is the most at risk from sea-level rise compared to all other Hawaiian islands. By the middle of the century, a report assembled by the commission warned that regular high tide flooding with 3.2ft of local sea-level rise would put 18 miles of coastal road and 4000 settlements at risk (Westfall, 2018). |
| 2049 |
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| Standing Stones and other Megaliths of St Just |
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Description: A record of the Neolithic and Bronze Age archeological sites and monuments of Saint Just, Brittany. |
| 2048 |
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| Horse Healthcare in Maine |
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Description: The USDA reported a shortage of veterinarians in at least 500 counties spanning 44 states. This shortage is mostly in rural areas and therefore has a larger effect on large animals and livestock. American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) reported that only 10% of graduates had an interest in working with livestock. |
| 2047 |
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| Cheetahs in Southern Africa |
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Description: Under the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) 's, cheetahs are listed as vulnerable. This status means the species is likely to become endangered unless the circumstances threatening its survival and reproduction of the species improve. Due to recent studies showing a significant decline in current cheetah numbers, scientists have started calling for the species to be up-listed to endangered status under the IUCN. |
| 2045 |
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| The Dynamic Forest Cover of Great Duck Island |
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Description: Great Duck Island is a 237-acre island 15 km south of Mount Desert Island, Maine. It served as a manned Coast Guard lighthouse post from 1890 until 1986 when it was automated. Sheep grazed the island from the late 19th century until 1951, dramatically impacting the landscape and ecology of the island. In 1985, the Nature Conservancy and the State of Maine gained control of most of the island, collaborating with the College of the Atlantic Eno Research Station to monitor the ecology of the land. [show more] |
| 2046 |
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| Soil, Water, Sun, Steak, an analysis of irrigation at the DD Ranch |
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Description: Irrigating for beef production at the DD Ranch |
| 2044 |
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| Site Selection for a New Green Cafe in Manhattan |
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Description: This story map is a consulting simulation. ArcGIS Pro and Business Analyst tools will be used to help find a suitable site location for a new artisan cafe known as ‘The Green Bean’. All details used to guide this project were obtained from ‘The Green Bean Business Plan'. |
| 2042 |
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| The Dorr Museum Collections and their Global Origins |
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Description: An exploration of the George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History collections and their origins. The Dorr Museum of Natural History is unique among museums in that its collections have been prepared entirely by students. |
| 2039 |
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| How to Bee in Maine |
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Description: Pollinators such as wild bees and the Western honeybee, Apis mellifera, are important to humans and nature. Seventy-five percent of food crops and 90% of wild flowering plants benefit from animal pollinators (IPBES 2016). |
| 2035 |
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| 328: Response, Rehab, Release |
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Description: The rehabilitation story of seal #328, a juvenile harbor seal rescued from Cape Elizabeth, ME. |
| 2036 |
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| Mussel Power In Estonia |
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Description: Exploring the potential Blue mussel aquaculture sites in Estonian waters |
| 2037 |
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| Site Suitability for Inshore Aquaculture Development Downeast |
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Description: Site Suitability for Inshore Aquaculture Development Downeast |
| 2038 |
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| Gulls of the Gulf of Maine |
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| 2034 |
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| Mobile Moms |
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| 2033 |
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| Lake Erie Microplastics |
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Description: an interactive look at Lake Erie and its watershed using data that Adam collected |
| 2032 |
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| Housing: The New Luxury |
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Description: The affordable housing crisis in vacation towns is pushing the locals and workers elsewhere. And the solutions are not so simple |
| 2031 |
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| Golfing Green |
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| 1248 |
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| Trade routes were influenced by the expanion of the Mongol Empire | 
Description: Map showing the expansion of the Mongol empire and its effect on major trade routes over a 100 year period. |
