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WHAT A BIG FOOTPRINT YOU HAVE, MARY CATHERINE: EBSCOhost - 1 views

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    "The article presented a discussion on the issue of safe drinking water."
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    "The article presented a discussion on the issue of safe drinking water."
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Wildfire: EBSCOhost - 0 views

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    "The article discusses the responsibilities of firefighters and the environment effects of fire. Topics discussed include a group of firefighters called hotshots, the fire triangle, comprising of heat, fuel and oxygen, and a chemical called sky Jell-O that can be used to put out a fire's flames. It also explains how fires change the environments and restore the ecosystems."
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INSECT OLYMPICS: EBSCOhost - 0 views

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    "The article compares predators and insects on the same abilities such as flight speed and body strength. Movement per second of the tiger beetle is at 170 times its body length compared with that of the cheetah at 20 times its body length. Gorilla's can lift 10 times its weight while dung beetle can lift 1,141 times its weight. Other comparisons include the peregrine falcon's flight speed with that of the dragonfly and howler monkey's call with that of the cicada."
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