How many landfills are in Georgia? State-Level Project and Landfill Totals from the LMOP Database State Operational Projects All Landfills Georgia (March 2021) (xlsx) 19 77 Hawaii (March 2021) (xlsx) 0 15 Idaho (March 2021) (xlsx) 4 31 Illinois (March 2021) (xlsx) 19 94 What percentage of today’s garbage goes into landfills? Some 37 percent […]
What 5 things make up DNA?
What 5 things make up DNA? Your genome? is made of a chemical called deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA for short. DNA contains four basic building blocks or ‘bases?’: adenine? (A), cytosine? (C), guanine? (G) and thymine? (T). The order, or sequence, of these bases form the instructions in the genome. What 2 strands make up […]
Why do typhoons have names?
Why do typhoons have names? Typhoons are named after number-based conventions and a list-based convention. The latter convention is more popular in most countries, such as human names for hurricanes, while the former is popular in Japan. Both conventions, however, share the same problem of ambiguity. Why do hurricanes have boy and girl names? Storms […]
How long and wide is the river Ganges?
How long and wide is the river Ganges? 1,560 miles The Ganges River, which is 1,560 miles (2,510 km) long and drains one-fourth of the territory of India, ends in the Ganges, or Ganges-Brahmaputra, delta and empties into the Bay of Bengal. How deep is river Ganges? 33 m Ganges/Max depth The Ganges Basin drains 1,000,000-square-kilometre […]
Is Charlotte near New Orleans?
Is Charlotte near New Orleans? Distance between Charlotte, NC (CLT) and New Orleans, LA (MSY) Driving distance from Charlotte (CLT) to New Orleans (MSY) is 718 miles / 1156 kilometers and travel time by car is about 12 hours 31 minutes. How much is a train ticket from New Orleans to North Carolina? Which train […]
What are the disadvantages of flood relief channels?
What are the disadvantages of flood relief channels? Disadvantages: It can be hard find land to build relief channels, they are expensive and when empty can become areas to dump rubbish, etc. If river levels rise significantly it is also possible for relief channels to flood as well. What are disadvantages of flood? Floods have […]
What is the top resource in Portugal?
What is the top resource in Portugal? Portugal’s main natural resources include fish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable land and hydropower. Is Portugal a clean country? Portugal: Portugal is a very clean, welcoming and beautiful nation. In 1996, the country was having major environmental […]
What is the Khyber Pass and what is it used for?
What is the Khyber Pass and what is it used for? Khyber Pass, Khyber also spelled Khaybar, orKhaibar, most northerly and important of the passes between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The pass connects Kābul with Peshāwar. The pass has historically been the gateway for invasions of the Indian subcontinent from the northwest. What is the Khyber […]
Who was the first man on earth?
Who was the first man on earth? Biblical Adam (man, mankind) is created from adamah (earth), and Genesis 1–8 makes considerable play of the bond between them, for Adam is estranged from the earth through his disobedience. When did man first appear on Earth? On the biggest steps in early human evolution scientists are in […]