Monday, April 20, 2009
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Hurricane Katrina had the most devastating impact on Louisiana where it damages the wetlands . The vegetation in the marshes may not grow back . Vegetation along the water sources disappeared . Whatever remains became brown . Katrina decrease Louisiana oyster harvest by two-third . US had to import more oysters. Floodwater became contaminated with household chemicals and disturbed underground gases and oil tanks . Sewer and gas pipe increased the contamination of floodwater . Human corpses and dead pets increased the risk of bacterial contamination . Dredged material will be used for plants to grow on . The Coastal Area Ecosystem Restoration Plan plans to rebuild barrier island and replant lost marsh grass .
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
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Today Janina Pietrasiak and Maria Lopuszanska live like sisters. They meet daily and help each other out . Both lives alone and are not rich . Maria’s parents were anti-Nazi underground activists . They sheltered Janina and her mother but her mother died of tuberculosis at a later time. Young Janina had to clung desperately to her new family . She became a Christian and became a part of the family to avoid being found and killed by the Nazis . She gave up the chance to live with an uncle in the United States . During the Warsaw Uprising , the girls had to fend for themselves as both of their parents are not with them. Maria was like a mother towards Janina when she lost both of her parents . Her only sibling survived the war but later committed suicide . Both of them suffered from cancer .
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