Hydraulic Fracturing

Hydraulic Fracturing or "Fracking" is when you open and widen the fractures in rocks below the Earths surface by injecting chemicals with pressure, used to get oil.
  

There was a mudslide and a rock slide in Idaho. There was two rock slides and then it rained and caused a mudslide. It affected the citizens of Idaho because anyone that was there when the rock slide happened could have gotten hurt.





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Windbreak is when you plant a bunch of trees around your crops to block the wind
 



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Seawall

Seawall is a protective wall to keep the beach from washing away, Seawalls are made from stone or concrete.


A bad effect of the seawall is it takes the sand out faster.



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