You can check your refund status after filing on the IRS website here. According to Internal Revenue statistics, approximately 77% of Americans get an income tax refund each year with an average refund value of $2,100.
Chapter 1: The global issue and differing perspectives. 1  Ocean resources include food, transportation, energy sources and a place to dispose of waste. 2  Fishing in the past was sustainable, but modern commercial fishing is not.
The ocean plays a leading role in the Earth's climate. Hurricane Gustav was one of a series of hurricanes to strike the United States in 2008. Hurricanes originate over the tropical regions of the ocean under conditions where high humidity, light winds, and warm sea surface temperatures combine. The ocean plays an important role in shaping our climate and weather patterns. Warm ocean waters provide the energy to fuel storm systems that provide fresh water vital to all living things. Understanding and predicting precipitation is critical to farmers who decide which crops to plant, and how deep, based in part on soil moisture levels.