MICHEL MARTIN, host: Now, we're going to have a conversation about the power of words. The words are undocumented and illegal. In her first opinion on the high court, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor used the term undocumented immigrant to refer to individuals present in the U.S. without proper authorization.
Temperatures and precipitation vary among locations. St. Croix county of the Virgin Islands is classified as a wetland and h as an average mo nthly precipitation of 3.3875 inches and an average monthly temperature of 81 Â°F.
By going through a wetland prior to reaching open water, this is filtered out and often, excess sediment naturally builds up in the wetland instead of in rivers or other water bodies. Wetlands also aid in flood protection as they act as sponges that absorb rain and floodwater. Furthermore, wetlands are significant to the reduction of coastal erosion as they can act as a buffer between land and the sea- an important thing to have in areas prone to storm surges and hurricanes.