HydrologicCycle:All water comes in the form of precipitation as water evaporates from the ocean by the energy of the sun at an overall rate of six feet of water each year. This water is salt-free and as the vapor rises…
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The process of changing sea water into drinking water involves removing unwanted salt, and is referred to as desalination. Desalination is used to produce water on some oceangoing surface ships and submarines, and is also used industrially on the shore…
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An ichthyologist is someone who studies fish. The title comes from the Greek word ikhthu, meaning fish. Ichthyologists learn about all the aspects of the fish world, from categorizing different species, observing behavior and environment, and researching how to best…
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The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill is more commonly known as the BP Oil Disaster or the BP Oil Spill. The spill itself occurred on April 20, 2010 following an explosion on an oil rig that triggered the outpour of oil…
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Saltwater covers slightly more than two thirds of the Earth’s surface, about 70 percent. Although we divide this area up into geographically based seas and oceans and give them names, almost all of it is intrinsically interconnected. The naming divisions…
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When a volcanic eruption is imminent, the volcano will often eject tonnes of volcanic ash into the atmosphere. This material is produced by the explosive conditions in the volcano and is not a product of combustion, so the term ash is not…
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Ocean dead zones are literally that, in being a marine Plutonian sector void of life with the seafloor littered in an oceanic macrocosm of skeletal remains garroted in a layer of matted, slimy bacteria. Sea life that are mobile enough…
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Coral is a living thing, an animal that reproduces as other animals do: either by sexual or by asexual reproduction. Some corals have sperm and eggs, while other corals reproduce by growing polyps that are genetically identical! Some corals expand…
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Osprey Reef, located about 350km northeast of Cairns in Australia is home to many prehistoric creatures that could give scientists clues about our own evolution. Six-gilled sharks, giant oilfish, swarms of crustaceans and unidentified fish have been captured on low-light…
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The OSRA model lives deep within the Department of the Interior and the acronym stands for Oil Spill Risk Analysis. For an organizational map, there is the Department of the Interior, a secretariat and cabinet level agency that is broadly charged with…
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