According to the theory of plate tectonics, the outermost layer of the earth, called the lithosphere, is divided in pieces, which float over the mantle layer and move across the surface of the earth relative to each other. There are…
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Tides are the daily rising and lowering of sea levels. They are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon, the Earth’s rotation, the gravitational pull of the Sun, and bathymetry – the shape and contours of the ocean floor…
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The Earth is surrounded by a blanket of air, which we call the atmosphere. It reaches over 560 kilometers (348 miles) from the surface of the Earth, so we are only able to see what occurs fairly close to the…
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What happens when you expose butter to the sun? It melts gradually, right? That’s the closest scenario and similar to what is happening to the Antarctic ice. Of course, the Antarctic ice because of its proximity to the ocean will…
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Let me preface this essay by first stating that I am not an authority on global climate change, nor do I claim to have any formal education on this subject. I am not a professional journalist nor do I have…
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In oceanography-the study of the oceans, the phrase “chemical structure” is used in reference to the chemical composites or particles that make up and are responsible for peculiar features and certain characteristics associated with seawater. Put in other words, seawater…
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Considering how well-established the Merriam’s wild turkey is in modern Montana, most people wouldn’t think of this bird as an exotic species. However, before the mid-1950s, there were no wild turkeys to be found in the state. In her guide…
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Plate tectonics is a theory proposed by H. H. Hess in 1960 to explain the mechanics of continental drift. The theory proposes that the crust of the Earth, together with the upper portion of the mantle, which forms the lithosphere,…
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NOAA StormReady preparedness or the Fortune Teller of the Coast: Living on the coastline, I find it beautiful and a wonderful place to live. There is nothing as seeing the sun come up over the Gulf Shores or the Mobile…
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The rise and fall in the sea level is familiar to anyone who has taken a vacation in a coastal resort. The holidaymaker probably knows that they are caused by the orbit of the moon around the earth. An intelligent…
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