Ocean waves have a primary and two secondary causes, depending on the type of wave we are talking about. The primary cause also has a direct and an indirect cause. Addressing the direct cause without doing the same to the…
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As a child I remember one of my favourite films whilst growing up was “The Abyss”. Admittedly the premise of the film is an albeit fantastical idea but it sparked my interest in the oceans and what new discoveries might…
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The world of the deep oceans is like a surreal, sci-fi dream with strange, dark-abiding creatures that float and swim between deep sea trenches and high sea mountains. Oceanography, or the study of the oceans, can open the eyes of…
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Teaching students about the ocean while living inland is easier than it would have been sixty years ago. Then there were no such thing as television or computers. Students had to rely on pictures in magazines and newspapers and those…
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Long before man had the experience of long distance exploration with which to build a sense that the salted water surrounding his land mass had a beginning and an end, the spiritual belief that ‘ocean’ encompassed heavens and ‘ocean’ flowed…
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Leaks – Find them and stop them The first step to water conservation in the home is to check for leaks. Dripping taps and leaking toilets can account for as much as five percent of all water used inside the…
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Water conservation is an issue wherever there is a shortage of water and this point is made very transparent when one has the evidence of satellite imagery before him. I once received a world map from the National Geographic Society…
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A New Technology for Saving Water Used in Agriculture Regardless what you think of the anthropogenic global warming hypothesis there is very good reason for capturing carbon dioxide and putting it in the ground. We have developed processes giving CO2…
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If you are captivated by the mysteries of the ocean, then you might find a place as an oceanographer. Growing up in Southern California next to the ocean provided me and my classmates with opportunities to take field trips aboard…
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Looking at the incredible variety of marine life and how they’ve adapted to such hostile environments, you truly realize that truth is greater than fiction. This is especially seen in three areas of marine life marine mammals, deep sea life…
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