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Rainiest places in the world
By: Effie Moore Salem
The rainiest places on earth are Cherrapunji, India, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Australia, Colombia, the Cameroon Mountain area of Africa and Kauai, Hawaii. Interestingly, there is a difference between the rainiest places and the wettest places on earth. One would think that the water falling down would soak...
Why maelstroms are dangerous
By: Tim Harry
The dangers of the world’s oceans and seas has been well known for thousands of years, and even today the profession of fisherman is still regarded as one the most dangerous. One danger that those traversing the seas may encounter is the maelstrom. A...
Major subdivisions of the world's oceans
By: Nick Ford
Many geographers subdivide the world’s oceans into the seven seas. There are the North Pacific Ocean, the South Pacific Ocean, the North Atlantic Ocean, the South Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean and the Arctic Ocean. Geologists think rather differently and divide...
Scientists find fresh water reserves under ocean floor
By: Christine Zibas
Water is a scarce resource in many nations. In fact, in recent days, a water-sharing deal among Israelis, Jordanians and the Palestinians was seen as an unusual, even historic victory, which took some 11 years of water negotiations to reach. The Middle East is not...
By: Morgan Carlson
The water cycle on this planet is a very important means of life for many life forms, biomes, geological stabilities, and the cleansing of the planet. As the vast majority of the planet is covered in water, there is a specific role water - or...
By: Morgan Carlson
Tidal waves, or tsunami, are waves that differ from winds caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon or oceanic winds. Although also a natural trigger, tidal waves are created by underwater disturbances or above water events. Also, tidal waves are not always a bad...
By: Alison Bowler
The Goliath Grouper or jewfish lives in the tropical and sub-tropical waters of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. The largest of the groupers, the goliath grouper can grow to over two meters in length and exceed 800 pounds in weight. For over a hundred years...
Social impacts due to the depletion of coral reefs
By: James Johnson
Coral reefs are being damaged and depleted in oceans around the world due to pollution and global warming. The effects on the marine environment are devastating to say the least. But what the impacts of the rest of the world, from a social standpoint. Will...
By: Michelle Greysen
The intricate development of a coral reef is both detailed and complex. The basic three formation stages of a reef development are the early forming Fringing reefs initiating close to the land, followed by the Barrier Reef forming a well defined zone separated from...
The impact of ocean acidification on coral reefs
By: James Johnson
Acidification of the ocean is deadly to coral reefs and the creatures that rely on them. It destroys the natural balance and structure of the chemistry of the coral reef by depleting the calcium compounds, reducing the oxygen levels and raising carbon dioxide content. How...

 

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