have a greener earth and slow the global warming. Environmental and social implications regarding climate changes Climate changes are affecting the earth worldwide. According to Arctic Melt Unnerves the Experts article “The Arctic ice cap shrank so much this summer that waves briefly lapped along two long-imagined Arctic shipping routes‚ the Northwest Passage over Canada and the Northern Sea Route over Russia” (NY Times‚ 2007). Ice glaciers are melting and sea levels are increasing. The climate change
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The beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is a cetacean inhabiting the marine arctic and is found throughout the arctic seas as well as smaller seas such as the Beaufort Sea‚ the Chukchi Sea‚ the Bering Sea‚ Cook Inlet‚ and several other seas (Frost and Suydam‚ 2010). This species is migratory and will migrate to shallower coastal waters during the summer‚ but as winter approaches they travel back to the northern icy waters (Goetz et al.‚ 2012). Beluga’s feed on small fish‚ as well as squid‚ octopus
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de Fuca‚ and the Gulf of Maine including the disputed Machias Seal Island and North Rock; Canada and the United States dispute how to divide the Beaufort Sea and the status of the Northwest Passage but continue to work cooperatively to survey the Arctic continental shelf; US works closely with Canada to intensify security measures for monitoring and controlling legal and illegal movement of people‚ transport‚ and commodities across the international border; sovereignty dispute with Denmark over Hans
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children‚ which just made me even more embarrassed. I walked into the classroom and it felt like there were 10‚000 eyes on me‚ like steaming hot daggers‚ piercing my skin and judging my every move. It seemed as though diving head first into the Arctic Ocean could not have cooled my bright red face. The good thing is that that is probably one of the scariest and most embarrassing things out of the way‚ and at least I know how to deal with it if I do move again. I made friends quite quickly‚ which
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years of her life living on a remote island in the Arctic with the Inuit of Greenland. Her first language was Inuktun‚ the local language of Greenland. At the age of four Herbert accompanied her parents on a journey that took them through winter blizzards in a caravan to spend time with the Sami of Lapland. She has continued to travel there ever since. Poem description/criticism: The Explorer’s Daughter is that rare thing - a tale of the Arctic that actually makes the reader want to go there
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Matthew Henson: Arctic Explorer Matthew Henson was born on August 8‚ 1866‚ in Maryland. His parents were freeborn black sharecroppers. When Henson was four‚ his family moved to Washington D.C. where more jobs were available. When his parents died‚ he and his siblings moved in with a nearby uncle. Henson was fascinated by stories about life at sea‚ so when he saw a chance to become a cabin boy for Captain Childs‚ he took it. Childs instructed him in math‚ history‚ geography and the Bible as they
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In “Opinion: The Oceans Need the Spotlight Now” written by Politha Kohona‚ he argues the world needs to unite and take care of the ocean before it is too late. He explains this through exploring the treatment of oceans in the past and currently. Kohona believes the oceans are at risk of becoming yet another battlefield for resources. This attempt to procure resources will lead to rivalry amongst the nations of the world and put the oceans and the fragile ecosystems within at risk. The risks will
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SALINITY AND DEEP OCEAN CURRENTS OVERVIEW Ocean currents arise in many different ways. For example‚ wind pushes the water along the surface to form wind-driven currents. Deep ocean currents are caused by differences in water temperature and salinity. In this experiment‚ the students will hypothesize the cause of ocean currents and then develop a model to explain the role of salinity and density in deep ocean currents. CONCEPTS Salt water is more dense than fresh water‚ and is therefore
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Chapter 15 – Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts Key Point • Why does ocean water circulate? • How does the topography of the ocean floor change from a continental margin to the mid-ocean ridge? How are the oceans mapped? • How do ocean waves and breakers form? • How sediments are moved along a shore line and what coastal features are formed? • Be able to recognize both depositional and erosional coastal landforms Why should we study the oceans? • 70% of Earth’s
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seen an increased trend in pollution‚ especially in the ocean. You cannot hide or run away from plastic. Plastic is literally everywhere‚ from the clothes you’re wearing to even the IV bags used in hospitals. Do you see the toys your children are playing with? Yes‚ those are also made from plastic. Plastic has made itself into an everyday essential because it’s convenient and cost effective. Plastic isn’t the only thing that ends up in the ocean. According to the Rinkesh Kukreja‚ editor of Conserve
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