How does the ocean effect the climate on land? The oceans play a huge role in the climate zones we see on land. Even the area that are nowhere close the the oceans are still effected by the ocean. The oceans act as a heater to the world because of them absorbing insolation rays from the sun. The is a result of land temperature altering faster than the oceans does. However‚ the land still absorbs some insolation but cannot maintain the same heat for as long as the ocean. Especially the tropical
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activities. Due to the massive production of waste and the excessive need for daily materials‚ oceans are becoming more and more polluted; in addition‚ result to damaging effects on marine life. The ocean appears to be a large trash can for disposing waste in the convenience for humans. According to UNESCO‚ statistics show that in 2006‚ 46‚000 plastic materials were found scattered every square mile in the ocean; in addition to that statistic‚ millions of marine animals are severely injured or even fatal
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overuse our ocean resources? It is possible to overuse our ocean resources. We can drill and use an excessive amount of oil from the bottom of the ocean. This resource is made up of dead fish and other creatures that sink to the ocean floor and as sediment builds up the dead animal remains decompose and heat up to form the oil and natural gas. This can take up to thousands of years to form and if humans use too much oil we will have to wait another thousand years to use the oil the ocean provides us
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Keeping oceans young and productive: - Upwelling and Downwelling Oceans cover two thirds of our planet thus they can be regarded as one of the major factors in shaping this blue marble in space. But oceans just don’t result in varying gradient of humidity that gives rise to different vegetations and ultimately widely different biomes when coupled with other factors such as differential exposure to solar radiation‚ and inherent soil type. Oceans are living systems that themselves support numerous
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organisms die a year because of the ocean temperatures rising? One reason the ocean temperature surges is because of the greenhouse gas. As greenhouse gas (a gas from the greenhouse effect that benefits by absorbing carbon dioxide‚ chlorofluorocarbons‚ and infrared radiation; different kinds of elements and gases) collects together and increases‚ it traps more heat energy into the Earth‚ and making the temperature rise. Another way this is caused is when the warmer ocean water makes movement‚ it changes
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Are we killing our oceans? This is the proposed question of Dahr Jamail in his article Oceans of pollution. He details several environmental pollution issues facing the waters of the world‚ from large floating plastic islands to hypoxic zones in which sea life cannot breathe. His thesis is that humanity’s inability to deal with plastic waste is causing harmful problems in the ocean to rise‚ which could lead to serious negative effects on the planet. He conveys the current scientific consensus and
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"Pacific Ocean" where they come together but do not mix. Actually‚ there is not any mixing of these two oceans‚ but there is a mixing of the "glacial melt fresh water"(Light blue color) with the "saline sea waters" (Dark blue color). However‚ due to density contrast‚ they don’t mix... at least not immediately! It has been stated that this stange and natural phenomenon is caused by and where heavy‚ sediment-laden water from the Alaskan glacial valleys and rivers pour into the open ocean. There is
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circular pattern? Gyres flow clockwise in Northern Hemisphere oceans 2. What type of a circular pattern do the gyres move within in the Southern Hemisphere? counterclockwise in Southern Hemisphere oceans because of the Coriolis Effect. 3. Which current could carry a vessel around the world without the assistance of any other current? The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC -- also the "West Wind Drift")‚ flows in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica‚ and nothing gets in its way. It’s the strongest
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PUNCTUALITY Can I ask you a riddle? What is it that ………once it is lost…… you can never recover it? What is it that…………keeps on marching ahead……….. and you can never stop it even if you want to? What is it that ………which comes free……… but you can never buy more ………even if you have all the money in the world? What is it that ………..you always think you have enough and more of……..but always run short of. Do you have the answer……….????? It is TIME. Time is very precious. We always think
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General Jacoby has ordered the development of a strategy for accomplishing USNORTHCOM’s increased responsibilities in the Arctic region. He placed Major General Howard N. Thompson‚ USNORTHCOM Chief of Staff‚ in charge of a “tiger team” consisting of members from each of the command’s staff sections and key interagency partners. The team’s primary task is developing NORTHCOM’s Arctic strategy‚ including a plan for implementation and assurance. You have been selected to serve as a member of this team
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