Maldives rising sea levels Population: 309‚000 Birth rate: 22.5 per 1000 Death rate: 3.5 per 1000 Republic of Maldives lies in the Indian Ocean as one of the flattest countries in the world‚ it is extremely vulnerable to rising sea level and the possibility of the country underwater in this century. The maldives consists of 1‚190 islands‚ Given mid–level scenarios for global warming emissions‚ 17 the Maldives is projected to experience sea level rise on the order of 1.5 feet (half
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industry‚ tourism has its downside. Negative effects caused by tourism industry can be very costly to the country and its population. For the island of Jamaica as well as other islands‚ the effects include pollution animal and plant extinction‚ coral
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The Ocean matters. The coral reef is a home to more than 3‚000 species of fish‚ 700 species of hard coral and around 100 other species. Scientists say that there could be 1-8 million undercovered species. If not protected all these species have nowhere to go and the undiscovered species will likely not be discovered. We cannot let these species die a whole ecosystem will be lost. Ocean Conservancy was created in 1972‚ they offer 2‚300‚000 jobs to people. Over the 25 years the organization was
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Effects of climate change on Great Barrier Reek Rising sea temperature Rising sea temperatures have adverse effects on the Great Barrier Reef (Johnson and Marshal 2007). According to Johanna and Marshal (2007)‚ increased temperature has a significant role in destroying aquatic life because sea animals have a particular body heat limit to survive in the ocean. As a result of enhanced heat‚ this limit has extended beyond that limit (Laugh and Hobdy 2011). For example‚ 8 years ago summer weather was
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Pharmaceuticals Harbors and transportation routes Coastal habitats for humans Recreation Employment Offshore oil and natural gas Minerals Building materials Types of Marine Ecosystems Estuaries Salt marshes Rocky shores Sandy Shores Coral reef Mangrove swamp Barrier islands Estuaries An area in which fresh water from a river mixes with salt water from the ocean; a transition area from the land to the ocean. Other names: bay‚ sound‚ lagoon‚ harbor‚ or bayou. Characteristics of
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Sea Stars (no longer considered called Star Fishes) are marine animals‚ part of the class Asteroidea. They are carnivorous invertebrates and can live up to 35 years. Despite the number of arms on a sea star averaging 5‚ they can grow up to 40 limbs. Sea Stars can be found almost anywhere but those located in the Pacific Ocean are getting hit with a mysterious condition. This condition starts out as a white or black lesion on the sea star’s body. From there‚ it spreads all over the body‚ causing
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convincing arguments‚ well summarized‚ critically analysed and synthesized (e.g. of convincing arguments: some scientists have provided evidence of how the impact of Global Warming can be seen in the coral reef of Australia. They have showed pictures of the way it was 20 years ago and nowadays. 80% of the coral has already died.) AIMS 1. The goal/objective of the research paper explained in the form of questions (e.g.1 How Global Warming is affecting biodiversity in tropical forests?) (e.g.2 How Global
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Amazingly‚ in one of the 735 coral reefs on Earth‚ I stumbled upon a fluffy creature recognized as the Wendigo. Considering I had never saw this species prior to my first scuba diving trip‚ I decided to get a closer look. The Wendigo‚ about the size of a baseball‚ ran around as happy as can be with a full smile on all of their faces. To complement their habitat’s name‚ the wendigo had coral color fur along with indigo legs‚ hands‚ and eyes. Along with their furry body‚ they have tails similar to
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Overfishing is a major problem that affects the ecosystem and it occurs when fishing activities reduce fish stocks below an acceptable level. Overfishing can occur in any body of water from a pond to an ocean. Overfishing is also a non-sustainable use of oceans. The populations of many commercial fish species are severely depleted because of overfishing. Overfishing originated after World War II‚ which lead to expanding markets‚ newer technologies‚ and increased accuracy in finding fish (The Nature
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On an ordinary day when we would see a cockroach or a small insect walking across the kitchen floor‚ the first and only thing that would flash into our mind is to get our hands on an insecticide and kill that blameless insect. From these little innocent insects in our homes we have moved to killing cows‚ pigs and turkeys to fulfil our dinner plates because we specifically farm them for food‚ therefore cause no change to the environment. What more do we now desire? What more do we human beings now
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