The ocean is a vast and mysterious landscape filled with so many diverse organisms that we cannot begin to fathom the extensity of it. Though it covers around 70% of the earth, we have barely touched the surface—more than 95% of its system is a complete mystery to us. What many people fail to realize is that the ocean, like any other ecosystem, is extremely fragile. For example, look outside. What do you see? I see trees, a few people walking about, the occasional car driving down the road. Although
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Colosal winds rushed against the house, causing the walls and floors to creak. Water rushed and hammered on the windows, resounding the fact that it was monsoon season in the Philippines. “Take this,” my grandmother whispered, passing me a handheld candle. “Thank you,” I whispered back, taking the candle and holding it up to the foggy window. It was difficult to comprehend how a week ago I was in the United States in the middle of a beautiful, sunny summer with my friends. Now, I was in the muggy
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health officials are informing the public that it is safe to come to the beaches and swim in the water. Some people are afraid to go to the beach and swim in the seawater because they could contract the Vibrio vulnificus bacteria and get sick. The V. vulnificus bacteria is also known as the flesh-eating bacteria (Paddock). Florida health officials are letting everyone know that it is safe to go into the water if precautions are taken. If a person is healthy and has no open sores or wounds, then they are
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Describing Ocean Acidification Ocean Acidification is the amount of acidity in the water. The pH scale is beginning to drop from a base to an acid. The ocean is close to the atmosphere which causes it to absorb large quantities of carbon dioxide. This reacts with the ocean's water and creates carbonic acid. Each molecules of carbonic acid then releases 2 hydrogen ions that increase the ocean's acidity, Therefore it dissolves the calcium in the shells and disposed most carbonate in the ocean that
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the maintenance of golf course landscaping is to replace all of the current grass with artificial turf. Compared to the traditional real grass turf that golf courses use, artificial turf does not need to be watered at all. Not only will this save water for California but it will also eventually save money for the owners of the golf course over time. We suggest using polypropylene as the type of artificial turf to replace the current grass. Other common types of artificial turf include nylon turf
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Once upon a time, during a midwinter storm in the Big Apple, the wife of a wealthy man sat sewing at her black ebony wood window while fat snowflakes quickly fell, covering the ground with a fresh white coat. Whilst looking up at the snow she pricked herself with the needle. Three drops of blood fell onto the snow. The scarlet red on the faint white looked so stunning, she thought to herself, "I pray my child is white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as the wood in this frame." Soon afterward
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be detrimental effects to the earth. The ground becomes more unstable, becoming vulnerable to future landslides, floods, and coastal erosion. It harms ecosystems, such as Thermokarst lakes. Wildlife and communities use these lakes for a source of water. As the permafrost thaws, the lakes will drain completely, destroying an important resource. Buildings and infrastructure built on permafrost will become a major issue, as the ground becomes more unstable, and therefore dangerous. The heat of the
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In the Atlantic ocean there was water droplets move from the air and back to the ocean to do again. One of them was named flowey, flowey was a crystal clear water droplet. Sometimes he thought it well be just a normal day in the ocean but when thinking that it will be the same but it wasn’t he was being transported to the air with other water droplets from oceans and plants around them, they all were turning in gas to form a cloud in the sky. That’s when evaporation comes to play evaporation is when
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might be frozen. If frozen, use the scraper to loosen the wiper, by running the edge along the rubber of the wiper. Once the wiper has been elevated, scrap the rest of the windshield to the bottom. DO NOT POUR HOT WATER on the windshield to melt the ice, use the scraper. Pouring hot water could crack or shatter your windshield. Now move to the other side and do the same on the other side of the windshield. Once the windshield has been scraped, you may still have snow and ice in the middle of the
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fracking? According to the sources provided hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a different and less expensive method used to extract natural gas out of the ground. This process is done by fracturing porous rock with water, sand, and chemicals to free the gas inside the rock. This procedure is affordable and less complicated than the other strategies used to withdraw natural gas from the ground. Although fracking is more economical there
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