Category Archives: climate change

The Living Ocean Ecosytem

Much about the oceans is still not known: widespread weather and climate measurements for the atmosphere go back 150 years, but scientists have only been systematically monitoring ocean temperatures for about 50 years (although ice-sheet cores and deep-sea sediments provide … Continue reading

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Ocean Currents and Climate

An ocean current is any more or less permanent or continuous, directed movement of ocean water that flows in one of the Earth’s oceans.There are two type of Ocean Currents: Surface Currents—Surface Circulation These waters make up about 10% of … Continue reading

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Rain

Rain is a type of precipitation, a product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that is deposited on the Earth’s surface. It forms when separate drops of water fall to the Earth from clouds. Not all rain reaches the … Continue reading

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