Category Archives: oceans

Coral Atolls are Now Blamed for Sea Level Rise

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

MUCH has been written of late regarding the impending demise of the world’s coral atolls due to sea level rise.Interestingly  in the Solomon Islands, the sea level rise has been blamed for salt water intrusion into the subsurface “lens” of … Continue reading →

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Ocean Currents

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

The water at the ocean surface is moved primarily by winds that blow in certain patterns because of the Earth’s spin and the Coriolis Effect. Winds  move the top 400 meters of the ocean creating surface ocean currents. Surface ocean … Continue reading →

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Big Oily Water Spill at Alaska Field

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

A corroded pipeline ruptured on Christmas Day at ConocoPhillips’ Kuparuk oil field in Alaska, causing one of the biggest-ever spills of oil-laced water on the North Slope, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) said on Tuesday. The 94,920-gallon spill … Continue reading →

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Ocean basin

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

The features of continental landscapes are mirrored by similar features on the ocean basins. Plateaus, plains, valleys, rolling hills, and volcanic cones and mountains are found beneath the waters of the oceans, just as they are on dry land. Yet … Continue reading →

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