Category Archives: oceans

And Now Danger of Plastic Litter in Arctic Ocean

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Plastic does not easily decompose. That darn plastic bag can move many thousands of miles. The sea bed in the Arctic deep sea is increasingly strewn with litter and plastic waste as reported in the advance online publication of the … Continue reading →

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Sea Levels WILL Rise for Thousands of Years!!: Study

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Greenhouse gas emissions up to now have triggered an irreversible warming of Earth that will cause sea levels to rise for thousands of years to come, new research has shown. read more

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Blooms Of Ocean Plant Life Discovered in NASA Oceanographic Expedition

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

NASA Scientists have made a biological discovery in Arctic Ocean waters as dramatic and unexpected as finding a rainforest in the middle of a desert. A NASA-sponsored expedition punched through three-foot thick sea ice to find waters richer in phtoplanktons, … Continue reading →

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Ground Water is Also Responsible for Sea Level Rise

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

We use ground water for a lot purposes. Large-scale groundwater extraction for irrigation, drinking water or industry may result in an annual rise in sea levels of approximately 0.8 mm, accounting for about one-quarter of total annual sea-level rise (3.1 mm). According … Continue reading →

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