Category Archives: oceans

JAPAN STRUGGLES TO MANAGE NUCLEAR LEAKS

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

The massive 8.9-magnitude quake damaged two power plants’ cooling systems and workers are using workarounds to keep the nuclear cores cool.Temperatures at one of the reactors are rising, fueling fears of an explosion.The United States has sent nuclear experts to … Continue reading →

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In January Arctic Sea Ice Extent is Lowest in Recorded History

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Extreme weather conditions and unusually cold temperatures have gripped much of North America and Europe this winter, unusually warm temperatures farther north produced the lowest Arctic sea ice extent ever recorded for the month of January, according to NASA. Areas such as Hudson … Continue reading →

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Tropical Storm in Southern Indian Ocean

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Infrared data from NASA’s Aqua satellite on Feb. 10 hinted that strong convection would likely make the low pressure area known as System 96S into the next tropical cyclone in the Indian Ocean. On Feb. 11, the same infrared data … Continue reading →

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Motions of the Ocean

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Water swirls around ocean basins in surface ocean currents. The Gulf Stream is a surface current that runs between the United States and Europe in the North Atlantic Ocean. Smaller spinning rings of water called eddies can form from surface … Continue reading →

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