Water is everywhere, in the air and overall Earth. About 71 percent of the Earth's surface is covered with water but the ocean holds about 96.5 percent of all Earth’s water. Because the ocean is big, a great variety of marine life are being heavily affected by different sources that harm their habitat. In 2016, numerous dead whales have been washed up on shore in different parts of the world. More than 20 whales died on Mexico’s Gulf of California coast. A dozen whales were washed up on the Wadden Islands off the coast of Germany, the Netherlands and England's east coast, whiles 337 whales were found beached off the coast of Southern Chile. There are many factors that could have caused the whales to wash up on shore in large groups, however
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They cause serious damage in sensitive marine areas and the death of numerous marine animals. Small oil leaks that occur on a regular basis also add to ocean pollution, such as leaks from offshore-drilling rigs and boats. Pollution became a significant problem after the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s. Water pollution intensified with the advent of the Industrial Revolution, when factories began releasing pollutants directly into rivers and streams. In the article by Max Roser, he states, “The biggest oil spill in history was the Lakeview Gusher (1910-11 in California), the second was the Gulf War oil spill (1991), the 3rd biggest was the Deepwater Horizon (2010), 4th was Ixtoc I oil spill in Mexico (1979-1980) and 5th was a long-lasting spill in the Niger Delta between 1976 and 1996.” According to ChartsBin the amount of oil spill ranged from 1,227,600 tons to 10,000 tons. Spilled oil can harm living things because its chemical constituents are poisonous. This can affect organisms both from internal exposure to oil through ingestion or inhalation and from external exposure through skin and eye irritation. The “Deepwater Horizon” oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has endangered the long-term survival of the Gulf's native whale population. Ker Than, states: “The whales are now at risk from the ongoing Deepwater Horizon oil spill, because they are likely to ingest or inhale toxic crude and noxious oil fumes.” …show more content…
The United States military have been conducting underwater testing of explosive weapons and sonar devices in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, including the Gulf of Mexico. In 2009 Scientific American released an article about the effects of military sonar testing on marine life, confirming that it can and has lead to both injury and death of marine animals. Male sperm whales normally migrate from their tropical or subtropical breeding grounds to colder waters at higher latitudes. The species is one of the deepest diving animals in the cetacean family, known to plummet as far as 3,280 feet (1,000 meters) in search of squid. In the article by Wajeeha Malik, she states, “The team believes this particular group mistakenly swam into the North Sea, a shallower zone in between the U.K. and Norway. There the whales could not support their own body weights, and their internal organs collapsed.” Because of sonar testing, whales try to escape the noise. As a result, whales swim hundreds of miles, rapidly changing their depth and even beaching themselves to get away from the sounds of
They cause serious damage in sensitive marine areas and the death of numerous marine animals. Small oil leaks that occur on a regular basis also add to ocean pollution, such as leaks from offshore-drilling rigs and boats. Pollution became a significant problem after the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s. Water pollution intensified with the advent of the Industrial Revolution, when factories began releasing pollutants directly into rivers and streams. In the article by Max Roser, he states, “The biggest oil spill in history was the Lakeview Gusher (1910-11 in California), the second was the Gulf War oil spill (1991), the 3rd biggest was the Deepwater Horizon (2010), 4th was Ixtoc I oil spill in Mexico (1979-1980) and 5th was a long-lasting spill in the Niger Delta between 1976 and 1996.” According to ChartsBin the amount of oil spill ranged from 1,227,600 tons to 10,000 tons. Spilled oil can harm living things because its chemical constituents are poisonous. This can affect organisms both from internal exposure to oil through ingestion or inhalation and from external exposure through skin and eye irritation. The “Deepwater Horizon” oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has endangered the long-term survival of the Gulf's native whale population. Ker Than, states: “The whales are now at risk from the ongoing Deepwater Horizon oil spill, because they are likely to ingest or inhale toxic crude and noxious oil fumes.” …show more content…
The United States military have been conducting underwater testing of explosive weapons and sonar devices in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, including the Gulf of Mexico. In 2009 Scientific American released an article about the effects of military sonar testing on marine life, confirming that it can and has lead to both injury and death of marine animals. Male sperm whales normally migrate from their tropical or subtropical breeding grounds to colder waters at higher latitudes. The species is one of the deepest diving animals in the cetacean family, known to plummet as far as 3,280 feet (1,000 meters) in search of squid. In the article by Wajeeha Malik, she states, “The team believes this particular group mistakenly swam into the North Sea, a shallower zone in between the U.K. and Norway. There the whales could not support their own body weights, and their internal organs collapsed.” Because of sonar testing, whales try to escape the noise. As a result, whales swim hundreds of miles, rapidly changing their depth and even beaching themselves to get away from the sounds of