Seabed

The World Without Us written by Alan Weisman is a non-fiction book that turned out to be a best selling book in 2007. This book was a shocking revelation to me and should raise awareness to other human beings living on earth. Not only does this book expressed the changes that have occur in the past it also mentions the effects we humans have made to nature. How much harm can human beings do to nature? What have they done to repair the damages or if they have even tried to? These questions are to…

On the Atlantic Coast of the United States, fisherman travel to catch fish for money every day. They want to make a lot of money which means they want to catch a lot of fish. They think the most efficient way to catch a lot of fish is through bottom trawling. They think bottom trawling will be the most efficient because of the time it takes as well as the amount of fish they will catch. They drop the nets to the ocean floor and pick up everything that is in the net’s way (Destructive Fishing,…

humpback whales include the following: habitat loss, chemical and noise pollution, getting tangled in fishing nets and gear, and lack of food. Another threat to these animals is offshore oil drilling. Offshore oil drilling is drilling for oil in the seabed. This causes noise and chemical…

The coastal areas in the Gulf Coast, West Coast, and East Coast of the United States are densely inhabited regions that are also strategically important for the US economy through their contribution to industries such as of tourism, fisheries, recreation, and oil and gas. Several diverse natural and anthropogenic disturbances can affect the quality of life and economic productivity of the US coastal regions, e.g., erosion, pollution, and sedimentation [1]. The Louisiana Coastal Wetlands…

“Divide and conquer”, or “divide et impera” from Latin, is a common principle in politics and sociology known from the ancient times. It has been associated with Philip II of Macedon, Caesar, Napoleon, and more others as a military principle used to expand their territories. “Divide and conquer” is based on distributing power into smaller power groups to control land and its resources. Modern world politics and art of military warfare is no different from the ancient times and usually operates…

Snorkel along the Haulover Bay’s West side and enjoy the exuberance of sea fans and corals which almost reach the water surface. Clear blue waters have 5-20 feet depth. The seabed is peppered with coral outcroppings and large rocks. Experience relaxed floating above the colorful marine garden abundant with live corals - hard and soft, brain and elkhorn corals, firecoral and sea fans, sponges, tunicates and sea anemones. Haulover…

significantly since 2002, though it was noted the displacement of pieces of the hull such as one large bilge stringer eight meters long moved sometime after 2006. Erosion from propeller wash acted on the seabed slope in the north part (the bow) and undercut the sediment timbers causing their collapse to the seabed (Anderson…

Nuclear Accidents: Chernobyl and Fukushima President Franklin D. Roosevelt cited December 7, 1941 as “a date that will live in infamy.” Two dates in like manner of infamy pertinence to nuclear catastrophe are April 26, 1986 in Chernobyl, Ukraine and March 11, 2011 in Fukushima, Japan. Both incidents embroil a disaster at a nuclear facility exposing radioactive materials and setting unprecedented score the nuclear severity scale. Be that as it may numerous differences arises in terms of causes,…

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Franklin D. Roosevelt stated that December 7, 1941 is “a date that will live in infamy.” Two dates that will also live in infamy in regard to nuclear catastrophe are April 26, 1986 (Chernobyl) and March 11, 2011 (Fukushima). Both involve an accident at a nuclear energy facility and was rated the highest on the nuclear severity scale. Nevertheless, there was numerous differences in the causes, responses, and impact of the accident. The most prominent similarity between the Chernobyl and…