Seawater

Most animals especially marine species on the Earth right now are struggling to face one major problem that they cannot resist it from happens which is extinction of their own kinds. This issue is what most human just ignore about and they tend not to deal with it. History of Earth shows that there are five major extinction events and the fifth extinction is the one that killed every dinosaur on the Earth surface as a result of an asteroid. Earth is now in the eve of sixth extinction as humanity…

Arctic Ascendance The walls begin to close in on me. The ocean floor collapses around my feet and pulls me under. The water splashes above my neck like waves crashing into the side of a ship. The space around me is filled with the ice-cold seawater. The bathing suit that I wear constricts around my waist. I feel the air escape out of my lungs and bubbles reach for the surface. I feel my lungs begin to collapse, my heart begins to swell, and my limbs begin to throb. I sink further into the sand,…

We live in times of fear and uncertainty; where it’s possible you won’t have enough money to pay for the months consuming electric, heat, and water bills. But that’s why nuclear energy has been available in the United States since the 1960’s… because it was needed. And here’s three reasons why: First is the realisation of the increase of the electricity demand worldwide, but especially in rapidly-developing countries. Secondly, is awareness of the priority of energy security, and thirdly is the…

The Cherokee was one of the largest and strongest tribes in the Southeast. The tribe was extremely successful even when they were forced out of the land they first settled in when coming to the states. Though the tribe faced several times of trouble, they were still able to overcome and hold tight to their beliefs. Known today as one of the Five Civilized Tribes, the Cherokee Tribe is the second most populous tribe to exist in the United States. The Cherokee creation legend is not a typical…

Fuel for Nuclear power is abundant with Uranium reserves being the most mined for substances because it is a relatively common mineral found in rocks and seawater. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) did a joint study in 2010 saying that uranium resources are good enough to meet nuclear energy needs for at least the next 100 years…

The Everglades are a massive complex ecosystem at the southern tip of the Florida peninsula. It is full of diverse flora and fauna, and the natural watershed and wetlands once covered nearly 47,000 sq km. The Everglades once made up about 10,000 sq km of this watershed, but today the Everglades span around 5,000 sq km. The area experiences seasonal weather, with a wet and hot summer and relatively dry and mild winters. To the east of the Everglades is the urban Miami metropolitan area, with…

The Cook Islands is a Polynesian country comprising 15 small islands with a total land area of 240 km2 (Table 1), located in the South Pacific Ocean, but its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers an ocean area of 1.8 million km2. The country of the Cook Islands consists of two main groups, one in the north and one in the south. The southern group is nine elevated islands mainly of volcanic origin although some are virtually atolls. The majority of the population lives in the southern group (Fig.…

sewage and eventually run off into the ocean, infecting the seawater and the sea life. Ships release their waste into the oceans, as well, leading to more viral particles and further infection of the sea (Belkin, Colwell, 2006). This can effect humans and animals alike, if the individual uses the water for shelter, hydration, or recreation, such as swimming. Not much is known about the types of zoonotic diseases that can be found in the seawater and how these diseases might affect sea life. The…

The Earth is beautiful and precious, but its beauty can mask unaware people of the deep wounds below its surface. Like humans, this planet has its own unique flaws. In this case, the Earth suffers from scars that are continually getting deeper. As the world’s water basins, rivers, creeks and other freshwater sources are depleting by the gallons, it appears that water scarcity is no trivial wound. With its inhabitants’ lives at stake on this beautifully sad world, they need its tears to survive.…

Outgassing of carbon dioxide (CO2) from inland waters has been estimated to offset approximately 20% of net uptake of carbon into the terrestrial biosphere. However, this calculation is based on estimates of source strength at the air-water interface that is highly uncertain [Ciais et al., 2013]. One of the largest unknowns is the accuracy and precision of freshwater partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) estimates. To better understand observational uncertainty in CO2 flux from inland waters, here we…