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Ecology Today
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Ocean Dead Zones Expanding |
08/19/2008 |
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They are called “dead zones”, increasingly large areas of coastal ocean that can no longer support life.
Fishermen off the shores of Oregon report that more amounts of dead rockfish, crabs and other bottom fish have been appearing in their nets and along the coast line.
There are an estimated 150 dead zones hugging coastal areas around the world. [...]
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Pacific Ocean Plastic Waste Dump |
08/14/2008 |
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There is a huge plastic waste dump site in the Pacific Ocean that is twice the size of the continental United States.
It is estimated that 10 percent of the world’s plastic waste finds its way into the sea and slowly but surely most of it ends up in the Pacific Ocean.
Sea currents transport the waste [...]
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Flying Kites as a Power Source |
08/11/2008 |
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Scientists have taken the childhood pastime of flying kites to new heights in search of renewable power.
Wind farm turbine windmills stand 80 meters high and deal with winds that average 5 kilometers a minute. Winds 800 meters above the earth average 7 Km a minute, a substantial increase, but it would be impractical to build [...]
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