The Difficulties of Underwater Research
There was a huge molasses spill in Hawaii do to a Matson cargo ship. This is problem for people researching and mammals and other living organisms under the ocean. It was killing coral reefs, and killing many many fish. the molasses sucked out the of the water. The ocean is usually a greenish color due to the algae in the water and now because of this spill the water is the color of cola, almost like it is laminated to the ocean floor. almost all living creatures are living in holes attempting to survive from this tragedy."I've never seen anything like this. We had a large sewage spill six or eight years ago. It was a stinky mess, but nothing like this." - Tanya Basu
".... An accident is an accident and no company would want an accident."- Beth Kerner
She is right, it was nobody's fault this happen, and I'm sure that nobody would want this or wish that this to have happened but no it has. People learn from their mistakes and can now take safety precautions to prevent anything like this happening again, from hurting innocent creatures and harming their environment.
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WHY EXPLORE THE OCEANS?
The earth has one big ocean with many features. People explore the ocean and life in the ocean because of its shape. The oceans have shaped human society. Nobody thought that the world was flat. The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected. People explored to find resources, like food, land and trade. Egyptians were the first to build ships that were used for trade. The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate. People need something to tell them their longitude and latitude and the time of day, so they made something called the Chronometer.
The Chinese made ships that towered over others, they had more technology and more advancements. Sir Francis Drake was the first Englishmen to sail around the world in 1580. They noted that you could predict in the Atlantic by the phases of the moon. Eratosthenes calculated the earths circumference and invented longitude and latitude.
- I wanted to take Oceanography because I wanted to learn more about the ocean life and what was in it.
- One thing I hope to gain from this course is more information about the ocean world.
- Science is everyday life and it is very interesting to see how it all works and what is in it.
