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Cape Hatteras National Seashore has issued multiple debris warnings in the recent years as homes in Rodanthe fell into the surf and broke apart. In 2022, three homes collapsed, one in February and ...
Two North Atlantic right whales were spotted off the Gulf Coast of Alabama recently in a rare encounter less than a mile away from the Gulf Shore of Alabama. North Atlantic right whales are ...
The U.S. federal government has rescinded its proposal to strengthen regulations on boat speeds along the East Coast. Fewer vessels will be required to reduce their speed, which is likely to ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 February 2025. Large floating field of debris in the North Atlantic Ocean The North Atlantic Gyre is one of five major ocean gyres. The North Atlantic garbage patch is a garbage patch of man-made marine debris found floating within the North Atlantic Gyre, originally documented in 1972. A 22-year ...
A gyre is a circular ocean current formed by the Earth's wind patterns and the forces created by the rotation of the planet. [33] There are five main ocean gyres: the North and South Pacific Subtropical Gyres, the North and South Atlantic Subtropical Gyres, and the Indian Ocean Subtropical Gyre. There are significant garbage patches in each of ...
Deep-sea exploration is an aspect of underwater exploration and is considered a relatively recent human activity compared to the other areas of geophysical research, as the deeper depths of the sea have been investigated only during comparatively recent years. The ocean depths still remain a largely unexplored part of the Earth, and form a ...
Wildlife Conservation Society Launches New 10-Year Strategy to Save Oceans’ Remaining Sharks. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. In Other News. Entertainment. Entertainment. People.
The oceans are not just a marine habitat. They are also a workplace, a highway, a prison, a grocery store, a trash can, a cemetery — and much more. Why we need to think about the oceans differently