The Effect Of Temperature On The Atlantic Ocean

Two of the earth's biggest structures are our oceans and continents, which sit on tectonic plates. The interactions between tectonic plates and oceans are one big influence that can determine the earth’s climate and as a result of that can contribute to climate change.

In this week’s chapter The Atlantic World which introduces the history from prehistory through 1566, there were two themes that stand out for me which are: The Big “C”s, Conquest, Commerce, Colonization, & Conversion and Race. The history resembles on the European expansion and the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus was the first person to discover the American continent. The New World was another name given to America. The American territory differed in social, economically and politically. America was divided by three societies: Aztecs, Mayan and Incan which belonged to urban societies. Colonization was a breakthrough for both continents. They adaptation was about to begin, there were new things that one continent had

From June to November the water and air temperature are colder because of the Humboldt Current, this is nutrient water that attracts fish and sea birds. The sky is filled with clouds, wind is stronger and seas a bit rougher.[VISUAL AID]

There were many changes and continuities within the Atlantic world. The first and biggest change was the change in the caste system in Mexico. The next big change was the slaves in which they exchanged in the Americas. The final change was the change mercantilism to capitalism in Europe.

Climate change is affecting oceans tremendously. Threats faced by the ocean planet seem uncontrollable. In the face of overfishing, pollution, and climate change it may seem like a drop in the bucket. With the amount of light reaching onto the shore, plants should be reduced in order for the rising sea levels to fall. Oceans have also absorbed tons of carbon dioxide from the earth’s atmosphere causing ocean acidification. Coral bleaching is caused by high water temperatures leading to coral death, and can turn into a negative impact on the entire coral ecosystem. We intend to provide options a single person can take in order to help the cause and make a difference. Our mission is to conserve the Earth’s living heritage, our global

Atlantic Revolution consisted of the North American Revolution, the French revolution, the Haitian Revolution, and the Spanish American Revolution. The French Revolution was one of the eras of great disruption through Europe. French Revolution was closely connected with North American Revolution. Thousands of French soldiers provided assistance to the American colonies. When the French soldiers returned home, they were full of republican enthusiasm. After helping the American Colonies, France was on the edge of bankruptcy and had long pursued reforms that would renovate the tax system and make it more justifiable. This new system reduced the incomes of the ordinary men and women, but they raised the price of bread. In result of this there was a rapid increase of unemployment. Peasants were exposed to a variety of hated fees forced by their landlords, taxes, duties to the Church, and were required to work without pay on the public roads. These conflicts, in the first five years, gave the French Revolution a much more violent, far reaching, and radical

Joint-stock company: Joint-stock companies are companies made up of shareholders, who all invest in this company and receives some of the profits and debts. Joint-stock companies opposed the strict, traditional European economic standards which revolved around just prices, where profiting was looked down upon, and reciprocity, in which trade was for mutual benefit. However, this created problems, where investors were more and more determined to acquire more shares, creating more tension between social classes, as the rich became richer and the poor became poorer.

Chapter 2 “The Rise of the Atlantic World” Footholds in North America Spain’s Northern Frontier • Spanish got their New World empire started by crushing Aztecs and Incas • Juan Ponce de Leon o Founded Puerto Rico and Florida o Killed by Native Americans (Calusa) • 300 settlers provoked Apalachee Natives o Split into groups  4 survivors – Cabeza de Vaca and company arrive in Mexico  De Vaca made alliances with Natives along the way  Inspired other Spaniards to go look for gold • Hernando de Soto o In search of gold in Tampa Bay-Appalachian Mtns-southern Plains o Natives confronted him in Mississippi (Maliba)  De Soto won, but his victory cost him lots of resources o Found no gold, but spread diseases that killed Native Americans in Mississippi

Over the years, climate change has affected marine species because it has increased the ocean temperature, causing it to get warmer, which is causing a negative impact to most marine organisms like echinoderms and cnidarians (Quinn, 2016). In many cases, the optimum temperature of growth increased 1-6°C, which created harmful effects on stages of development (Quinn, 2016). In some cases such as the American lobster (Homarus americanus), warming of the ocean had caused smaller body sizes (Le Bris et al., 2016). Even though there is some research that showed that the warm temperature could also benefit the lobster’s population, most of their population has declined in the warmest and southernmost regions of the lobster’s range in places like southern New England and Long Island Sound (Quinn, 2016).

The Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the five oceans in the world. It is home to many fish and other creatures. It is one of the five oceans that actually intrigue me. My questions were, How big is the ocean itself, what life lives here, and the trade routes of this ocean.

The ocean current that flows north alongside Florida’s east coast, the Gulf Stream, is one of the most important factors in determining Florida’s climate. Beginning near the equator, the warm waters of the North Equatorial Current eventually feed into the Gulf Stream, which begins at the southern tip of Florida. This Equatorial transfer of heat through ocean currents is what facilitates Florida’s warm and humid climate. To illustrate the influence ocean currents have on coastal climates, we can compare the climate of Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur with the climate of Miami, Florida, because they reside on North America’s west and east coasts respectively, around the 25’N Latitude line. Puerto San Carlos has a desert climate, averaging under 3 inches of precipitation per year, with 70 degree average temperatures; while Miami has a

The important part of the Atlantic system was the Middle passage because that was a key route for slaves to travel by ships, and the route was from West Indies to the West Africa. Generally, the Sugar Industry did improve the economy which impacted people in a good way because people started connected with each other.

Climate change has progressively become more problematic for coastal societies in recent history as a result of elevated greenhouse gas emission levels across the planet. Increases in sea level and sea surface temperature, as well as atmospheric pressure accretion, are unnatural effects directly linked to increased carbon dioxide (CO2) release into the atmosphere. Some of the sources of these increases have come from the greater use of coal and gasoline for industrial and transportation purposes. Hurricanes (tropical cyclones), most common in the North Atlantic region, have intensified due to this “global warming”. But occurrences of such events are predicted to diminish (Emanuel, 2011). Hurricanes are expected to form less frequently in the North Atlantic, but they will become more intense and powerful over time. As high intensity hurricanes become more common events along the densely populated eastern coast of the United States, more resilient engineering solutions will need to be implemented by current generations to reduce their destructive impact.

According to a recent article called “Ocean Viruses may have an Impact on Earth’s Climate” by Jessica McDonald, viruses that affect ocean microbes can represent a enormous impact on climate changing. Researchers proved this new understanding considering that the pathogens block the trade of energy of ocean bacteria with carbon dioxide. This exchange is necessary because cyanobacteria are responsible for removing carbon dioxide from the environment, with the increase of the viruses in the ocean extra tons of the pollutant remains in the air.

Water takes up a larger percentage of the surface of our Earth than does land. The earth’s oceans are vital aspects to our environment and it is necessary that we take care of them. On another note, global warming is an issue that is having effects on almost all aspects of our environment. Global warming itself means a gradual increase in the temperature of our Earth’s atmosphere over large periods of time. There is evidence that global warming has occurred in the atmosphere, however, now we are beginning to see its effects in the world’s oceans, as well. Though some may not see the connection that it has with the oceans, it has had quite a profound effect on our Earth’s oceans. As I mentioned before, oceans are environments that must