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Contract was signed between the National Science Foundation (also known as NSF) and The Regents at The University of California was signed, this contract was the first phase in the Deep Sea Drilling Project. The project was based from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California and Global Marine, Inc. conducted the drilling operations. The D/V Glomar Challenger was the ship that the drill

Are We or Are We Not Alone in the Universe? There are various ways one could meditate on the question above. One, you're either a complete skeptic who disregards any theory that doens't fit the standards of your beliefs or rather what you were raised to believe in, two, you're not really interested to know anything about the subject and feel quite comfortable keeping ignorant in the matter, and three, you're considering the possibility that everything is possible. For me, it was never an issue of

The effect of plastic pollution and why it needs to be stopped In a society that wants everything convenient and ready to use, plastic found the perfect market for its thousands of uses. Food, toys, medical equipment, and even clothing come either from plastic or at least wrapped or pre-portioned in plastic. While plastic makes the modern world so much cheaper and easier, it also comes with an environmental cost. With the endless amount of products made from or housed in plastic comes an endless

2. Study region 2.1 Site details Maunalua Bay is an 8 km embayment located on the island of Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, with three primary regions of groundwater discharge: Black Point, Kawaikui, and Wailupe (Richardson et al., 2015). Two of these groundwater-influenced coastal locations, Black Point and Wailupe, were considered for this study (Figure 1). Three sites (a, ‘high GW’; b, ‘intermediate GW’; and c, ‘low GW’ zones) that spanned a salinity gradient were monitored from each reef. Site A at Black Point

anticipating the multitude of factors that can affect the reliability of the community's water supply and investing in resources or projects that will provide a buffer against uncertainty. Subsequently, researchers from the Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography state that Lake Mead has a “50% chance of deteriorating to ‘dead pool’ by 2036”1 which is the level at which the reservoir's surface drops “beneath Las Vegas' lowest water intake”2. Las Vegas nearing its imminent water shortage plans

Global warming is an increase in the Earth’s average surface temperature due to greenhouse gases that collect in the atmosphere like a thickening blanket, trapping the sun’s heat and causing the planet to warm up. (“11 Facts About Global Warming”) Gases such as natural and manmade are trapped in the atmosphere causes the Earth’s surface become warmer. The world is affected by the dangers of global warming, and the major contributor to global warming among the greenhouse gases is CO2 emission. (Chiroma)

Groundwater is an excellent source of drinking water, however it can be very damaging if overused or not managed properly. According to “A new report in Science from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at U.C. San Diego found that the massive loss of groundwater associated with the drought has caused a tectonic "uplift" of more than half an inch in California 's mountains, with an average 0.15 of an inch across the West”(Bliss, 2014)

Running head: Sharks Sharks T Tolerico Marine Biology Doctor Cameron Guenther Sharks What do you think of when you hear the word “Shark”? Do you think of the lion of the ocean or perhaps God’s perfect predator/scavenger? Perhaps you think of the movie “JAWS”? Most people will think of the movie “JAWS” and think killer, attacker, and predator. However, are sharks really preying on humans? I view sharks as God’s perfect predator and scavenger. Sharks, like lions, weed out the sick and

1. Introduction High atmospheric CO2 has become an environmental concern and will always be unless we change our ways of life. Discussions concerning this topic end up pointing nothing but that regardless of all the other indicators indicating that we are actually doing better, unfortunately that is not good enough, we need a dramatic change in our current lifestyles because the life we currently are living in is the biggest contributor to this observed atmospheric CO2 levels. We should and are

What is global warming? Global warming refers to extreme changes in the Earth’s climate. The term illustrates dramatic increases in atmospheric and water temperatures experienced as a result of growing amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. Humans are responsible for producing these gases via cars, electricity, and factories. The main products of these activities that are to blame for global warming are methane and carbon dioxide; as carbon dioxide, methane, and chlorofluorocarbon compounds go farther