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The Ocean’s Bounty: Exploring the World of Seaweeds Seaweeds, those often overlooked inhabitants of the marine world, are far more than just slimy green blobs. They are a diverse and fascinating group of organisms, playing crucial roles in marine ecosystems and offering a wealth of potential benefits for humans. This article delves into the world … Read more
The Unseen Symphony: Effects of Ocean Currents on Our Planet The vast expanse of the ocean, often perceived as a static and unchanging entity, is in fact a dynamic and intricate system driven by powerful forces. Among these forces, ocean currents play a crucial role, shaping the Earth’s climate, influencing marine ecosystems, and impacting human … Read more
Marine Resources – Economic significance and EEZ Economic significance of Marine Resources Marine energy Marine energy or marine power (also sometimes referred to as ocean energy, ocean power, or marine and hydrokinetic energy) refers to the energy carried by ocean waves, tides, salinity, and ocean temperature differences. The movement of water in the … Read more
–2/”>a >DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd”> Oceans tides An ocean tide refers to the cyclic rise and fall of seawater. Tides are caused by slight variations in gravitational attraction between the Earth and the moon and the Sun in geometric relationship with locations on the Earth's surface. Tides are periodic primarily because … Read more
Marine Resources – Economic significance and EEZ Economic significance of marine resources Marine energy Marine energy or marine power (also sometimes referred to as ocean energy, ocean power, or marine and hydrokinetic energy) refers to the energy carried by ocean waves, tides, salinity, and ocean temperature differences. The movement of water in the … Read more
The Canary in the Coal Mine: Understanding Current Trends in the Canary Market Canaries, once ubiquitous in coal mines as early warning systems for dangerous gases, have become a symbol of environmental sensitivity and a popular pet. But beyond their charming appearance and melodious songs, the canary market is a fascinating microcosm of global trends, … Read more
The Greenhouse Effect The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon that insulates the Earth . Incoming solar radiations are absorbed and reemitted back from the Earth’s surface as infrared energy, greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the Atmosphere prevent some of this heat from escaping into space, instead reflecting the energy back to further warm the surface. Human … Read more
The North Atlantic Drift: A Warm Embrace for Europe The North Atlantic Drift, also known as the North Atlantic Current, is a powerful ocean current that plays a crucial role in shaping the climate of Western Europe. This warm, northward-flowing current originates in the Gulf of Mexico, carries vast amounts of heat across the Atlantic … Read more
Environmental Legislation The awareness and consideration for Environment covers several environmental issues such as pollution of water, air and Soil, land degradation, industrialization, Urbanization, depletion of natural Resources etc. Environmental Law plays a very crucial and important role in regulating the use of Natural Resources and in protecting the environment. The success of environmental legislations … Read more
Addition of certain substances to the water such as organic, inorganic, biological, radiological, heat, which degrades the quality of water so that it becomes unfit for use. Putrescibility is the process of decomposition of organic matter present in water by Microorganisms using Oxygen. Water having DO (dissolved oxygen) content below 8.0 mg/L may be … Read more