Scientists have done studies on the population genetics of the green sea turtle. Through their DNA research‚ it was discovered that human impact has drastically reduced the genetic diversity within the green sea turtle population. In the future‚ this can prevent the reptiles from adapting and evolving because the ones that are left are extremely alike. A natural disaster or a catastrophic event can greatly diminish the number of living green sea turtles‚ triggering their approaching extinction. Even in the
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Anita Desai’s Village by the Sea is set in a small village called Thul‚ which is 14 kilometres from Bombay. Lila‚ the eldest child among four siblings‚ is but thirteen years of age‚ yet she already has the outlook and maturity of an adult. Her brother Hari‚ twelve is the only person with whom she can share her troubles . Their mother is an invalid and needs constant care and nursing. Nobody knows what exactly is wrong with her but she grows weaker and weaker with every passing day. Their father
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Keystone species are species of animals that other species and the entire ecosystem depend on. Sea otters and elephants both play major roles in their ecosystems‚ as they are both keystone species. Without these two species‚ their ecosystems would have drastic changes in the environment in which many organisms and species would not be able to survive. If the sea otters and elephants were to leave the ecosystem it would cause a domino effect. The domino effect would make other species disappear
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almost impossible? It might. Sea levels rise because of global warming‚ for two reasons: first‚ hot water expands‚ and second‚ it causes glaciers to melt‚ and water from these glaciers goes straight into the ocean. This problem might seem like a tiny one compared to others‚ but it isn’t. Today I want to inform you about why sea level rise is a bigger concern than what it seems to be‚ especially in the upcoming years‚ and why we should care about it. Did you know that sea levels had been slightly decreasing
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Sea turtles are threatened and endangered throughout their natural range due to various anthropogenic interferences‚ such as poaching and habitat destruction (World… c2016). Sea turtles provide many ecological benefits‚ such as acting as distributors of nutrients and sculptors of both terrestrial and marine substrate (Mancini et al. 2011). However‚ global climate change is threatening sea turtle populations’ ability to continue to provide these benefits (Mancini et al. 2011). Beach habitat loss due
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The god that this report is about is Poseidon. Poseidon means god of the sea and ocean. Poseidon is the god of the sea. He is the son of Cronus and Rhea‚ and was swallowed by Cronus immediately after birth because he had feared that one of his children would overthrow him as he did his father. His siblings are Hades‚ Demeter‚ Zeus‚ Hestia‚ Hera‚ and Chiron. Poseidon is known to be one of the moodier gods and easily angered. An example of his anger is when he tried to drown the entire world because
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formed sheet ice over the Bellingshausen Sea. The mass to the right of the image is an iceberg which likely broke off the land mass known as the antarctic peninsula due to rising sea and atmospheric temperatures. This picture was taken on November 5th‚ 2014 During an operation by NASA called Operation Icebridge which collected a number of other rare pictures. The Bellingshausen Sea is a sea that is to the west of the antarctic peninsula. The Bellingshausen Sea contains two islands‚ one of which is
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played an important role in all of our lives for as long as we can remember. But what makes stories so important? Is it because of the entertainment and thrill? Or‚ are stories just a big waste of our time? Salman Rushdie author of Haroun and the Sea of Stories believes that stories are important in everyone’s lives. Stories are everything to Haroun and and his father Rashid in the novel. “What’s the use of stories that aren’t even true?” (22). Stories are important because they can provide
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In the story of Children of the Sea‚ a boy from Haiti wrote imaginary letters to his girlfriend while he was on a boat‚ while his girlfriend was writing an imaginary letters to him. The boy writes letters to a girl he loves and she writes letters about the war in her country. When he was on the boat the only thing that he remembered was the relationship between him and she and he wanted that to stay with her the rest of his life‚ but because of the time which was separating them he knew she will
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Many cities across the world are located at or below sea level. Even with dams‚ dykes and dunes‚ these cities can be prone to flooding. The global climate change is causing sea levels to rise which is creating a domino effect across the world. According to Vanessa McKinney‚ author of Sea Level Rise and the Future of the Netherlands‚ the earth’s Polar Regions are becoming much warmer
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