nature.org — Oceans are vitally important to human communities around the world. We depend on oceans and coasts for food, medicines and protection from storms, among other resources — more than $20 trillion annually in ecological goods and services. But as demand on oceans grows, how can we ensure that they're being conserved and carefully managed worldwide?
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Closed AccountJul 6, 2007
OK ... can you do this for me?1) Fill a bathtub full of water2) Relax! - get into bathtub and start to soak and relax3) wait a while - wow! isn't this nice?4) Have a friend come in and spray diarrhea in your bathwater.5) stay in the bathwater for another 20 minutes.6) Your friend might be shocked - no problem; tell him you spend most of your time on land and that your body is not 70% water but instead 70% LAND. Also, mention how the food chain does not start in the oceans ... er... bathtub but instead up his assh**e.This is so neat - I think the oceans should be used up and that it can never "run out" yeah!!! I'm a f**king idiot!!!Maybe you could take yoga to learn how to blow yourself?
Closed AccountJul 6, 2007
Come on guys, it's just cyclical
apiecealarryJul 6, 2007
Actually, there is some research that pretty much says that the rising ocean temperatures is definitely linked to the increase of hurricanes - slight temperature shifts of only a few degrees in the average temperature of the ocean can have dramatic effects.
jpopJul 6, 2007
To clarify, increase in hurricanes due to rising ocean temperatures. Not rising ocean temperatures due to increases in hurricanes. My recollection is that hurricanes can only form over ocean water that's over 80 degrees.
Closed AccountJul 7, 2007
protection from storms? don't flatter them
ereduxJul 8, 2007
Check this US Carbon Footprint Map out, has United States Interactive Carbon Footprint Map, illustrating Greenest States. This site has all sorts of stats on individual State energy consumptions, demographics and State energy offices.<a class="user" href="http://www.eredux.com/states/">http://www.eredux.com/states/</a>
climatehereticJul 16, 2007
Why do scientists, environmentalists and general do-gooders think they can second guess the planet? We are so arrogant that we think we can fix things that are so beyond our scope of understanding, I think that it is really kind of scarey. Check this out... <a class="user" href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11462066">http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11462066</a>