The Pacific ocean is the largest ocean in the world, covers 35% of the earth, and is twice as big as the Atlantic. The Atlantic ocean covers 21% of the earth and is a little more than half the size of the Pacific.
All Signs Indicate a New Monster El Niño Is Coming
All Signs Indicate a New Monster El Niño Is Coming,
August 5, 2013,
By George Dvonsky,
io9.com,
Ocean conditions in the Pacific Ocean are increasingly suggestive of a potent El Niño event late
http://io9.com/all-signs-indicate-a-new-monster-el...
Amazing Waves Discovered in Deep-Ocean Trench
Amazing Waves Discovered in Deep-Ocean Trench,
May 15, 2015,
By Becky Oskin, Senior Writer,
Live Science,
The longest consecutive train of Kelvin-Helmholtz waves ever seen in the sea was spott
http://www.livescience.com/50858-amazing-ocean-wav...
Cashes Ledge - Video
Cashes Ledge,
Ocean Portal,
Smithsonian Natural Museum of Natural History,
Video length: 04:06,
Cashes Ledge is an underwater mountain range off the New England coast, which is home to a gre
http://ocean.si.edu/ocean-videos/cashes-ledge
Cool Pacific Ocean Slowed Global WarmingCool Pacific Ocean Slowed Global Warming,
February 26, 2015,
By Becky Oskin, Senior Writer,
Live Science,
"The Pacific was a planetary air conditioner for the past two decades, but the relief ma
http://www.livescience.com/49967-pacific-ocean-glo...
Deep Diving Sub Streams Live From Unexplored OceanDeep Diving Sub Streams Live From Unexplored Ocean,
April 13, 2015,
By Patrick J. Kiger,
Discovery News,
"A robotic sub will dive 3.5 miles down to explore uncharted sea bottom in the Caribbean
https://www.seeker.com/deep-diving-sub-streams-liv...
Fossils Show How Ancient Seafloor Gave Rise to Life
Fossils Show How Ancient Seafloor Gave Rise to Life,
August 31, 2015,
By Stephanie Pappas,
Live Science Contributor,
125-million-year-old microbes were trapped in ancient seafloor rocks by min
http://www.livescience.com/52035-ancient-life-in-d...
Just How Polluted Are Our Seas?
Just How Polluted Are Our Seas?,
By Karol Blaszczak,
September 16, 2013,
Scribol Staff,
"As alarming levels of mercury are found in the Pacific Ocean, we ask what this means for the marine lif
http://scribol.com/environment/just-how-polluted-a...
Marine Debris Program
Marine Debris Program
NOAA Marine Debris Program
Answers to the what, where, and how big questions about garbage patches located in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/info/patch.html
Ocean Trash: Marine Debris From Shore to Sea
Ocean Trash: Marine Debris From Shore to Sea
By Cristina Castillo,
Wed, 07/27/2011
The Ocean Portal Blog
Smithsonian Institute
Short video and description from Smithsonian researchers on ocea
http://ocean.si.edu/blog/ocean-trash-marine-debris...
Radioactivity in the Ocean: Diluted, But Far from HarmlessRadioactivity in the Ocean: Diluted, But Far from Harmless
April 7, 2011
By Elizabeth Grossman
Yale Environment 360
"With contaminated water from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear complex conti
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/radioactivity_in_the_...
Trash Islands - The Ocean Garbage Patch Trash IslandsTrash Islands - The Ocean Garbage Patch Trash Islands
May 5 2010
From Amanda Briney, Contributing Writer,
ThoughtCo.
"Learn about the trash islands of the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, m
https://www.thoughtco.com/trash-islands-overview-1...
