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Mid-Atlantic Ridge Waves

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SDUSD Earth Science TeacherTECH 2006 Earth Day 2003 Lab move 2003 UCSD Open House Expanding Your Horizons Howard Hughes Summer Science Camp

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NOAA OEP

The science and nature of the Earth, its oceans and our environment. An interactive educational resource.

Sunday, August 31, 2008

In the News:

Tourmaline crystal
Tourmaline crystal from the Himalaya Mine in San Diego County, CA. Photographer - James McEwen, Lehigh Minerals. Zoom Larger image
Hurricane Gustav-NOAA Forecast Sunscreen for Tomatoes Water Shortage in CA 7.9 Earthquake China Cyclone Nargis on CNN No Fishing for Chinook Salmon Two Keelings, Two Curves Dolphins save Whales Asbestos at Libby, Montana Lake Mead Dry by 2021? Scratching up the sea floor Dead zones in the Pacific The Dawn of the "Anthropocene" Hydrogen the New Carbon? Global Coastal Change Keeping an Eye on Oceans Do Brown Clouds Provide Cooling Shade? Coral Reefs and Climate Change Giant Crystal Caves The Last Little Sweetwater Trout Where Old Ships Go to Die The Extent of Container Shipping at Sea Lost Cargo at Sea • About the Port of L.A. "Altered Oceans" 5-part News Series Hot Times, Less Water for California

Brain Drain

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Take the 5-part challenge. How well do you know YOUR home planet? Missed past brain drains? Check out our Brain Drain archive.

Expedition:

Descent to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Map courtesy Donna Blackman. Descent to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Join Scripps researcher, Dr. Donna Blackman and the entire scientific team, as they guide the deep submersible Alvin to probe the depths of the North Atlantic—exploring undersea mountains of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

Descent to Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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