Wednesday, December 11, 2013

All About Coral Reefs - BP7

gorgonian soft coral - from NOAA web site
Coral Reefs are so very important to the coastal ocean ecosystems because they support a great variety of life, meaning the biodiversity is out of this world!

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, lists an abundance of life associated with coral reefs, including, but not limited to, "fish, corals, lobsters, clams, seahorses, sponges, sharks, and sea turtles are only a few of the hundreds of thousands of creatures that rely on reefs for their survival."

NOAA also tells us that coral reefs give us protection for coastal lands, places to research medicines, and places where humans go for food.

In general, coral reefs are important to us and should be protected and preserved.

Coral Reefs are in Danger
This web site has a bunch of information on how coral reefs are endangered.

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Is Climate Change a Hoax?

There are many people who deny that humans are causing climate change, or global warming, today.

I have done research on some of the  claims by climate change denialists, and I find their arguments unbelievable.

One of their claims is: "scientist only measure temperature in hot places, like cities.

Well, according to this video (http://goo.gl/nIjuv6), that claim is not supported by the science because...