Below, we offer some ideas for teaching about this industrial accident, either by focusing on West Virginia alone, or widening the lens to include other industrial spills, inquiries into the water supply or regulation in general.
Viewing the Topography of the Thermohaline Circulation of the Oceans in Google Earth
Focus on Ocean’s Health as Dolphin Deaths Soar
Vast freshwater reserves found beneath the oceans
Published by ScienceDaily – Scientists have discovered huge reserves of freshwater beneath the oceans kilometers out to sea, providing new opportunities to stave off a looming global water crisis. A new study reveals that an estimated half a million cubic kilometers of low-salinity water are buried beneath the seabed on continental shelves around the world.
Plastic Debris in Ocean Has Spawned a 'Plastisphere' of Organisms
Originally Published by Yale Environment – The plastic debris that litters the world’s oceans has developed its own unique and diverse microbial ecosystem, researchers report. The microscopic community, which scientists dubbed the “plastisphere,” includes more than 1,000 species of algae, bacteria, microscopic plants, symbiotic microbes, and possibly even pathogens, the researchers say in Environmental Science & Technology.