Much of the research on plastic pollution in the oceans has focused on what can be seen with the naked eye, says Joel Baker of the University of Washington Tacoma.
The residences were placed parallel to the elevation contour lines, between the end of the olive grove and the start of the seaside terrain, functioning as a passage from the land to the sea.
It's no surprise that the thought of being trapped with hundreds of people in a flying object over a bottomless ocean could seriously threaten my sense of well-being and privacy.
Though I have sailed the high seas, flown above the clouds, today for the first time on our Mother Yangtze I have been enthralled by the full power of nature.
Some warming is certain, but the degree will be determined by cycles involving melting ice, the oceans, water vapour, clouds and changes to vegetation and plants.
Marine geography ranges from studying physical characteristics and designating international boundary waters to analyzing marine resources, coastal development, and offshore facility places.
As a result of pollution, climate change, overfishing and ocean acidification, one-quarter of global reef cover has been lost in the last 50 years and one-third of reef species are endangered.