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Today at Dot Earth, a short but hard-hitting video about shifting baselines that compares the observations from a Pacific ocean voyage 50 years ago with one this year, on the Junk Raft.
Creatures
Orca whales are the ocean’s fastest swimmers, capable of speeds of up to 30 miles per hour. More...
Places
There are a total of 5 different species of marine turtle that are sighted around the Canary Islands. More...
Science
If the salt in the oceans was spread over the Earth’s land, it would form a layer more than 500 feet thick. More...
Posted Tue, Sep 30, 2008 by emily
Today at Dot Earth, a short but hard-hitting video about shifting baselines that compares the observations from a Pacific ocean voyage 50 years ago with one this year, on the Junk Raft.
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