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Ups and Downs

The rise and fall of the ocean tides is a predictable phenomenon influenced by the...

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Sand from Orient Point, Long Island, New York

There are different types of beaches and multiple factors that influence the...

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Robot Explores Ocean Eddies

The first unmanned, underwater robot or glider Scarlet Knight maneuvers through the...

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Sundarbans National Park, India

The Sundarbans National Park site in India was inscribed on the World Heritage List...

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Pacific Ocean Currents

The arrows show the direction of ocean currents recorded by William Dampier while...

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NOAA's Real Time Weather Mapping

A screen capture from NOAA's NowCoast website which displays real-time weather...

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American Crocodile

An American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) resting on a bed of seagrass. These...

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Loop Current of the Gulf of Mexico

This activity can be used for the study of currents with special attention on the...

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NOAA's Adopt a Drifter Program

NOAA is working with students across the globe to place floating buoys throughout...

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Star Sand Grains Collected from Southern Japan

These star-shaped grains of sand, collected from southern Japan, look like...

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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

The “garbage patches,” as referred to in the media, are areas of marine debris...