Water Resource Specialist
A water resource specialist is an expert in water supply, quality, and the regulations that are set to ensure quality and supply needs are met. These experts may have various job titles such as hydrogeologists or water resources engineers. They may also be tasked to consult with others on water conservation and water quality issues […]
Plastic Ahoy: investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch by Patricia Newman
Plastic: it’s used to make everything from drink bottles and bags to toys and toothbrushes. But what happens when it ends up where it doesn’t belong―like in the Pacific Ocean? How does it affect ocean life? Is it dangerous? And exactly how much is out there? A team of researchers went on a scientific expedition […]
The Urchin and the Otter | Big Pacific: Voracious
Video discussing the underwater kelp forests. These forests remove 40 million tons of carbon from the atmosphere every year, and sustain a diverse range of organisms. Needless to say, the kelp is important. Yet hordes of sea urchins live in these pacific forests and eat the kelp, and would do so to depletion if left […]