Tag: waves

Contaminated

The Indian Ocean garbage patch, discovered in 2010, is a gyre of marine litter suspended in the upper water column of the central Indian Ocean, specifically the Indian Ocean Gyre, one of the five major oceanic gyres. The patch does not appear as a continuous debris field. As with other patches in each of the five oceanic gyres, the plastics in it break down to ever smaller particles, and to constituent polymers. As with the other patches, the field constitutes an elevated level of pelagic plastics, chemical sludge, and other debris; primarily particles that are invisible to the naked eye.

Contaminated

Landscape, Picture of the day

Clubhouse

The Umhlanga Coast is a magnificent stretch of the South African shoreline. It shows off the splendour and wonder of this country in a tranquil display that remains extremely powerful. This is part of KwaZulu-Natal and is very close to the city centre of Durban, which is the province’s main city and one of South Africa’s major metropolises. However, the Umhlanga Coast whisks you away from the bustle of city living and to the peaceful prettiness of the Indian Ocean as it lazily dances onto the sand.

Clubhouse

Picture of the day, Travel

Fizzy

The sound of the sea is one of the most evocative natural noises – and one of the most mysterious. New research helps to explain why breaking waves sound as they do. The quality of the sound depends on the size of the air bubbles that are formed as the wave breaks. The size of these bubbles also determines the way that air is mixed into the ocean and water into the atmosphere – two processes that have a profound influence on climate.

Fizzy

Landscape, Picture of the day