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Geology: Geology of the Oldest Mountains in the World: Vol. 2 - Denudation of the Southern Appalachians
Now that I’ve had the opportunity to live in different regions of the Appalachian Mountains, I’m able to discern changes in the topography in any given region of the mountain chain. For instance, in southwestern Virginia the valleys are wide and the mountains are on average much lower in altitude. On the other hand, in western North Carolina the valleys are narrow and the mountains are taller on average. This led me down the path of trying to figure out why the two regions are topographically different from one another. Today I will be discussing what causes these differences in the landscape of these regions.
Ecology: The Changing Face of Our Oceans Part 3: Dead Zones
Off of the coast of Louisiana, there's a zone of water completely devoid of fish and most other life. It kills almost everything that swims into it. It swells and shrinks with the seasons. In the summer of 2017, it reached 8,776 square miles- an area larger than Israel or the state of New Jersey. It was first reported by fishermen in the 1950s, and has steadily grown larger over time. It's not alone, either. Over 400 of these dead zones exist around the world, and the largest, in the Baltic, is over three times the size of the Gulf of Mexico dead zone.
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