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Storm surge due to hurricane Fiona in eastern Canada

ByDenis Gilbert

2022-10-04. Hurricane Fiona made landfall September 24, 2022, shortly after 5 a.m. ADT in the eastern end of mainland Nova Scotia between the towns of Canso and Guysborough. A weather station in nearby Hart Island then measured an atmospheric pressure of 932.6 mb, establishing a new historical record for Canada. This was a warning of terrible things…

Oxygen pathways from the ocean’s surface to the ocean’s interior

ByDenis Gilbert

2018-01-05. As land-dwelling animals, we have the luxury of breathing in an atmosphere that is rich in oxygen. Ocean-dwelling animals are not as fortunate when it comes to extracting dissolved oxygen from seawater. To begin with, oxygen as a gas is NOT easily dissolved in water. Though a liter of seawater weighs 1000 times more…