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#Pacific Ocean Application Meta

#Maverick wave | 100 foot record wave surfed 2024 | Known for breaking top-to-bottom, often clamp down violently

#Energy pulses into waves

#Interval between swells

#Buoy | Registering waves

#Swell model | Aligning with satellite and buoy data

#Mavericks | Legendary big wave surfing location in northern California | Located north of Half Moon Bay | Waves caused by underwater rock formation | Winter destination for world-class big wave surfers | Monster swell

#Mariana Trench

#Undersea internet cables | Proa subsea cable | Taihei subsea cable | Quad partnership | Pacific Connect initiative

#South China Sea

#East China Sea

#Sea Of Japan

#Sea Of Okhotsk

#Philippine Sea

#Coral Sea

#Java Sea

#Tasman Sea

#25000 Islands

#Micronesia

#Melanesia

#Polynesia

#New Guinea

#Hawaii

#Coral Reefs

#High Islands

#Vulcanos

#Great Barrier Reef

#Uplifted Coral Platform

#World Oceanic Water

#Salinity

#North Equatorial Current

#Aleutian Current

#Extended Continental Shelf

#Food Web

#Metrix | Coordinates: 0°N 160°W | Surface area: 165,250,000 km2 (63,800,000 sq mi) | Average depth: 4,280 m (14,040 ft) | Max. depth: 10,911 m (35,797 ft) | Water volume: 710,000,000 km3 (170,000,000 cu mi)

#Marine heatwaves

#Hydrosphere

#Ocean metrics | The largest ocean | The deepest ocean | Covering ca.63.8 million square miles (165.25 million square kilometers) | Accounting for ca. one-third of planet surface | Stretches from Arctic Ocean to Southern Ocean | Bordered by Asia and Australia and Americas | Mean depth ca. 13,000 feet (4,000 meters) | Mariana Trench 36,201 feet (11,034 meters)

#Deep-sea mining

#Landslides threaten Pacific Ocean after wildfires in SoCAL

#Heavy rains trigger landslides, which threaten Pacific Ocean after wildfires in SoCAL

#Debris flows threaten Pacific Ocean after wildfires in SoCAL

#Devastating landslides threaten Pacific Ocean after wildfires in SoCAL

#Heat from fires makes it harder for water to infiltrate top soil layer causing landslides which threaten Pacific Ocean after wildfires in SoCAL

#Ash clogs soil causing landslides which threaten Pacific Ocean after wildfires in SoCAL

#Oily substances hamper ground ability to absorb water causing landslides which threaten Pacific Ocean after wildfires in SoCAL

#Water flowing downhill picks up rocks and debris which threaten Pacific Ocean after wildfires in SoCAL

#Toxic ash and chemical residues from burned homes, vehicles and infrastructure polluted Pacific Ocean

#Waves during high tide lapped onto seaside charred homes, pulling debris and toxic ash into Pacific Ocean as waves receded

#Ash and debris discovered in Pacific Ocean 25 miles south of Pacific Palisades burn area

#Ash and debris from SoCAL fires detected up to 100 miles offshore, carried by strong winds

#Toxic ash ftom SoCAL wildfires polluting Pacific Ocean consists of pesticides, asbestos, plastics, lead, heavy metals

#Debris from SoCAL urban fires polluting Pacific Ocean and affecting marine ecosystems contain Heavy Metals: Lead, Arsenic, Mercury from burnt structures and vehicles

#Debris from SoCAL urban fires polluting Pacific Ocean and affecting marine ecosystems contain Asbestos: from buildings and construction materials

#Debris from SoCAL urban fires polluting Pacific Ocean and affecting marine ecosystems contain Plastics burned microplastics, harmful chemicals

#Debris from SoCAL urban fires polluting Pacific Ocean and affecting marine ecosystems contain Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs): formed during combustion of organic materials

#Debris from SoCAL urban fires polluting Pacific Ocean and affecting marine ecosystems containPolychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs): from burnt electrical equipment and old building materials

#Pacific Ocean polluted from SoCAL fires Contaminants polluting Pacific Ocean posing significant risks to marine life and to human health through food chain

#Wildfires scorched SoCAL coastal communities near LA have sent ash, heavy metals and hazardous debris into the Pacific Ocean

#Giant Kelp | Spread across top of water forming dense canopy | Often grows in turbulent water | Thrives on rocky reefs from low intertidal zone to depths of 25-30 meters | Up to 175 feet (53.4 m) hugh | Fronds expanding up to 60 cm per day | Forms dense kelp forests that support diverse marine ecosystem