efforts history prehistory russian period christian influences alaska's transfer to united states world war ii recent developments economy demographics notes sources and further reading external links credits the aleutians are home to abundant wildlife, including seabirds, rare asiatic migrant birds, sea...
marine debris, also known as marine litter, is human-created waste that has deliberately or accidentally been released in a sea or ocean . floating oceanic debris tends to accumulate at the center of gyres and on coastlines , [ ] frequently washing aground, when it is known as beach litter or tidewrack...
total inundation of entire coastal areas. a powerful hurricane can produce a storm surge of feet or more. storm surges of , and feet have been experienced in extreme storms. portions of many important coastal cities and resort areas have thousands of people living on land that is less than feet above sea...