Ten years ago the specter of abrupt climate change seemed to invade the American mind-set rather abruptly. Perhaps it was a reflection of post-9/11 fears about how fast the future could turn grim, but a lot of serious people were suddenly talking about it. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Editors, Michael W. Fincham and Jeffrey Brainard; Science Writer, Daniel Strain; Production Editor and Art Director, Sandy Rodgers.
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Nearly 14 million years ago off the Atlantic Coast, an ancestor of today's whales died. It might have been attacked by a predator or simply succumbed to old age and disease. Either way, the whale sank 100 feet or more to the sea floor below. There, it provided a feast for scavenging sharks and microbes. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Editors, Michael W. Fincham and Jeffrey Brainard; Science Writer, Daniel Strain; Production Editor and Art Director, Sandy Rodgers.
more . . . about The Chesapeake's Excellent Fossils
Thousands of years ago, natural processes began to form calvert cliffs, which loom over the chesapeake bay as a natural and scientific marvel. Erosion was the chief engineer that built these cliffs. Over millennia, wind and waves steadily weathered away the Bay's western shore, exposing the towering structures, among the tallest cliffs along the Mid-Atlantic. Those processes continue today, presenting rewards and risks, depending on your point of view. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Editors, Michael W. Fincham and Jeffrey Brainard; Science Writer, Daniel Strain; Production Editor and Art Director, Sandy Rodgers.
more . . . about Saving Calvert Cliffs
When people think of the grandeur of American geology, their minds usually wander out west. There you can find the Grand Canyon, the arches of Utah, and Devil’s Tower, a steep formation that looks so alien that it was featured in a Steven Spielberg movie about, well, aliens. But for Callan Bentley, that view neglects the amazing rocks and outcrops that can be found along the Chesapeake Bay and the East Coast. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Editors, Michael W. Fincham and Jeffrey Brainard; Science Writer, Daniel Strain; Production Editor and Art Director, Sandy Rodgers.
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