This 40-min lecture packed a lot of information in the allotted time. Here's a run-through of some facts I picked up:
- Earth's oceans have an avg. depth of 2 miles
- Ocean's are 95% unexplored
- Earth's deepest point is The Mariana Trench @ 36,201 ft
- Jellyfish have a kill rate 5x higher than sharks
- A shark's nervous system can be disrupted by touching its nose
- A pompeii worm can live in waters as hot as 175° F
- 90% of all earthquakes happen along fault lines
- DART (Deep Ocean Assessment & Reporting) is a tsunami detection system involving sensors in the ocean and deep-space satellites
- Largest storm wave recorded was 150 ft high
- OTEC (Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion) is a form of alternative energy that uses extreme temperature differences between deep and shallow waters
- Turbines driven by tides are another form of alternative energy used in France
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