tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post2990875895113097005..comments2023-04-12T23:29:00.232-10:00Comments on The Right Blue: Current events: Water that movesBNShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709074385552082635noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post-70824711518939427742007-10-20T11:10:00.000-10:002007-10-20T11:10:00.000-10:00ZAM - Welcome to The Right Blue. I'm glad you lea...ZAM - Welcome to The Right Blue. I'm glad you learned something new from your visit here.<BR/><BR/>Kathy - The 'normal' kinds of currents in the ocean are not particularly damaging, but storm surge can just pummel reefs. Hurricanes are some of the worst, but even ordinary winter storms in our waters, for instance, can break coral,uproot whole coral heads, overturn rocks, and just generally rearrange things underwater. <BR/><BR/>We've also seen damage from the kinds of currents produced by torrential rains on land that create lots of runoff that enters the ocean. Runoff from land carries with it mud, debris, and even chemicals (from fertilizers and pesticides on lawns, for example). Those kinds of currents deposit silt and debris on reefs. The reef critters are very affected by that: Their homes are disrupted and their feeding grounds are altered, at least temporarily. Silt on a coral reef is a very sad sight.<BR/><BR/>BobbieBNShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709074385552082635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post-52116584599981548372007-10-20T10:34:00.000-10:002007-10-20T10:34:00.000-10:00We think about the all the wind currents up on lan...We think about the all the wind currents up on land and how they affect us - it seems like it is the same thing under the water. I wonder though - are they as damaging as the land ones? I seems like the water would slow down the force, where on land there is nothing to slow the forces. <BR/><BR/>Very, very interesting - I do love your blog!kmlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782946391673845914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post-34178562032887362312007-10-19T20:51:00.000-10:002007-10-19T20:51:00.000-10:00Hi Bobbie. I am not a swimmer nor a diver. I even ...Hi Bobbie. I am not a swimmer nor a diver. I even get a little scared when I'm out there in the open sea sometimes. But I love to snorkel though (but not in too deep waters! :D)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I'm glad I learned something today -about currents. Thanks for the insight.ZAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117507631299077546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post-41390887991141517862007-10-19T19:02:00.000-10:002007-10-19T19:02:00.000-10:00Aw thanks, Bernie. (Actually 'Ocean in Motion' su...Aw thanks, Bernie. (Actually 'Ocean in Motion' suits that image quite well.)<BR/><BR/>BobbieBNShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709074385552082635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post-86827317032791851622007-10-19T16:47:00.000-10:002007-10-19T16:47:00.000-10:00Ocean in Motion..Oops thats three, but it doesn't ...Ocean in Motion..Oops thats three, but it doesn't matter, because I can give you one word to describe your image and that's...Beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post-74178166964812382952007-10-19T12:57:00.000-10:002007-10-19T12:57:00.000-10:00Jos, thank you so much for the recognition. We re...Jos, thank you so much for the recognition. We really appreciate your support.<BR/><BR/>BobbieBNShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709074385552082635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post-1687285360655870802007-10-19T12:31:00.000-10:002007-10-19T12:31:00.000-10:00Bobbie, I awarded you. And rightfuly so! Come see:...Bobbie, I awarded you. And rightfuly so! Come see: http://nodirecton.blogspot.com/2007/10/community-blogger-award.htmlJoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14487705381918822221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post-66863681728836914522007-10-19T07:39:00.000-10:002007-10-19T07:39:00.000-10:00Hi Flying Mum -I know exactly what you mean. Expe...Hi Flying Mum -<BR/><BR/>I know exactly what you mean. Experiences like the one you describe are what prompt all of us to keep putting our faces back into the water again and again.<BR/><BR/>BobbieBNShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709074385552082635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post-59298955754684166122007-10-19T07:25:00.000-10:002007-10-19T07:25:00.000-10:00Thanks for visiting my wordless wednesday post! I ...Thanks for visiting my wordless wednesday post! <BR/>I am not a diver, but I love to snorkel (though i am a whimpy - shallow water snorkeler...) The last time i was able to go snorkeling, I saw sea turtles, an octopus and an eel. I was just completely blown away, and quite satisfied with that experience. So often it is just about the "pretty fish." But that experience was much more personal and intimate, for me.theflyingmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18087901455694508640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post-47330250702120952062007-10-18T18:54:00.000-10:002007-10-18T18:54:00.000-10:00Hi Mikster -Rip currents are a type of current gen...Hi Mikster -<BR/><BR/>Rip currents are a type of current generated along areas of shoreline that have breaking surf. (Rule of thumb: No surf = no rip current.) They flow away from shore, toward the open sea, and they can be quite strong. Swimmers who get caught in a rip current will get pulled out to sea, away from the shore.<BR/><BR/>A good thing to know about rip currents is that they fizzle out pretty quickly -- they won't take you to the other side of the ocean, but they can take you 50 or 100 feet offshore in a hurry.<BR/><BR/>Since most rip currents are not very wide, usually you can get out of a rip by swimming parallel to the shore -- that is, perpendicular to the direction of the current, NOT against it. Worst case, just float or tread water to ride along with the current until the thing fizzles out, and then arc back to shore a little farther down the coast where the current isn't! <BR/><BR/>Divers don't encounter true rip currents very often, because we don't enter the water where there is surf (in most cases). It's a bear passing through surf wearing a gazillion pounds of dive gear, believe me! :-b<BR/><BR/>BobbieBNShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709074385552082635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067507179347221008.post-51723284719852459442007-10-18T18:28:00.000-10:002007-10-18T18:28:00.000-10:00What are rip currents? Or did one of your explanat...What are rip currents? Or did one of your explanations cover that and I missed it?<BR/><BR/>The only thing I know about rip currents is that they're considered dangerous to swimmers/beach goers.miksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01014935306811504401noreply@blogger.com