How Things Look on Instagram: "High temperatures have a powerful effect on the Earth’s systems. When the atmosphere warms, glaciers and polar ice begin to melt at faster rates, leading to rising sea levels. This change can flood coastal areas, erode shorelines, and disrupt habitats for wildlife and people alike. Warmer conditions also alter rainfall patterns, causing some regions to experience more intense storms while others face long droughts. Heat also stresses ecosystems and the plants and a

Collin M. O’Brien on Instagram: "The American Eel may not look all that interesting but its life cycle might be one of the most epic in the entire ocean. American Eels are born in the Sargasso Sea south of Bermuda where they drift as larvae for up to one year. Once reaching land along the eastern coast of the United States, they migrate thousands of miles up streams, lakes and ponds as far north as Greenland and as far inland at South Dakota. It is here where they spend the next 10-25 years of t

Scary_Encounter5 on Instagram: "In 2006, NOAA scientists were exploring the deep ocean, about 526 meters below the surface, to inspect an old oil tank when they captured something unbelievable on video. A submarine sent to study sunken vessels recorded what appeared to be a mysterious deep-sea creature using a spear to catch fish! 😨 No known ocean creature has ever been seen hunting with tools like this. The strange behavior left scientists and viewers stunned — what kind of underwater being co