1. Essay on Gaia
... least are supposed to. One way to see this is through the temperature of Earth. Lovelock writes that the surface temperature has remained pretty much constant. It's the heat from the sun that has gotten the earth a little warmer by twenty-five percent. Another way to see the Gaian Theory ... taking place. Ocean salinity is another reason for Lovelock's Gaian Theory keeping the Earth balanced. The salinity of the ocean has been maintained at a constant rate of 3.4% for billions of years. It is maintained by the marine life in the ocean, where there are limestone deposits. Salt is then mo...
- Word Count: 2564
- Approx Pages: 10
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School