molasses mishaps
Hawaii ocean in danger
what happened
(picture is an arial view of the molasses defusing)
facts
•the harbor can't retaliate against the molasses defusing.
•The spill that dumped hundreds of thousands of gallons of molasses into Honolulu Harbor.
•The thick brown goop displaces oxygen-rich water that fish and corals need to breathe.
•direct contact with molasses can clog a fish's gills.
•the molasses is causing bacteria to take up all of the air bubbles that are in the water.
some pictures of the damage
dead fish at Honolulu harbor
hundreds of fish that were pulled from the harbor
the molasses defusing across the water
unknown words
•smother-to extinguish. "I smothered the fire with water."
•surge-A sudden transient rush, flood or increase."a surge of blood rushed to my head."
•fragile-Easily broken. "the cup is very fragile."
questions I have
question 2-how do they plan on cleaning up the molasses?
question 3-how do they plan on getting all the molasses cleaned up?
vocab
defusion- when molecules are constantly splitting and growing