The Messinian Salinity Crisis

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About the Creators:
 

Ashley Griffin

Ashley was born in Washington DC an grew up in Hyattsville MD.  She is currently studying Geology, Meteorology and Physics as a Physical Science Major at the University of Maryland: College Park. Her career plans are to become a Severe Weather Analyst for NOAA.  She enjoys science because there are always new things to research.  There are many things that scientists still don't know. 

 

Daniel Kessler

Daniel was born in Washington, DC and grew up in Rockville, Maryland.  He moved to southern California when he was 3.  Daniel’s first interest in science was meteorology.  He loved to explore the environments of the beach, desert, and mountains, all of which were located within 2 hours of his house by car.

When Daniel was 11, he moved back to the DC area.  Daniel’s interest in meteorology continued to grow through middle and high school.  He was able to visit the headquarters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as well as a few meteorologists at a news station.  He also took some courses in high school that focused on Earth science.

Currently, Daniel is majoring in geography as an undergraduate student at the University of Maryland.  He plans to have a career in climatology or urban planning.