Arthritis Arthritis is inflammation of the joints. Causes include injury, abnormal metabolism (such as gout), inheritance (such as in osteoarthritis), infections (such as...learn more >>. Dehydration in Adults Dehydration occurs when the loss of body fluids (mostly water), exceeds the amount that is taken in.
As noted earlier, viewed from above, geostrophic flow in a subtropical gyre is clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Adapted from DataStreme Ocean and used with permission of the American Meteorological Society.
Currents and global winds flow east to west near the equator. Anocean current changes direction when it hits a continent.