Surfing from / June, 2016
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Explaining the formation of the dunes and the two islands.
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Rising Tides: a new award-winning documentary from J. Lazarus Auerbach and Scott Duthie
“Rising Tides” explores the topic of coastline erosion, showing what has been done in the past, what is being done now, what worked, what didn’t and what the coastal areas can expect in the future.
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Boyan Slat’s Ocean Cleanup Project Launches Historic First Prototype at Sea
Boyan Slat’s ambitious plan to rid the world’s oceans of plastic has taken another step towards reality with its first prototype to be tested at sea. The Ocean Cleanup Foundation, founded by the 21-year-old Slat, has deployed a 100-meter clean-up boom today in the North Sea in The Netherlands.
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Turning tides: a glimpse into our future with rising sea levels
For most people seeing is believing. Sea levels are rising, and the number of coastal flood days has increased dramatically. Unlike the drought, it is difficult to understand what future sea level rise will look like for our coastline.
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California’s nuclear plant to close amid longstanding earthquake concerns
California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant will close by 2025 under an accord announced Tuesday, ending three decades of safety debates that helped fuel the national anti-nuclear power movement. The facility, which sits along a bluff on California’s central coast, supplies 9% of the state’s power.
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Where Are the Finest White-Sand Beaches in the World?
Relaxing on a beautiful, solitary slice of white sand is what many travelers dream about for their vacations and when the sand is so soft and sifting between your toes, it makes a shoreline even more enjoyable. Here are some of the best white-sand beaches in the world.
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International Surfing Day: A Global Day of Activation to Protect and Enjoy Our Coasts
Today is Go Surfing Day, a day of international surfing and ocean appreciation. It’s the perfect time to spend a few extra minutes learning something new about the ocean or the sport, or just taking a few moments to reflect on what each have given you.
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Mangrove forest in SW China endangered
The vast tracts of mangrove forest in the Beibu Gulf of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have been almost erased by the immense construction of marine reclamation lands and industrial plants.
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Meet the Very Venomous Portuguese Man-of-War
They look like a discarded balloon. They’re actually a bubble full of agony. You’ll want the skinny on these dangerous beauties if you encounter one on your summer beach day…
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