Naukluft Coastal Dunes, Namibia: By Brock Hesselsweet
Naukluft Coastal Dunes, Namibia, is an image from Brock Hesselsweet.
Homeless man cleans up beaches every day, Cape Town
The man is called Dan. He’s 28 and homeless, and he grew up on the Eastern Cape. Every day, he cleans the beaches for no other reason than to ‘make the place nice’ because he’s ’embarrassed about the pollution…’
Lessons From The Sand ; By Charles O. Pilkey and Orrin H. Pilkey
Featuring more than forty fun hands-on activities for families with children, “Lessons from the Sand” reveals the science behind the amazing natural wonders found on beaches and the activities explain how beaches work — providing the key to protecting them for future generations. A book by Charles O. Pilkey and Orrin H. Pilkey.
Blizzard Symphony; By Dr Dominique Filippi
Blizzard Symphony, is an image from Dr Dominique Filippi.
Mona Island
75 kilometers to the west of Puerto Rico, a lesser-known island of the Puerto Rican archipelago rises from the Caribbean. Mona island’s primary inhabitants are the plants and animals, the diversity of which has led Mona to be nicknamed the “Galapagos of the Caribbean.”
Guardian’s selection of the 50 best beaches in the world
From Greece to the Galapagos, the Highlands to Hawaii, 50 best beaches in the world…
Can art help? Museums joining the conversation about sea-level rise and climate change
Topics like climate change and sea-level rise are not only reserved for government and university research. The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art and local museums, are joining the conversation.
Mavericks Competition: Why Surf Spot Has Monster Waves
Right now, the world’s best surfers are riding the monster waves at Titans of Mavericks, an elite surf competition that pits big-wave riders against the monster swells at a Northern California Beach. Waves this year were slated to reach 50 feet (15 meters) tall, with winds of 46 to 75 mph (40 to 65 knots). But just why do the waves get so big at this particular time and spot?
Ocean trash becomes photographer’s artistic statement
Photographer Barry Rosenthal has found a unique way to tell the story of the damage humans are doing to the Earth’s oceans — by collecting thousands of pieces of trash scooped from the coastal areas of New York harbor and arranging them into intriguing works of fine art for his”Found in Nature” series.