This paper examines both regional and site-specific process-response links along the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast including Hatteras Island, Virginia Beach, Hog Island, Assateague Island, and Fenwick Island. In particular, shoreline change analyses are used to assess the impact of sea-level rise, ...
In a deep ocean, the displaced water may be barely noticeable, but the stored energy inside a fast-moving tsunami is released as the wave or surge reaches shallow water. The wave slows down, but the energy inside causes its height to grow. The wave tops move faster then the base, which...
“Fish that you collect to eat off of a reef on Molokai may very well have compounds that washed into the water from rainfall in Lahaina and got transported to ocean currents across the channel and onto the reefs of neighboring islands,” said Eric Conklin...
Shoreline Retreat and Beach Erosion: Shoreline retreat and beach erosion cost coastal communities millions of dollars in property damage and lost tourism revenue. With the loss of beach sand and the narrowing of beach widths, fewer people want to visit the local beaches. Additionally, structure...
To catch them perfectly lined up, you’ll have to be in central Asia on the following evening, but the view should be pleasing no matter where you live. This will be the scene facing southwest at nightfall from the central U.S. on Tuesday night August 23. The two planets and star ...
‘see’ all of these other worlds, all the myriad of strange and beautiful things that clever astronomers have enabled us to observe, and nevergoto any of them. It’s akin to continually looking at a map, observing all the lovely towns, roads, rivers, mountains, oceans, and shorelines, ...
The sudden interest in the Arctic reserves is fueled by melting arctic ice, ostensibly the result of climate change. As the Arctic ice melts, accessibility to the minerals below becomes easier and thus cheaper. But that melting ice will have another impact -- this one on shorelines. Rising ...
In June 1963, he kicked off an ambitious experiment along Washington state's Mukkaw Bay. For years on end, Paine kept a rocky section of this shoreline completely starfish-free. It was hard work. Paine had to regularly pry wayward sea stars off "his" outcrop — sometimes with a crowbar....
“Join this gulet trip in September to grapple with the rich history of Turkey’s Carian coast. Along isolated bays west of the Gulf of Fethiye lies the legacy of an ancient trade route that brought the riches of the Near East to the Greeks. To discover it you’ll need a comfortable ...
What's new Leave a comment CANCER LEADERSHIP SUMMIT September 26, 2019 associate Sept 4, 2019 was a Cancer Leadership Summit. Cancer continues to be one of the main causes of death in the RMI, particularly breast and ovarian cancer. Per capita, Marshall Islands leads the world in total ...