Are We Ready for a Superstorm Sandy Every Other Year?
Two months after Hurricane Sandy pummeled New York City, Battery Park is again humming with tourists and hustlers, guys selling foam Statue of Liberty crowns, and commuters shuffling off the Staten Island Ferry. On a winter day when the bright sun …
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Beach plan scrutiny intensifies
Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com. Longboat Key resident and former Commissioner Gene Jaleski has joined the fight against the Town's plan to install beach groins to maintain sand on the northern tip of the 10-mile island. And the Town is fighting …
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Over 100-rai of coral at risk
More than 100 rai of the staghorn and giant clam coral reef surrounding Kudee Island, 6 kilometres to the east of Samet Island, is now threatened by the oil spill if efforts to contain the leak fail. Theerapat Prayoonsith, deputy director-general of …
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When birding turns spiritual on Beer Can Island
The stretch of beach that encompasses Whitney Beach and Beer Can Island has a large number of birds that I see almost every day during the winter. I often notice small details or nuanced behavior, which charms me or … The fish caked in sand and blood …
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