Coast Mountains

In 2004 The US Ocean Commission proposed several critical recommendations to address the health and management of our oceans. These recommendations range from better organization of current management offices to education of the public on issues pertaining to oceans and coastal areas. The importance of healthy oceans, waterways, and coastal areas cannot be denied. As humans we rely on these areas for food, fuel, materials for various products, and recreation just to name a few. Aside from the human

Stormy nights you can always hear the waves crashing against the big rock. That same big rock is where the older ones sit while basking in the sun and it is the “mansion” in the young kid’s game of house. Bel Air Beach is a beautiful, rocky beach in Hingham Massachusetts, where I grew up. To many it is a small, private beach but to thirty, lucky families, it is their home. The small dirt road that turns into a swamp when it rains, the smell of salt that seeps through any crack in your house, and

They may effect sources of new sediment to the coast and the movement of sediment within the coastal environment. Sediment starvation caused by river and coastal management is one effect of human activities on the coast. For some coastal regions, such as the Pacific coast, a large part of their sediment is supplied by rivers. Dams built for flood control and water catchment along the rivers leading to these coasts inhibit the transport of large grained

build one single family home on each lot. The following year when South Carolina conducted a survey of the coast line the rustles showed that the beaches of South Carolina were critically eroding. Due to the rustles of the survey South Carolina issued the Beachfront Management Act (BMA). The act placed restraints on the usage of land along the coast line, and because the building line was moved inward Lucas' lots were affected with no exceptions provided. When

such as cuspate forelands, tom bolos, spits and bars, may develop (see Figure 1). Hurricanes Extreme events such as hurricanes are the major cause of shoreline changes in the Caribbean. Many hurricanes originate as tropical waves off the west coast of Africa and travel across the Atlantic Ocean gaining strength from the warm ocean waters (http://calspace.ucsd.edu/virtualmuseum/climatechange1/09_2.shtml). As tropical waves strengthen, they pass through several stages, including tropical depression

THE FUTURE OF EARTHS KIDNEYS TIDAL MARSHES Sayleen Arocha South Florida Landscapes Prof.Bueno LAA5541 When we think of nature, many do not know that solutions exist within nature itself. Albert Einstein once said “Look Deep into Nature, and then you will understand everything better”. The importance of protecting natural ecosystems has never been brought to light as much as in present day today. Humans are now trying to figure out ways to restore and protect natural ecosystems. I’m absolutely certain

I can hear the sound of my repeating alarm as it starts fading in louder into my ears, waiting for it to be turned off. I slowly open my eyes to see the light from outside peeking in through my window blinds hinting to me that it is now morning. I stretch my arms and legs as much as I can, feeling as if I am the rope in the game of tug-of-war and two people are pulling me from opposite sides. I can sense the excitement in my heart of what I am going to do today- something that I have never, but always

While perusing the gallery I was fascinated by one painting in particular. The piece was called “Ante Meridian”, oil on board, c.a. 1935 by Frederick Judd Waugh (American 1861-1940). This representational painting was of a presumably north eastern coast line where waves were battering the cliffs and rocks during a stormy day. The sky was ominous yet you don’t see the rain falling. The sun appears to illuminate a jetty in the distance giving you the impression that the storm was

long-term process of coastal transformation as sand is steadily removed from beaches and barrier islands and transported to other areas, creating less protection for beaches and estuaries. As sea level rise continues to increase along the South Carolina coast, erosion by coastal flooding will become an even greater problem (United States 1.1). One study on the correlation between sea level rise and erosion concluded that sea level rise does increase erosion rates if nothing else due to the fact that “rising

Marine Plastic Pollution This essay will examine the effects of plastic pollution on international, national, state and local levels in the marine ecosystem, the impacts on the health of marine animals and humans, the legislation and management strategies put in place to counteract the negative impacts of the issue and its origins including the evaluation of the effectiveness of these measures and the conflicting perspectives of the stakeholders involved such as, intergovernmental, governmental