Athabasca Oil Sands

a flood?” Interested, we walked over and saw that there was water flowing from the first box into the other through a hole. The boxes were filled with sand and little toy people. He said, “There are two types of flooding we could have here. One is the water building up, and flowing over the sand. The other is the water kind of eroding the sand on the bottom, and…

The day was blazing hot with the sun bronzing my skin with the blue skies radiating the same color as the ocean. The waves were calm and peaceful; the crystal clear floors reveal every sand dollar and broken up seashell on the sand below. It looked as if it were a vivid beautiful painting. We weren’t the only ones at the reef embracing its beauty. All of us had the same intentions that day. We geared up with our equipment to begin our adventure exploring the oceans reef. I put on my polarized…

Swansea Real Estate is some of the most sought-after in all of Australia; when that real estate happens to be within walking distance of the beautiful Beaches, Catherine Hill Bay, it is the perfect setting for your new home! Choosing a new Swansea Real Estate Home at Catherine Hill Bay offers you many gorgeous natural amenities. It is a stunning residential area surrounded by a large National Park and offering a pair of beaches on the Pacific Ocean. If you prefer seclusion and privacy, Moonee…

highest point on the island. The journey to the top takes you through the different stages of the island’s formation. Free standing lava cones dot the landscape, and eroding tubes form channels descending from the island’s peak to the black volcanic sands near the beach. The surface of the interior is covered in volcanic ash, blown over from Santa Cruz centuries ago. The view from the lookout surveys the iconic Pinnacle Rock in the forefront, Sullivan Bay in the distance, and Daphne Major and…

They prevent sand exchange between dunes and beach, thus the beach can’t supply new sand to the island dunes, nor flatten as it tends to do during storms Well designed groyn = semi permeability with sediment transfer – eccess sediment is free to move on through the system Bad designed groyn = trapping…

Looking for your perfect home? Rehoboth beach property might be just the place for you! Clean white sands and sunset reflected beaches overlook a tranquil sea with the gentle sounds of waves splashing into the shore. This is a fabulous little town, tolerant and liberal, with a wonderful relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Though having the warmth and appeal of quiet retreat, we are around three hours from Washington D.C., something that makes commuting a workable choice. If you are purchasing a…

Metal detecting on beaches is among the most favored spare-time activities amongst the people who reside near a seacoast. It is an unusual day that you are out enjoying the sunshine at the beach that you don't see someone with a metal detector in their hand. Almost everyone has had the misfortune of losing something valuable at the beach and it is the person who carries a metal detector around that reaps the benefit. Regrettably, with the hobby expanding so rapidly, metal detecting on beaches…

here. I thought as I stopped at my distinguished digging point. It was a few feet to the left of where I expected my family to be, since I only wanted to catch one person- my sister. I ran over to where my aunt was setting down the netted bag of sand toys and snatched up a meek, plastic shovel, racing back to my spot before someone else could take it. Chuckling to myself while imagining my poor twin falling tragically into a large mass of emptiness, I began to dig diligently. (Present…

When I had first heard about Dunes through youth group at Good Shepherd, I thought it would be a fun three day trip to the beach with a bunch of my good friends. Little did I know, I would learn many new things that really inspired me and persuaded me to grow in ways I never thought I was capable of. Not only were these three days at the beach a very fun time with my friends, it was somewhat very emotional as well. I learned so many new things about my peers and watched their relationship with…

Even though beach – replenishment is cheaper than building an artificial reef, it is a continuous job. The government has to spend more money on that as new sand is much looser, it will erode more quickly. It is a fact that beach nourishment, an average, erodes 3x faster than regular beach sand. It also decreases the economic rates as the beach is being closed during the process. That results into less tourists on Surfers Paradise. Whereas, building an artificial reef increases…