Shoreline

circumstances of trying to avoid ice bergs. The tanker that was meant for Long Beach, California went aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska. This remote area became one of the biggest human caused natural disasters with oil covering roughly 1,300 miles of shoreline, with about 200 miles were heavily affected. The clean up efforts were difficult with the location being secluded, response efforts were forced totake a helicopter, plane, or boat in order to cleanup. The oil…

Protected by the Wasatch and Oquirrh mountains, Salt Lake City, Utah, boasts a healthy business climate, a low unemployment rate, cultural amenities and skiing destinations that rival Europe. Which is why hands down Salt Lake city is the best city in Utah. Salt Lake City has the best snow on earth, which some say has the perfect mix of density and moisture. The 2002 Winter Olympics took place here in Salt Lake City, Utah which was a great honor for Utah because out of all the places they…

Coast - Queensland, Australia In the event that you are considering moving Downunder, and Queensland's unlimited summers speak to you - examine Surfers Paradise. A one of a kind blend of tall structure horizon, dynamic night-life, and dazzling shorelines, make it the most famous visitor destination in Australia. Also, the qualities that make Surfers such an energizing occasion spot make it well worth considering full time. A ton of local people are single, and couples without kids, and the…

Defeo, McLachlan et al examine what makes sandy shoreline habitats unique among other types of shorelines. Their article looks at threats to beaches, from weather patterns, to extreme storms, as well as man made structures and failed attempts at beach rehabilitation. The article makes a point that long-term information about the on-going changes in beach habitats is often hard to come by, and what information can be found is very short-term, geologically speaking. They suggest that in order to…

inflection and the familiarity of Australians through slang. The utilisation of props helps to create the notorious picture of Australian ways of life, for example, a great bushman in a disconnected town in the outback, or everyone cherishes the shoreline and knows how to surf. Characterisation adds to the generalisation of Australians being sexist and friendly to everybody. The film Crocodile Dundee and the Paul Hogan both utilise dialect to add to erroneous generalisations about…

sensation who was instrumental in helping to spread the sport of surfing and the spirit of aloha around the world. He sharpened his surfing and swimming abilities in the waters of Kuhio Beach Park. The range has dependably been the focal point of the shoreline way of life of Waikiki, and dependably will be! There is also the Royal Hawaiian Center located on Kalakaua Avenue. There are more than one hundred different stores and restaurants in the Royal Hawaiian Center, yet individuals additionally…

zone ecosystems, where the run-up reached up to 31 meters above sea level and in some places the shoreline moved as much as 1.5 kilometers due to wave scour and subsidence” (Szczucinski, 2006). While evaluating the effects of the tsunami, it was concluded that about 23,000 hectares of land was covered by water and over 900 kilometers of shoreline was affected in Thailand. This amount of water and shoreline movement is unbelievable, but it shows how strong this tsunami…

moving past it. The moraine’s structure played an important role in the strength of the glacier before 1980. The glacier built its moraine over a period of time and the ice and rock acted like a wall keeping out the sea. The moraine was held by the shoreline on one end and by the underwater terminal moraine at the other. In 1980, the glacier moved off of the moraine and the glacier lost its support. This caused grinding and dragging to occur across the sea floor. A large chunk of ice was broken…

Liminal Shores, Agential Oceans After being reminded of Hayao Miyazaki’s film Ponyo in Mel Y. Chen’s Animacies, I became interested in the liminal or transitional properties of the seashore in Ponyo and A Tale for the Time Being. At the beginning of Ponyo, a young boy named Sōsuke finds the titular character as a fish trapped in a glass jar near the seashore. He breaks her free, slightly cutting himself, and Ponyo licks his cut and begins her transmogrification from fish into chicken, into…

The beaches of St. Petersburg, FL boast more than 30 miles of sugary white sands, tranquil shallow seas, serene shores and dazzling sunsets over the Gulf of Mexico, creating breathtaking scenes as uniquely incredible as the beaches along its shoreline. Each beach has its own identity and appeal, attracting people from both near and far. There are more than a dozen beaches in this area and some are more popular than others. Let’s look at what makes some of St. Petersburg beaches so special.…