Imagine a warm sun day, there is a slight breeze, the sky is clear and blue, and you can hear birds chirping and soft waves lapping at the sandy shores. Not far from this serene and beautiful place is a bustling city filled with loud cars and peoples as well as high rise buildings. This place that seems so unrealistically real is called Presque Isle State park, a 3,000-acre park and peninsula that calls Erie, PA home. The park is comprised of a peninsula that juts into Lake Erie that offers several
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Imagine being only 10 years old and being in the eye of a typhoon that is the worst in 10 years. Walking to the beach front in those brief minutes that feel like eternity, anything can happen in those brief minutes. Getting there and not recognizing where you are because of the debris and how far out the tide is. You turn your back for a second and your best friend is swept away right in front of you and, try as hard as you can to help, but by the time you realize that the wave is too close and takes
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Living in a coastal city, the dreams of the people of Charleston Sc are inextricably linked to the stability of our Ocean. Current climate models for this century predict an average sea level rise of at least four feet. In South Carolina, there are over 800 square miles of land less than four feet above the high tide line. This insecurity is concentrated in Charleston and Beaufort Counties, accounting for ~$24 billion in property value and 54,000 homes.[1] If these predictions hold true, one in six
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is spring break without the ocean coast? A week's vacation for student’s biggest decision is where the best water conditions are located. We have the Atlantic Ocean which is the second largest of the world's oceanic divisions, following the Pacific Ocean. The things to know when deciding which oceanic coast to choose to have the safest experience you need to focus on ocean temperatures, rip currents, and water sanitation. Although temperatures vary across both ocean bodies they continue to warm
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Beach and What You Should Do There California: land of blue skies, white sands, and adorable beach towns. While many tourists flock to Malibu and Santa Cruz, there are countless beautiful beaches covering California’s famous coast. Some of the best ocean-side destinations in California are the lesser-known spots that have all the charm of a beach town without the crowds that overwhelm the more popular locations. One of my favorite quaint beach towns in Southern California is Seal Beach. Here are a
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Gentle Giants Of The Deep: Swimming With Sharks Behind the scenes of an unexpected whale shark adventure 24th May 2013 By Dwayne Delevingne This morning began with a sense of anticipation. It was our third, and final day in Utila, meaning my last chance to catch a glimpse of the beautiful gentle giant along the coasts of the Caribbean. I have been diving many times, in many places, for the last 5 years, but never had the fortune of seeing a whale shark. Not even in Utila, which is where they tend
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feature passed on to an animal from parents 2.vertebrate-animals with backbone Details a.Animals can be grouped by where they live, how they look and wath they do. b. The five group of vertebrate are: fish= spend their entire lives in water, ocean water, or both Example: Fish Amphibian= spend part of their live in water and part on land Example: frog, toads, salamanders Reptiles= have a dry and scaly skin and breath air through lungs Example: snakes, lizard, crocodiles, alligators Bird=
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2008). The first with vehicle was battery operated(Winters , 2008); but after the batteries were dead the vehicle was dead. So what WHOI thought of was wax that melted by the warmth of the ocean water(Winters , 2008). As long as the wax was melted the water vehicle could keep running and moving throughout the ocean(Winters , 2008). The information that was given in the article was great but it was not enough it left questions. The quality of information was reliable and it told the who, what, when
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boardwalk there are too many smells to remember them all. The smell of the ocean salt is the most prominent. The smell of French fries, and Fresh popped popcorn fill the streets. What you see when your visiting the beach is simply amazing. Watching all the little children run around in the waves and building sandcastles. Adults are rubbing sunscreen all over themselves and their children. The waves crashing down out in the ocean are breathtaking. If you’re lucky you may even be able to see dolphins
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main event is partially set in Filey, which is east of the Yorkshire coast and partially in Oxford. Although this is where the main events unfold, we follow a bottle from England and through the world’s vast oceans. The short story’s maincharacter is Harold, a sensitive poet with the ocean in his blood. The story follows him, trying to win his love back, as she studies eels in the Caribbean. Harold was born close to the sea and raised by parents whose love for the waves and the marine life were
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