The golden sand looks beautiful along the beach doesn’t it? The sun is just starting to set, creating a display of colors as they dance through the sky. Looking around, you notice the people walking by, waving and smiling like you’re one of their good friends; even though neither of you have ever met before. Someone approaches you asking how you’re doing, and you feel so accomplished when you are able to answer them back in Portuguese. ‘Wow!’, you think to yourself ‘it feels good to be able to speak
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1 PM The fierce sun beat upon the seemingly never ending Mediterranean sea, reflecting the light into a blinding patch of shine. The sea was calm, pulsing rhythmically and breathing with cadence. Just off the shore he floated, motionless, his black mop of hair the only visible spec in the blue, bobbing up and down with every breath the sea took. Above his jade and olive complexion his face washed pale red from the unforgiving sun and the tips of his black hair begun to tinge grey. From the shoulders
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bends in meandering river because the shallow flow and low shear stresses there reduce the amount of material that can be carried there. The excess material falls out of transport and forms the bar. 2nd definition A bar is a long stretch of beach material (sand or shingle) that joins together two headlands. A lagoon (an area of seawater which is party or completely cut off) usually forms behind the bar. An example of a sand bar is Slaton Ley in Devon. A bar is a barrier of sand stretching
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Shoreline depletion by erosion is a natural process that occurs due to a variety of reasons. Shores can be devastated due to short-term events such as storms, wave action, or tides and winds. Shorelines can also be affected by large scale events such as glacier or orogeny cycles that alter sea levels. Tectonic movements also cause coastal land to be depleted or increased. These processes are natural, and the rise and fall of coastlines is just another part of nature, but human activity has drastically
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strong swash carries material up the beach, forming a berm. They have a low frequency of between 6 and 8 waves per minute. The wave energy dissipates over a wide area which results in a weak backwash. Destructive waves Destructive waves have a large wave height and short wave length. They have tall breakers that have a high downward force and a strong backwash. Their frequency is high with between 13 and 15 waves per minute. Their strong downward energy helps erode beach material and cliffs. The strong
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beaches, together with the use of imported sand for beach nourishment. Groins and breakwaters were deployed in various ways to create different resort layouts. The final stage of modification was the excavation of the rock coast and the creation of new and artificial beaches. Shangri-La’s Mactan Island Resort was the first to carry out the bold move of excavating the rock and building an entire artificial beach. The process of creating a new beach started with the initial removal of the rock along
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As natural sand spit stretching south-west to north-east across the entrance to the Exe estuary in Devon, Dawlish has played a very important role in protecting the West Country railway line and other places from being attacked by the strong sea wave and flooding (Environment Agency, 2015). According to Environment Agency (2015), since the narrow part of Dawlish Warren stands at a greater risk of being breached by strong sea waves and rising sea level, the breaching would lead to the flooding of
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about head lice and your child's chances of becoming infested with them at the beach. Facts About Head Lice at the Beach Parents need to realize that the bright sunlight that is abundant at the beach does not kill lice. In fact, they thrive in an environment that includes heat and humidity. Also, they can hold their breath for up to four hours, so don't count on that ocean swim killing them. Perhaps worst of all, at the beach, there's no personnel who might do lice head checks such as they might get
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The warm weather is here, and if you are like thousands of other of people, you will be heading to the beach this summer. Whether you are enjoying a local beach or heading off to a more exotic locale, be sure to use these beach hacks for a more enjoyable stay. Hack #1: Get Rid of Sand Easily Part of the beauty of the beach is the warm, inviting sand. That does not mean you want to take all of the sand that sticks to your body everywhere you go, though. Completely ridding your body of sand can be
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