Booming waves and beach vigils for UK "surf widows"
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A century  ago they might have scanned the sea for returning fishermen or  for the spoils from wrecked ships, but on a February weekend  the only women wandering this squally Devon beach are "surf  widows."
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GALLE, Sri Lanka  - At first, American tourist  Matthew O'Connell thought the rising sea was the sign of a good  day's surfing ahead.
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South West coastal towns and villages wake up to more destruction caused by 75mph winds and high tides.
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Witness accounts after huge waves triggered by an earthquake devastated Asia.
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A series of special prayer services are being held across the UK on Sunday for the Asia earthquake victims.
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By The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  May 31--Ever since Hurricane Isabel battered Ocean View, Norfolk has gotten serious about protecting its beaches.
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Thousands of British music fans have flocked to Spain&#39;s Benicassim music festival, drawn as much by the nearby beach as by the alternative pop rock and electronica acts.
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In seven hours last week, great ocean waves exacted a terrible price in wealth and human lives. Future catastrophes may be far grimmer.
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A series of special prayer services are being held across the UK for the Asia earthquake victims.
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SACRAMENTO -- They were at a seaside bungalow when the Indian Ocean swelled unexpectedly and roared mercilessly onto land. The invading currents swept Laura Wales in a swirl of debris, but somehow she survived.
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By Joyce Owen, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Feb.
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The great wave that wreaked disaster round the Indian Ocean has brought its first cargo of death to the northern shores of Europe.
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The stories of Britons caught up in the sea surges across south and east Asia. My beautiful sister Lisa died when the tsunami hit the tiny Koh Phra Thong island in Thailand.
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PHUKET, Thailand The towering waves that roared ashore on the beaches of Thailand&#39;s resorts Sunday swept away sunbathers and snorkelers, bungalows and cars, and sent thousands of tourists fleeing for higher ground.
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LISBON, Sep 27 (IPS) - Atlantic Ocean waves are to light up 1,500 homes in  the north of Portugal. The first 2.25 megawatts of electricity  produced from wave power will be brought ashore at AguÃ§adoura, on  the northern coast, as of October.
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Pensioners celebrate after their internet cafÃ© is chosen as one of the world's best places to surf the internet.
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A day out at the beach for the shaggy scribes this week... swiftly followed by a visit to the emergency vet! Fawks' blog  We went to the beach on Sunday and had great fun - there is so much water, it's much better than the river.