Timber slick leaves beaches covered in planks
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More than 2,000 tonnes of timber off a sunken ship have washed up on the English south coast, littering beaches with giant piles of wood.
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Surfing blurs the social lines for young townies and summer visitors in Southampton, N.Y.
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When Napier man Matthew White moved to the Caribbean to work seven months ago, he expected an idyllic paradise with plenty of sun, palm trees, beautiful lagoons, and white sand beaches, however he never planned for one of the storms of the century.
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PENSACOLA, Fla. Sept. 29, 2004 - Many of Florida&#39;s beaches have taken on a different look after this year&#39;s parade of hurricanes finished shifting, eroding or completely relocating tons of sand.
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By PETER GUINTA  When wild ocean waves are daily undermining the house foundation and washing away patio furniture, it may be difficult for that homeowner to remain patient.
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By Raloff, Janet  ENVIRONMENT  Huge tracts of delicate coral gardens and soft-coral forests off the coast of Alaska will be permanently protected from fishing gear that targets groundfish and shellfish by scraping the seafloor.
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For much of his life, Viroj Dedsongprak paid little attention to the mangrove forests that surrounded his Thai village. He thought nothing of it when neighbors chopped down trees for firewood or plowed them under for shrimp ponds.
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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - The weekend cleanup of a popular stretch of beach netted the usual garbage: clothing, beer bottles and rusty nails...
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The rugged coastline of Tasmania was littered with the carcasses of more than 100 whales and dolphins yesterday after two separate beachings that have baffled scientists.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  May 26--Mother Nature is a relentless force, and nowhere is that better displayed than along North Carolina's coast. Wind and surf tirelessly reshape the islands, or try to, with little mere mortals can do to stop them.
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Dude, nothing will harsh your mellow faster than catching a few tasty waves and running into someone else's trash.  The First Coast Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation is teaming with the city's Clean it Up, Green it Up department Saturday to clean up the beaches.
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Pictures of the devastation left by huge earthquake-triggered waves around the Indian Ocean
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Blog: Some wet areas of Earth will get wetter with climate change.
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Poorly planned coastal development compounded the impact of Asia's tsunami and rebuilding efforts should use natural protection provided by reefs and forests, conservation group WWF said Monday.
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Although the oceans cover 70 percent of the Earth's surface, human activity has affected even the remotest corners of the marine environment -- usually for the worse.
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Winds strong enough to fling 40-foot-long metal shipping containers down the beach like cardboard boxes. Darkness 16 hours a day. Average temperatures that flirt with freezing.
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By KRISTIN S. AGOSTONI  A patch of oak trees on Catalina Island once offered an idyllic retreat for weary visitors. Just steps away from a pair of camping tents, the trees provided a bit of shade on a hilltop overlooking the ocean.