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Florida Beaches
Desperately Seeking Sand

Aug 21, 2013 4:50 PM CDT

Florida Beaches Desperately Seeking Sand

With supplies running out, officials go looking for a new source

(Newser) - Some South Florida beaches are running low on one very critical supply: sand. The Army Corps of Engineers had been bringing in sand for beaches in Miami-Dade and Broward counties from offshore sources, but now those reserves have run out. That's a problem not just for castle-building enthusiasts, but...

The Filthiest
Beaches
in the US

Jun 30, 2013 4:50 PM CDT

The Filthiest Beaches in the US

New report card ranks cleanest, dirtiest in the nation

(Newser) - There's something dangerous lurking in the water at many US beaches, and it isn't a shark. It's bacteria, and it's fouling up many of America's shorelines thanks to runoff from treatment plants and old sewer lines, which can put swimmers at risk of hepatitis, dysentery,...

Best Beaches of 2013

May 24, 2013 1:30 PM CDT

Best Beaches of 2013

Main Beach in East Hampton takes top honors

(Newser) - The annual "best beaches" list compiled by an expert at Florida International University in Miami is out for 2013, with one in the Hamptons taking top honors. Professor Stephen Leatherman, aka Dr. Beach, crunches several factors including water and sand quality, safety, and size of waves, notes LiveScience . Your...

Rich Defend Beach Homes
... but Put Beach at Risk

Apr 18, 2013 9:19 AM CDT

Rich Defend Beach Homes ... but Put Beach at Risk

Environmentalists complain beach fortifications will increase erosion

(Newser) - In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, many of the uber-rich who have multimillion-dollar beach homes in the tony town of Southampton, NY, are seeking to keep the ocean from their mansions. They've been spending big bucks ($50,000, in one case, and that could be on the low end)...

Sharks Put Scare Into
Spring Break Beaches

Mar 7, 2013 4:31 PM CST

Sharks Put Scare Into Spring Break Beaches

Thousands spotted near shore in later-than-normal migration

(Newser) - Thousands of visitors are swarming to beaches in South Florida, but not the kind welcomed by the chamber of commerce: sharks. Their annual migration up the East Coast is taking place later than usual this year, coinciding with the start of spring break season, reports ABC News . Several beaches had...

Sharks Spark
Cape Cod
Swim Ban

Jul 3, 2012 12:02 AM CDT

Sharks Spark Cape Cod Swim Ban

'He was big and he was close,' warns spotter

(Newser) - Sightings of at least two great white sharks —one 16 feet long—stalking the waters off Cape Cod have triggered a swimming ban at the popular summer tourist spot during one of busiest times of the year. One shark was spotted a half mile from shore; the other was...