Will swaths of stinky seaweed invade beaches before spring break?
(NEXSTAR) – As spring break travel season approaches, a threat to a peaceful beach vacation lurks in the ocean. 9 million tons of Sargassum seaweed. This is a significant increase compared to last month, when 5.5 million tonnes of sargassum was recorded. In the past few years, this seaweed has washed ashore and caused havoc […]
Hawaii’s Democrat governor wants to impose $25 ‘climate impact fee’ on tourists to prevent wildfires, preserve beaches
Hawaii’s Democratic governor has proposed imposing a $25 “climate impact fee” on tourists to protect the state’s natural environment. In last month’s State of the Union address, Governor Josh Green It argued that the fee was necessary to “provide the necessary resources to protect the environment and raise awareness of the effects of climate change.” […]
Multiple California beaches closed after 8 million gallons of sewage discharges into ocean
Several Southern California beaches were closed to swimmers and surfers Wednesday after nearly 8 million gallons of sewage was released into the ocean. FOX 11 in Los Angeles reported that San Pedro’s Long Beach and Cabrillo Beach beaches will remain closed after millions of gallons of pollutants entered the ocean. On Monday afternoon, the Los […]
Pandemic meant no lifeguards at Cornish beaches when three died, inquest hears | Cornwall
Three men have drowned on a Cornish coast while the Royal National Lifeboat Society’s lifeguard service is affected by the coronavirus pandemic, a coroner has announced. Cornwall’s chief coroner, Andrew Cox, said he would write to the UK government and the UK Covid-19 Inquiry to highlight the issues raised during the inquest into the three […]
‘Prepare for the sunset of a lifetime’: readers’ favourite beaches in southern Europe | Beach holidays
The calm island of Zakynthos with sulfur We stumbled upon it on an off-season trip to Zakynthos, a Greek island notorious for drunken British teenagers. shigia sulfur East coast beaches. Since it's a sulfur spring, the first thing I noticed was the smell of rotten eggs. Despite the smell, it's great. The sparkling turquoise waters […]