
50th Anniversary of Earth Day (and 38th Anniversary of the Conch Republic)
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day this Wednesday, 4/22, we're going to take a slightly different focus given we are beach and ocean oriented and the ocean makes up ~71% of the land mass of the earth's surface. When the initial Earth…

Our Ocean
Earlier this week I came across a great post, on LinkedIn of all places, on the Deep Sea and as I thought it was a really cool post I wanted to share it with folks. For me, the engaging part is the interactivity as you scroll down through…

National Marine Sanctuaries
As we embark upon the last month of summer, thought it might be interesting to do a post on US National Marine Sanctuaries which includes both ocean and freshwater underwater parks. Managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…

2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season
As we start to enter the peak of hurricane season, usually mid August through mid October, thought it made sense to provide some coverage on hurricanes.Hurricanes are a type of storm called a tropical cyclone, a rotating low pressure system with no f…

Economic Impact of Climate Change
Following up on our previous post from late June on the accelerating sea rise related to climate change, here's a newly released study detailing the economic impact of climate change. While this is just a modeling exercise so the end game hasn'…