tag: beaches

  • Q & A: Life on the Edge

    Strolling along the beaches of North Carolina, geologist Orrin Pilkey ponders our bizarre desire to build houses that are going to be swept away by the sea
  • Is Life a Beach?

    Knowing which beaches are safe isn't always easy. Current testing standards for beach water, dating back to 1986, rely on outdated monitoring tests that fail to alert beachgoers to immediate risks of exposure to waterborne pathogens


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