USA Great Outdoors: Jet Pack in Florida
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The Sea Level Did, in Fact, Rise Faster in the Southeast U.S.
The Sea Level Did, in Fact, Rise Faster in the Southeast U.S.
For people in the southeastern United States, and especially in Florida, who feel that annoying tidal flooding has sneaked up on them in recent years, it turns out to be true. And scientists have a new explanation.
In a paper published online Wednesday, University of Florida researchers calculated that from 2011 to 2015, the sea level along the American coastline south of Cape Hatteras rose six times faster than the long-term rate of global increase.
“I said, ‘That’s crazy!’” Andrea Dutton, one of the researchers, recalled saying when a colleague first showed her the figures. “‘You must have done something wrong!’”
But it was correct. During that period of rapid increase, many people in Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale and other coastal communities started to notice unusual “sunny-day flooding,” a foot or two of salt water inundating their streets at high tide for no apparent reason.
In the paper, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, the scientists proposed a mechanism to explain the rapid increase: Two large-scale atmospheric patterns had intersected to push up the water off the Southeast coast, causing a “hot spot” of sea-level rise.
This new mechanism, if it holds up to scientific scrutiny, might ultimately give researchers the ability to predict tidal flooding more accurately and warn communities what to expect months in advance.
William V. Sweet, a sea-level researcher at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who was not involved in the new work, pointed out that the long-term trend in sea level was a relentless increase, but that much is unknown about the variations that can occur over short periods. “The more we can understand what’s causing those, the more we can be prepared for the next influx of tidal flooding events,” Dr. Sweet said.
Many people think the ocean works something like a bathtub, with sea level being the same all the way around. In reality, the ocean is lumpy, with winds, currents and other factors pushing water around to produce substantial variations in sea level from place to place.
Worldwide, the average level of the ocean is rising at a rate of about a foot per century, a consequence of the warming of the planet caused by the human release of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide.
The excess heat trapped by those gases accumulates primarily in the ocean,
and the seawater expands as it warms. Land ice is also melting into the sea because of the planetary warming, contributing to the rise, which appears to be accelerating over time.
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Cape Hatteras, it veers off into the deeper ocean. That had led scientists to suggest that changes in the Gulf Stream might account for some of the rapid variations in sea level.
But now, three University of Florida scientists — Dr. Dutton, Arnoldo Valle-Levinson, and Jonathan B. Martin — suggest that the Gulf Stream was not the primary culprit in the 2011 to 2015 rise.
Instead, they found that two large atmospheric patterns most likely accounted for the hot spot off the Southeast coast: the El Niño cycle and the North Atlantic Oscillation, which is a shift in atmospheric pressure over the ocean that can have large effects on the winds blowing toward the American coast.
The paper suggests that the two sometimes interact in a way that causes water to pile up. The work confirms and extends two earlier papers, including one published in 2015 by a group led by Gerard D. McCarthy of Britain’s National Oceanography Center in Liverpool.
The new work is based on strong correlations, going back decades, between particular atmospheric patterns and the high sea levels.
Dr. Sweet, critiquing the paper, said he felt that the correlations were indeed suggestive, but he found the paper somewhat weak in explaining the exact mechanisms by which the atmospheric shifts may be causing water to bunch up. “It’s a little bit short, I think, in terms of physical understanding,” he said.
Dr. Valle-Levinson, one of the authors, acknowledged this point. “How the system is working is not crystal clear to us yet,” he said.
Still, the paper is likely to open up new research about why sea-level hot spots seem to wander up and down the American coastline. The paper indicates the Southeast may now see some relief — even if sea level does not fall, which several of the scientists described as unlikely, the pace of the increase may slow for a while.
But communities that have already started to experience severe tidal flooding, like Miami Beach, should not relax their guard, the scientists warned. These towns can expect continued rising seas over the long term, even if the rise occurs in a stepwise fashion.
“Even if it does get a little better for a while,” Dr. Dutton said, “that should be a period that people use to their advantage, to prepare for the next hot spot.”
PALM BEACH Water Sport
Welcome to Palm Beach
With the Lantau Peak in the backdrop, ocean in the front, and palm trees in the middle, this is where you will find us.
Palm Beach is located on the South side of Lantau Island which is predominantly a country park and is filled with outstanding beauty. we truly are blessed to be in such a beautiful spot.
Palm Beach, Your Only Choice! Let’s come and joy in here!
歡迎光臨棕櫚灘
背靠山巒面迎大海，還有棕櫚樹環繞身旁，加上水清沙幼海風相送，如此景致怎會不叫人神往？從市區來到大嶼山南部，打個盹兒小休片刻再張開眼，一瞬間已是另一種異地風情。
這裡沒有巍峨摩天大樓，所享受的更不是時尚購物樂。一於回歸自然，在椰林樹影下與水牛同行，至於艷陽下的開揚遠景，長達六公里的海岸線更是不容錯過。
棕櫚灘，全港唯一，絕對是您們的戶外活動中心首選！
Wakeboarding - Welcome to NickLyfe
A day in the life of wakeboarder Nick Cankar, owner of Wakeboard Naples
Best Vacation Trip in West Palm Beach
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As the surf industry rushes to produce boards cheaper and under fewer environmental regulations in China and Thailand, we’re proud to be taking Chilli in the opposite direction.
In fact, we’re humbly asking for your support to help Chilli produce 100% of our boards in the USA.
We’re a small company (two guys) with a relentless passion for creating the highest quality boards while finding new, innovative ways to reduce our waste and environmental impact. Our goal is to grow our US business by overseeing every aspect of our manufacturing, distribution, and marketing here in California.
Combining James Cheal design with some of the industry’s top board builders in Southern California will allow us to better service our customers by cutting lead times, eliminating freight costs, and reducing our carbon footprint. It will also add vital surf industry and other jobs at every level.
Being stateside also gives us more freedom to explore new, greener materials and ways of manufacturing while continuing to lead the industry with our progressive designs, proprietary materials, and unmatched attention to craft and detail.
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Tropical Storm Gordon brings flooding, gusty winds to South Florida
Tropical Storm Gordon brought heavy rain and winds to South Florida on the Labor Day holiday.
Boys From The South
Tubing and wakeboarding video i made with Bryan Randy Jo Clay and Chase
UK Wakeboarding Club Trip #1
The first trip of the season and the first sets for the University of Kentucky's Wakeboarding club 2011 Spring semester
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Board-up Miami 2008 & 2010
Miami Marine Stadium Key Biscayne, Miami
In 2012 was held in Ft. Laudardale???
Yamaha’s 2020 Wake Series Boats
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River Valley Power and Sport doesn’t only offer boats and watercraft; powersports is where it all began in the retail world for us. We sell popular brands such as Honda, Can-Am, Polaris, Spyder, Ski-Doo, Slingshot, Suzuki, Yamaha and Gibbs. River Valley Power and Sport is a new and pre-owned ATV, Motorcycle, Scooter, Snowmobile and Side by Side dealer in Minnesota. Our customers travel from all over the state to get the best deal on premium power sports. Customers frequently purchase from us cities such as: Duluth, Brainerd, Hudson, WI, Ellsworth, WI, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Northfield, Prior Lake, St. Cloud, White Bear Lake, Eden prairie, Maple Grove, Forest Lake, Hastings, Winona, Mankato, Faribault, Albert Lea, Eau Claire, Wi and Lacrosse, Wi. River Valley and Sport is a White Diamond Yamaha Dealer and is the top volume selling dealers for the Yamaha brand in the United States.