Tag: Coastlines and beaches
Sun’s out, surf’s up and California’s reopening more widely
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Cheering fans instead of cardboard cutouts at Dodger Stadium. Screaming thrill-seekers riding the Giant Dipper roller coaster at the Santa...
Biden boosts offshore wind energy, wants to power 10M homes
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is ramping up efforts to sharply increase offshore wind energy along the East Coast, announcing progress on a huge...
Many Brazilians disregard the pleas to stay at home
RIO DE JANEIRO — Authorities in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro begged the population to stay home, but thousands of Brazilians are traveling...
Report: Military cleanup in Puerto Rico islands slow-going
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The reopening of hiking trails and various white-sand beaches on two tiny Puerto Rican islands long used as Navy...
Puerto Rico cracks down on tourists flouting pandemic rules
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — They come from New York, Illinois, Michigan, and authorities say too many of the tourists are flouting Puerto Rico's...
El Salvador to commemorate surfer hit by lightning
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Surfers in El Salvador are planning to hold a “paddle out” Tuesday to remember Katherine Díaz Hernández, one of...
Shark bites 9-year-old boy as he body surfed in Miami Beach
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A 9-year-old Minnesota boy was bitten by a shark as he body surfed in Miami Beach over the weekend, his...
Park authorities plan four spring fires for Indiana Dunes
CHESTERTON, Ind. — Authorities plan four prescribed fires at Indiana Dunes National Park this spring, totaling more than 900 acres.
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‘Nothing but problems’: Shipwreck tear-down enters 5th month
SAVANNAH, Ga. — When salvage crews began cutting apart the capsized Golden Ray, a shipwreck the size of a 70-story office building with 4,200...
Miami becomes 1st No. 13 seed to ever reach ACC quarters
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Isaiah Wong scored 20 points for the second straight game and Miami became the first No. 13 seed to ever reach...