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Florida lands 10 of the top 25 beaches in the U.S.

Why should Dr. Beach have all the fun? While his famous best beaches in the U.S. list for 2014 won't come out until Memorial Day weekend, the folks over at TripAdvisor have corralled their user reviews to come out with their second annual Travelers' Choice Awards including the Top 25 Beaches, not only in the U.S., but for the world.

The site trumpets the awards with the tagline, "Millions of reviews. Nothing but the best."

For 2014, Florida's beaches shone bright again, with 10 of its sandy destinations ranking among the top 25 in the U.S.

Hawaii, which also had 10 of the top 25, has a stranglehold on the top 10 though, with seven beaches represented, while Florida had two and South Carolina had one. Four other states had one beach each in the top 25: California, Maine, Massachusetts and Virginia.

The top beach for Florida was Siesta Key Public Beach in Siesta Key, near Sarasota, coming in at No. 3 overall. Siesta Beach was Dr. Beach's best beach in the U.S. in 2011.

It has 1,831 reviews on TripAdvisor with glowing statements such as that from user TrishaVanCole from Winnipeg, Canada who writes, "We made a day trip to Siesta Key -- and it is definitely worth the trip. The sand is blindingly white (without sunglasses) and powder soft. The beach is clean and the water stays fairly shallow for a ways out. Lots of fun picking shells, playing in the surf and building in the sand and people watching."

Florida's other top 10 beach ranked No. 9: St. Pete Beach near Tampa Bay.

It has 754 reviews such as user Nathalie R from Kapuskasing, Canada who writes, "Beach was very clean and beautiful. Environment was very family-friendly and "spring-break free". We will surely recommend the area to our family and friends and will return for future family vacations. The area truly is America's best beach."

The other Florida beaches in the top 25 are: No. 11: Caladesi Island State Park, Dunedin No. 14: St. Augustine Beach, Saint Augustine Beach No. 17: Bahia Honda State Park and Beach, Big Pine Key No. 19: Pensacola Beach, Pensacola No. 20: Beach at Panama City, Panama City Beach No. 21: Clearwater Beach, Clearwater No. 22: Lido Beach, Sarasota No. 25: Navarre Beach, Navarre

So statewide, five of the best beaches are centered on the Gulf Coast near Tampa Bay, while three are along the Gulf Coast in the Panhandle. The East Coast lands one and the Florida Keys land the other.

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Florida beaches, history offer up romance

It's February, that romantic time of the year when pitchers and catchers report for spring training and, uh, what's that?

Oh, of course, it's also time for Valentine's Day.

If watching baseball players stretch and field ground balls isn't the best idea for a romantic couple's getaway, there are plenty of other options in the Sunshine State.

Here's a quick roundup of winning destinations. Play your cards right now, guys, and there might be a couple's spring training game in your future.

Anna Maria Island (visitannamaria.com): Perhaps nowhere on the planet are sunsets celebrated with such reverence as Anna Maria Island, where the dimming of the day inspires bell-ringing and spontaneous applause. This seven-mile stretch of barrier island on the Gulf Coast, about 20 miles west of Bradenton, is a slow-moving haven for bicycling, parasailing, ice-cream eating and horizon gazing.

Key West (fla-keys.com): You want romance? The courtyard at Ernest Hemingway's Home and Museum is an eternally popular wedding spot, even though the author's own romantic life wasn't without its bumps. And there's also the potential for memorable sunsets at Mallory Square, where the sunset is celebrated by an array of street performers and musicians.

St. Augustine (floridashistoriccoast.com): The history that extends from Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon's landing on the peninsula's east coast more than 500 years ago makes an impressive backdrop for romance. St. Augustine Beach is a short drive from the dining and shopping in the Colonial Quarter as well as historic attractions such as the Castillo de San Marcos. After dark, one of the many ghost tours also can be surprisingly romantic.

The Beaches of Fort Myers and Sanibel (fortmyers-sanibel.com): Sunsets also are a highlight on these Gulf Coast beaches, where visitors can blend history (The Edison and Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers) with inviting stretches of white-sand beaches. Although Sanibel and Captiva have been developed a bit in recent decades, there are still unspoiled beaches perfect for building mansions of sand or toting a bucket to fill with Atlantic kitten paws, angel wings and other trinkets. At Bowman's Beach or Blind Pass, it's still possible to look around and feel wondrously, romantically secluded.

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Best beaches for dogs? Here are several

It's summertime, and the living is miserable.

If you want relief from oppressive heat and humidity, think of how your fur-coat-clad best friend feels. So where can you take a hot hound to cool off?

Algiers Beach in Gulfside City Park on Sanibel Island was just named one of the top eight dog beaches in the country by VetStreet.com, a commercial and educational website. It was the only Florida beach named to the list, though like most dog beaches you are required to keep your pooch on a leash at all times.

"There are so many things here that are accessible to dogs and dog owners," says Lee Rose of the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau. "We have several hotel properties that accept dogs, and more and more restaurants are welcoming them as well."

Great if you don't mind driving to Sanibel.

If you're looking for something closer to Orlando, there are other choices.

Lake Baldwin Park

The place formerly known as Fleet Peeples Park isn't a true beach in the sand and surf sense. But it one of the rare places among Central Florida parks where dogs can swim. You'll find doggy drinking fountains, a dog-wash area and a fenced small-dog area.

Most days you'll also find Winter Park retiree Wesley Hunt and her two 9-year-old rescues, a golden retriever and Brittany spaniel mix. "My dogs love the water," she says. "I think the park is a real treasure."

Smyrna Dunes Park

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Students comb beaches for trash

Crescent Elk Middle School students fan out to look for trash along Kellogg Beach during a September 2012 cleanup. Del Norte Triplicate / Bryant Anderson

But Del Norte County students are getting a head start on Friday. Theyll work on Saturday and next weekend too, said Crescent Elk Middle School teacher Joe Gillespie, who has coordinated the local California Coastal Cleanup effort for more than 20 years.

Students from Smith River School will pick trash up from the Oregon border to the mouth of the Smith River. Redwood School will take Kellogg Beach. Crescent Elk seventh-graders will cover the beach from Lake Earl to Point St. George.

On Saturday, students in Bill Andersons science class at Del Norte High School will clean up the area from Point St. George to Garths Beach across from Castle Rock. Next Friday, Joe Hamilton Elementary School students will cover all of Pebble Beach while Mary Peacock students scour the shore from 5th Street to Battery Point and from Elk Creek to Battery Point.

Gillespie said more Crescent Elk students will cover Elk Creek to Enderts Point. But he will welcome volunteers who want to clean from Anchor Way at the Crescent City Harbor to the Beachcomber restaurant to the south.

They can just bring their own bags, he said.

Last year, students picked up an estimated 3,500 pounds of trash from Del Norte beaches, Gillespie said. This includes items from boats such as buoys, floats, crates, fishing lines, pallets, fishing nets, rope, fishing lures and bait containers or packaging. Sometimes the students will find appliances, car parts and tires on the beach.

At other times, theyll come across medical waste such as syringes and personal hygiene items like diapers and tampons.

We have gloves, and they are instructed not to pick (the syringes) up, Gillespie said.

The Coastal Commission awards two $100 prizes for the most unusual items found along the coast and along the states inland waterways, Gillespie said.

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Anomabo residents defecate along beaches to pacify gods

Regional News of Friday, 19 September 2014

Source: Graphic Online

Sanitation has become a major problem in Ghana in recent times. Many reasons have been assigned for the insanitary conditions that have engulfed virtually every community in the country. Our general reliance on polythene bags for packaging of food and all kinds of merchandise has compounded the problems because materials used for the production of these bags are not bio-degradable.

Despite the campaign launched by the NshoreNa Project this year to clean the beaches the metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies appear not to be up to the task although they have laws that spell out sanctions against deviants.

By law, all landlords are required to provide places of convenience in their houses but they do not, resulting in extreme pressure on public facilities. Residents who cannot stand the long queues at these public places of convenience defecate in open places and along the beaches.

The situation has become so grave that a phenomenon has emerged among city dwellers who do not have access to places of convenience to defecate in polythene bags which they sarcastically call take away which they throw about.

Residents along the beaches in Ghana have given various reasons why they defecate along the beaches. While some say they enjoy the breeze, others say they do not have any place to attend to the call of nature.

Another group of residents along the beach particularly in the Central Region have assigned superstitious reasons. Whatever the case may be, environmental practitioners and health professionals have attributed the present cholera epidemic to open defecation particularly along the beaches. This negative practice is also affecting tourism in the country as the stench from the faeces has affected the serenity along the beaches.

The garbage that are thrown into open drains that are washed into the sea and the open defecation have reduced the patronage of recreational activities on the beaches from Half Assini to Aflao. Those who continue to enjoy the fun are not spared the stench from faeces and garbage washed into the sea.

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South West beach the worst

South West beach the worst

Plastic is endangering marine and birdlife along South West beaches, according to a report from the CSIRO released this week.

The research into the amount of litter on beaches around Australia pinpointed a South West beach as the worst in the State for the amount of rubbish collected on it.

Researchers from the CSIRO visited 170 sites and did 575 surveys around the country to measure the amount and type of litter.

CSIRO scientist Denise Hardesty said the litter problem typically became worse, when compared to population density, on stretches that had few people living nearby.

Beaches, like Bunburys Back Beach, were often cared for by members of the community who used it regularly, Dr Hardesty said.

The worst beach in the State for litter was Ellensbrook Beach near Margaret River and the best was 80 Mile Beach in Broome.

Dr Hardesty said people liked to think the litter was washing onto shores from other countries, but the reality was most of it originated in Australia.

She said the biggest issue they saw was from plastics and fishing gear.

Soft plastics like bags were often eaten by animals such as turtles, whales and dolphins and the same animals also became entangled in fishing lines and nets.

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Event will be Saturday all over Volusia, Flagler

Published: Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 6:50 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 10:28 p.m.

The International Coastal Cleanup will take place Saturday along coastal beaches and the Intracoastal Waterway, and many participants may follow up those efforts with a climate protest.

Volunteers with the cleanup, an annual event sponsored by the Ocean Conservancy, will gather at two dozen staging areas throughout Volusia and Flagler counties beginning at 8 a.m. Armed with bags, gloves, theyll fan out along beaches, parks and river shorelines.

County officials are coordinating this years cleanup in Volusia County. In Flagler, Friends of the A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway are coordinating efforts.

After the cleanup winds down, local supporters of the international Peoples Climate March will gather at 11:30 a.m. at SunSplash Park in Daytona Beach for a march on the beach to bring attention to pressing concerns about the hazards of sea level rise as a result of global warming, said Elizabeth Camarota, with the Volusia Flagler Sierra Club Executive Committee.

The local march is one of roughly 2,000 satellite events for a much larger gathering taking place Sunday in New York City expected to draw hundreds of thousands, Camarota said.

For more information about the coastal cleanup in Volusia, contact Stacey Bell at sbell@volusia.org or 386-238-4716. In Flagler, contact Gerald_Yule@scenica1a.org .. Online, go to oceanconservancy.org.

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187 beach rescues in one day amid rip currents: How to save yourself

Lifeguards made 187 rescues at Los Angeles County beaches Tuesday -- 88 of them at Venice Beach alone.

The rescues unfolded as an estimated 255,000 people visited county beaches, trying to escape the intense heat wave that has gripped Los Angeles this week. The beaches were experiencing powerful rip currents Tuesday, and some swimmers underestimated their pull.

Rip currents occur as incoming surf traps water near the shoreline. The water then flows along the shore until it reaches a dip in the floor, which channels the water back out to sea, creating a fast-moving current that can snare swimmers.

To escape a rip current, officials say swimmers should allow themselves to be carried seaward until the current weakens, then swim parallel to the beach until out of its grasp.

A powerful storm near New Zealand has been pounding California's coastlinewith higher than normal surf and unusually strong rip currents, said National Weather Service meteorologist Stuart Seto.

The storms wind is pushing swells north, where about five days later they hit the West Coast, Seto said. By the time the swells hit L.A. County beaches, theyre more spread out than a typical wave set and have more energy.

A normal swell may crash into the California coast every 10 seconds, but the New Zealandweather system is spreading them out to up to 17 seconds, Seto said. The longer set times create strong rip currents that can more easily pull swimmers out to sea.

Waves are currently peaking at about 5 feet, Seto said.

Tuesdays rescues only added to what has become an exceptionally busy year for county lifeguards.

An estimated 61.4 million people have visited area beaches since the beginning of the year, about 7 million more than the average, county officials announced last week. During that time, lifeguards have performed more than 11,600 rescues.

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Coast beaches wiped out by 2100

Wiped out ... Gold Coast beaches could be wiped out due to rising sea levels which will in turn affect tourism. Pic: David Clark Source: News Corp Australia

THE Gold Coast would lose its beaches. Sydneys Opera House would flood every day instead of every 100 years. And 48,000 Victorian homes would be swallowed. All by the end of the century.

Theyre the predictions in the latest report by the Climate Council, which assesses the nations vulnerability to rising sea levels by 2100.

The report Counting the Costs: Climate Change and Coastal Flooding, warns that more than half the Australian coastline is vulnerable to recession from the rising ocean, with 80 per cent of the Victorian coast and 62 per cent of the Queensland coast at risk.

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Authors of the report suggest the Gold Coast, which hosts over 11 million visitors a year could be the hardest hit.

The beach is one of the main drawcards for visitors and as sea levels rise, there is no opportunity for the beach to move landward because of the adjacent high-rise developments.

Rising sea levels would also cause headaches for Sydney, with todays one-in-100-year flood to occur every day or so by 2100.

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