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Nor'easter Could Test Post-Sandy Beaches

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By Phil Gregory, WBGO News October 9, 2013

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An approaching noreaster will be the first test of Jersey Shore beaches that have not fully recovered from Sandy.

State climatologist Dave Robinson says the storm could cause some minor flooding along the coast and bay areas.

Its not a particularly powerful storm, but its a slow mover, and that can be just as dangerous in some respects because you get high tide after high tide with the winds pushing those waters towards shore. So over time you can build up abnormally high tides.

Stewart Farrell is director of the Coastal Research Center at Stockton College. He does not expect the noreaster will cause major problems at the shore.

This one will be the first bite out of the width of the beach and the elevation of the berm. It should not reach the dunes at all. It should expend itself on what accumulated this summer. It should not produce any catastrophic or even semi-catastrophic events that change things even in spite of essentially a more vulnerable beach at times in some places.

Farrell says most New Jersey beaches have about 60 to 70 percent of the sand they did before Sandy with most of it returned by natural wave action and the rest trucked in for restoration projects.

He expects the beaches should be able to provide adequate protection unless there are a series of back-to-back noreasters that cause major erosion.

If they come once a week, we could be in trouble pretty quickly. If they happen the next couple of days and then its a nice fall Indian summer for two or three weeks then it will all recover again.

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Jacksonville Journal: High tides closing St. Johns County beaches — for now

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Beaches closed to cars

St. Johns Countys beaches are expected to be closed to driving until at least Friday morning because of unusually high tides and surf.

Beaches are still open to pedestrians, said county Beach Manager Billy Zeits.

Onshore winds from the northeast have contributed to the conditions, including tides over 6 feet high.

When you combine the surf winds and tide, it doesnt leave us a whole lot of beach, he said.

Medical ethics course

A six-week seminar called Life in the Balance: Jewish Perspectives on Everyday Medical Dilemmas will be presented by the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute at 7 p.m. Wednesday beginning Oct. 30 at the Aaron and Blanche Scharf Chabad Center, 521 Florida A1A N. in Ponte Vedra Beach.

Rabbi Nochum Kurinsky will conduct the six course sessions, designed to acquaint the public with Jewish perspectives on dilemmas in medical ethics. Topics ranging from end-of-life issues to preventive measures and respect due to the body after death will be presented, designed for people at all levels of Jewish knowledge.

The course at Chabad at the Beaches is accredited to offer credits for medical professionals, attorneys in most states and dentists. The course is $85 per person and open to the public.

For more information or to register, call (904) 543-9301 or go to http://www.myJLI.com.

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Jacksonville Journal: High tides closing St. Johns County beaches -- for now

Shark activity closes EL beaches

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THE Orient and Eastern beaches in East London were closed yesterday after shark activity was reported.

Officials noticed the sharks soon after the carcass of a baby humpback whale was washed up on rocks near the Aquarium.

BEACHED WHALE The carcass of a young humpback whale along the East London beachfront forced the closure of the Orient and Eastern beaches yesterday. The carcass, which has been partly eaten, resulted in an increase of shark activity in the area. Picture: MARK ANDREWS

Chief marine services officer Siani Tinley said: Shark activity was seen around this carcass just before it washed up, so the beaches [Orient and Eastern] have been closed for a while until there is less shark activity in the area.

Beach staff will remove the carcass as soon as possible.

Tinley said the carcass was a few days old and had been fed on by a number of marine animals, including sharks.

She said humpback whales were not uncommon in the area at this time of year.

Humpback whales move along our coastline towards the Western Cape, which is their main feeding ground.

There is a lot of calving happening as well and this particular calf could have died for a number of reasons.

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The cleanest beaches in the state are right here

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Oct. 8, 2013, 4:07 a.m.

Fishermans Beach, an unpatrolled beach, was one of eight Wollongong beaches graded as very good in the State of the Beaches 2012-13 report.

The water quality at Illawarra beaches is among the best in the state, according to a report released to coincide with the start of the summer swimming season.

All 13 Wollongong beaches monitored for the annual State of the Beaches 2012-13 report were graded "very good" or "good" in 2012-13, giving the council area a 100 per cent success rate.

That is well above the state average, with 81 per cent of swimming locations reviewed across the state achieving very good or good gradings.

Only three beaches were reviewed in the Shellharbour council area and while Warilla and Shellharbour beaches were graded as very good, the water quality at Entrance Lagoon Beach was "poor" meaning swimming should be avoided for three days after heavy rain.

However most lake/lagoon sites did not fare well in the report compared to ocean beaches, as when the entrances to the ocean are closed they can become a collection point for stormwater runoff.

The "poor" grading didn't bother visitors to Entrance Lagoon Beach over the long weekend, with the sheltered area a favourite among families and other beachgoers.

The Razov family from south-west Sydney are regular visitors to the region, and this is one of their top sandy spots.

"It's perfect for the kids as there's no big waves and it's fairly shallow so they can splash around and enjoy themselves," mum Michelle Razov said.

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