Climate and Beaches and Climate

[mella l]

Per NY Times and announced in Japan today;

President Obama bringing world delegates to his home state in 2011;

Speaking to world leaders at the APEC summit meeting Sunday morning, Mr. Obama said he would hold the 2011 gathering in Hawaii. (Asian Pacific Economic Council, APEC)

“The United States was there at the first meeting of APEC at Blake Island when President Clinton started the tradition of having leaders wear outfits picked out by the host nation,” Mr. Obama said. “And when America hosts APEC in a few years, I look forward to seeing you all decked out in flowered shirts and grass skirts because today I am announcing that my home state of Hawaii will be hosting this forum in 2011.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/world/...prexy.html

Hawaii's famed white sandy beaches are shrinking

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091114/ap_o...ng_beaches


mella l

[Blakeyboy1]

Mella I am glad you posted this. I did a post on my blog about the shrinking beaches story today and I am glad this subject is getting some exposure here as well.

-Blake
http://www.theboysgreatescape.blogspot.com/

[JerryCarr]

This is a critically important story, and there are lessons that have been, or at least should have been, learned elsewhere. One of these lessons is that allowing waterfront property owners to build seawalls and other "protective" barriers has a very negative long-term effect. Seawalls accellerate beach sand erosion and only temporarily halt the advance of the ocean. Of course, people whose multi-million dollar homes, hotels, etc., are about to be consumed by the sea will want to build these things and will have the money to do so. It will take political will not yet shown by our local, state, and national leaders to appropriately deal with this issue.

[Obie]

Maybe they could just haul some more from Kalifornia.It all came from there anyway.

http://history90266.org/PDF/MB2HI_Sand.PDF

[mella l]

It will be interesting to see the preparation for the 2011 APEC meeting. I know it is a ways off but I'm so happy that attention to island nations/states is taking hold. The Maldives underwater meeting was informative and interesting and really brought a lot of awareness to many people, that things they are a changin up. Ah I think the black sand beaches are very beautiful and very local! LOL

mella l