Mar 9, 2023 | avalanches, California, climate change, earth, Earth Day, environment, EPA, Everglades, hurricanes, USA, waves, World, yachting
I offer up the following as a definition for what we call a tsunami. Tsunami is of Japanese origin. “Tsu” meaning harbor and “Nami” waves. You may also hear these waves referred to as tidal waves or even seismic waves. Both of those can be somewhat misleading in that...
May 6, 2019 | Everglades, Florida, Florida Keys, hurricanes
Understanding the various wind speeds and types of devastation a hurricane can do can help you determine whether or not to evacuate. Therefore, please see below as furnished by https://www.nhc.noaa.gov Category Sustained Winds Types of Damage Due to Hurricane Winds 1...
Jan 20, 2019 | coastal cruising, DEP, Everglades, Florida, Florida Keys, FWC, yachting
There are many grants available from the Federal government that can aid marinas across the USA in helping to keep our waterways clean. One of those is the Clean Vessel Act or CVA. This program was created in 1992 to help reduce pollution from overboard discharge of...
Oct 25, 2018 | Everglades, Florida
IMG_E4647 IMG_E4583 Ospreys are strong, capable fishermen/women, beautiful in flight, as well as, while they await the perfect moment to dive upon the water for their prey. The exist on fish primarily, but sometimes eat rodents, other birds, reptiles and even...
