Florida is well-known for its year-round warm climate and beautiful, sandy beaches. While beach tourism drives the state’s economy, people who visit and live in the Sunshine State are losing the long-standing recreational opportunities that they cherish.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrives at a Pacific Island forum on climate change where she watches performers and socializes with children in Funafuti, Tuvalu, Wednesday, August 14, 2019.
Ardern met with Pacific Island leaders in Tuvalu, a Polynesian island country located in the Pacific Ocean, to discuss global warming.
Some of the Pacific islands are currently battling rising sea levels and other climate change impacts that have forced some residents to move to higher ground. (Reuters)
For more than 100 years, generations of families, friends, kids and loved ones have spent time at Martins Beach, a sandy stretch of coast near Half Moon Bay in Central California. Hundreds of people have publicly shared their stories about multiple generations that enjoyed annual traditions, special celebrations, the ocean and waves, and family gatherings at their public beach.
