News tagged with marine beaches

Mysterious seaweed dump chokes S.Leone's coastline

Massive piles of seaweed have washed ashore along Sierra Leone's coastline, covering the white sand and raising fears for tourism and the fishing industry, officials said Monday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 04, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Study: Digging in beach sand increases risk of gastrointestinal illness

(PhysOrg.com) -- Children and adults who build castles and dig in the sand at the beach are at greater risk of developing gastrointestinal diseases and diarrhea than people who only walk on the shore or swim in the surf, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0