Dredging and Coral

"Panama Canal Miraflores Locks" by Stan Shebs. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Panama_Canal_Miraflores_Locks.jpg#/media/File:Panama_Canal_Miraflores_Locks.jpg

I'm finally starting to catch up on my reading.

I just came across this article and video on the National Geographic website.  It talks about the dredging going on in east coast ports so that they can accommodate post-Panamax and new-Panamax vessels.  The Bayonne Bridge in NJ is being raised to accommodate these behemoths.

Anyway...the article and video are about dredging taking place in Florida for the same reasons, and how the dredging is literally smothering vital coral communities.

Nat Geo - Dredging & Coral

Great Article from NASA

Ice in NYC's East River - Triboro Bridge
Image Credit - Greenfield Daily Reporter

Long Island Sound Near Sound Ave.
Southold, NY
Image Credit - southold Times

Here's a link to a fantastic article from NASA's Earth Observatory about all of the ice in the eastern part of the United States.

NASA Earth Observatory

Ice Boating, Anyone?

Ice Boating - Long Island

Great short video from News 12 on this year's ice boating season on Long Island's East End.

News 12 - Ice Boating