Please read and watch the video http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/25/florida-sand_n_3813331.html
According to the New York Times, communities who live along Florida's Atlantic coastline have been replenishing their beaches by dredging up off-shore sand for decades. But in South Florida, the situation has become dire, with Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties facing a shortage like none they've experienced before. "We're running out of sand off-shore, we've pretty much vacuumed everything up," Stephen Leatherman of Florida International University told NBC. ----------------- Global warming is causing the sea to rise and very soon our beaches will be lost - like it or not - like Florida's beaches. Some figures say between 15 to 30 years. 1. The illegal mining of sand MUST stop 2. I wonder if transporting sand from the deserts of Rajasthan would be feasible? Also note that Goa's tourism apparently has reached saturation point. see: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/goa-gets-the-goby-as-tourism-growth-takes-a-beating/1159800/ and http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-27/goa/40832150_1_sand-erosion-colva-beach-sand-dune-vegetation Does anyone see this as a serious problem affecting the future of our state? Tim de Mello
