reading: Montauk Lighthouse due Wed 3/4

For Wed 3/4 you need to read 2 articles: this one on the lighthouse in Montauk, NY and the article in the post below this one about the Grand Canyon.

Montauk Point Lighthouse on the tip of Long Island, NY - built 1796

map of the area - notice where it is located on Long Island

Montauk Lighthouse as viewed from the Atlantic

Montauk Lighthouse erosion:
New York Times
print date: Nov 21, 2006

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/21/science/earth/21comm.html?scp=3&sq=montaul%20lighthouse&st=cse

Grand Canyon controlled flood: due Wed 3/4

Read this article about controlled flooding of the Grand canyon by Wed 3/4. The link is below.

Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona

Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona

At the Glen Canyon Dam in Page, Ariz., water jetted into the Colorado River on Wednesday to benefit fish in the Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon controlled flood article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/06/us/06canyon.html?scp=2&sq=grand+canyon&st=nyt

Reading: Beach erosion Due Fri 2/27

From the New York Times: Wealthy Stake $25 Million in a War With the Sea

Read the article on beach erosion by Friday 2/27: Link to article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/us/08island.html?scp=7&sq=beach%20erosion&st=cse

Location of Nantucket. Notice the eastern tip of Long Island NY in the lower left portion of the map.

Lighthouse on Nantucket. Notice the steep bluff.

Erosion of the bluff on Nantucket.

Structures near the beach in Siasconset, Mass., are threatened by erosion, including this home in the process of being moved from the bluff’s edge.