Oil Could Hit Myrtle Beach Area By July
A scientific computer modeling study released Thursday shows that oil pulsing from the April 20 BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico could slip into the Gulf Stream's loop current and begin to affect Grand Strand beaches by the end of the month, but area officials say they are ready to respond.
The S.C. House of Representatives this week passed a resolution calling on the state Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Health and Environmental Control and the governor's office to "immediately begin developing a contingency plan in the event the oil leaking from the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico is swept by currents up the southeastern seaboard."
The models released Thursday show that once the slick joins the loop current, it could move northward at up to 100 miles a day.
It would flow up to Cape Hatteras, N.C., and then turn northeast out into the Atlantic, according to the models, which were produced by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, which is funded by the National Science Foundation and produces climate science for universities. –Sun News
Atlantic Beach's Offerings Widen Rally Appeal
More families and more visitors than last year were wandering up and down 33rd Avenue in Atlantic Beach Saturday afternoon during the second full day of the annual Atlantic Beach Bikefest.
Overall attendance seemed up on Saturday, according to town officials, partly because of a more diverse offering in vendors, including national entertainment companies setting up a venue at the horseshoe off Ocean Boulevard at the end of 30th Avenue South.
A storm warning for the coastal Carolinas and a new set of ordinances inside Atlantic Beach didn't prevent the increase in attendance, and town officials said there had been a minimal number of incidents or violations.
The attendance for the Memorial Day weekend Bikefest took a hit because of the noise, mandatory helmet and other ordinances enacted in Myrtle Beach in 2008. Many of the riders at the Atlantic Beach Bikefest said they're avoiding Myrtle Beach, and concentrating their riding and festivities on the north end of U.S. 17. –Sun News
A scientific computer modeling study released Thursday shows that oil pulsing from the April 20 BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico could slip into the Gulf Stream's loop current and begin to affect Grand Strand beaches by the end of the month, but area officials say they are ready to respond.
The S.C. House of Representatives this week passed a resolution calling on the state Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Health and Environmental Control and the governor's office to "immediately begin developing a contingency plan in the event the oil leaking from the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico is swept by currents up the southeastern seaboard."
The models released Thursday show that once the slick joins the loop current, it could move northward at up to 100 miles a day.
It would flow up to Cape Hatteras, N.C., and then turn northeast out into the Atlantic, according to the models, which were produced by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, which is funded by the National Science Foundation and produces climate science for universities. –Sun News
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Atlantic Beach's Offerings Widen Rally Appeal
More families and more visitors than last year were wandering up and down 33rd Avenue in Atlantic Beach Saturday afternoon during the second full day of the annual Atlantic Beach Bikefest.
Overall attendance seemed up on Saturday, according to town officials, partly because of a more diverse offering in vendors, including national entertainment companies setting up a venue at the horseshoe off Ocean Boulevard at the end of 30th Avenue South.
A storm warning for the coastal Carolinas and a new set of ordinances inside Atlantic Beach didn't prevent the increase in attendance, and town officials said there had been a minimal number of incidents or violations.
The attendance for the Memorial Day weekend Bikefest took a hit because of the noise, mandatory helmet and other ordinances enacted in Myrtle Beach in 2008. Many of the riders at the Atlantic Beach Bikefest said they're avoiding Myrtle Beach, and concentrating their riding and festivities on the north end of U.S. 17. –Sun News
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