Florida International University
MIAMI, FL - APRIL 12: Research scientists Jimmy Fu draws diagrams of structures as he does research at the Wall of Wind, at the Florida International University engineering center, the nation’s only university research facility that is capable of simulating a Category 5 hurricane with wind-driven rain on April 12, 2013 in Miami, Florida. The Wall of Wind is used to help test the hurricane resiliency of everything from private homes to warehouses to light poles. The Tropical Meteorology Research Project at CSU announced they feel this years hurricane forecast will produce 18 named storms.
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NY's Main Beach tops annual survey of best beaches
edition of the country's Top 10 best beaches. The list comes from Stephen P. Leatherman, a coastal expert at Florida International University in Miami who goes by the nickname Dr. Beach.He says Main Beach does not appear to have suffered much damage from Superstorm Read more »
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Florida's beaches make the cut as some of the best in the U.S.
is living up to its reputation this year with three different beaches scoring high. Dr. Leatherman is a professor at Florida International University. His report is based on 50 criteria each year that includes sand softness, rip currents, pollution, lifeguards 4:44 PM from Local10 Miami Read more »
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Hamptons beach tops best pick list
of Top 10 Beaches produced annually by coastal expert Stephen P. Leatherman, also known as "Dr. Beach," director of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal Research. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, file) FILE - This Aug. 20, 2012 file photo shows 5/24/13 from Albany Times-Union Read more »
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Top 10 Beaches of 2013
year Professor Stephen P. Leatherman of Florida International University ranks America's 10 best beaches based on a list of 50 criteria. This year's top pick? Main Beach in East Hampton, N.Y., gets the nod. Three of the best, according to the good doctor, from TLC Read more »
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Three Florida Beaches Make Dr. Beach's 2013 Top Ten List
in this year's list of the best beaches in the country, with three Florida seaside spots in the top ten in 2013 . Florida International University coastal research professor Steve Leatherman - AKA Dr. Beach - released his annual list Friday with Florida well from NBC Miami Read more »
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Coconut Grove Playhouse Going For That Crack Den Aesthetic
Grove Playhouse last year, the storied structure has been left to rot. And until the state closes a deal with Florida International University, Miami-Dade County, and Gablestage to open a new theater on the site, it will likely remain an eyesore, according from Miami New Times Read more »
