"Surfside’s postcard beach is experiencing a disappearing act amid hurricanes. rising sea levels – and a worldwide sand shortage"

"The sun is out, as usual, in the town of Surfside. Less than 10 miles north of Miami’s world-famous South Beach, just a square mile in size with a population near 6,000, it’s a typically prosperous American seaside community.

Kite surfers zip along the azure waves as locals in flip-flops walk their toy-size dogs – just another south Florida day.

The “snowbirds” from up north will soon fly in for the winter. Surfside’s mayor, Daniel Dietch, arrives at the town hall, kicking up his Sector 9 skateboard. A 50-year-old husband and father of two, his day job is in environmental consultancy. “There are few things better to start the day than a jog on the beach, watch the sunrise and let the ocean breeze envelop you,” he said."

Maria Bakkalapulo reports for the Guardian October 25, 2019. [2]