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• How Surfing Works
• How Rip Currents Work
• How Shark Attacks Work
• How Barrier Islands Work
• How Street Gangs Work
• How do they measure sea level?
• Why are the waves on the U.S. West Coast larger than the waves on the East Coast?

More Great Links

• Surfing Magazine
• Surfline.com
• Surfer Magazine

Sources

• "Bra Boy surfer Koby Abberton jailed in Hawaii again." Allnewsweb.com. July 12, 2008.
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• "Localism at Jordon River BC." CoastalBC.com. November 2007.
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• "Malibu surfer gang not an isolated incident." VC Reporter. July 3, 2008.
  http://www.vcreporter.com/cms/story/detail/malibu_surfer_gang_not_an_isolated_incident/6105/
• "Rival surf gangs fight for the waves." The First Post. March 12, 2009.
  http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/2726,features,rival-surf-gangs-fight-for-the-waves
• Abrahamson, Alan. "Surf Wars." Los Angeles Times. July 21, 1997.
  http://articles.latimes.com/p/1997/jul/21/local/me-15241
• Fontaine, Evan. "Violence in San Diego Lineup." Surfline. Oct. 16, 2008.
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• Friedman, Emily. "Wave Wars: Surfing's Violent Subculture." ABC News. June 26, 2008.
  http://a.abcnews.com/Sports/story?id=5246486&page=1
• Higgins, Matt. "Rough Waves, Tougher Beaches." The New York Times. Jan. 22, 2009.
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• Lacey, Mark. "Surf's Up, and So Is the Crime Rate on Baja's Beaches." The New York Times. Dec. 25, 2007.
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