Luis Pinto
Founder & Executive Manager at SurferToday.com
Articles
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5 days ago |
surfertoday.com | Luis Pinto
If you're mostly an urban surfer, how do you know you're riding waves in safe, unpolluted waters? Are there any indications that you could be putting your health and life at stake? More and more surfers worldwide report sickness episodes after being in contact with near-urban areas and industrial sites. The Blue Water Task Force (BWTF) is a volunteer water quality monitoring program run by the Surfrider Foundation.
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5 days ago |
brasil247.com | Luis Pinto
Era eu um entusiasmado repórter no fim do século XX. De repente, a animação e a curiosidade desapareciam. Ao saber que a pauta do dia era econômica, batia a insegurança e logo o suor me escorria em grossas gotas. É verdade que quando o tema era mais popular, tipo comida na mesa, a gente se virava. Por exemplo, como o “mofo-branco”, doença que arrasava as lavouras de feijão do interior paulista, já começava a prejudicar a merenda escolar no Vietnã.
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6 days ago |
surfertoday.com | Luis Pinto
Imagine Marines rolling through hallways on skateboards. It sounds bizarre, but it was actually very real. In March 1999, during Operation Urban Warrior, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) really did test combat skateboards inside buildings to sniff out tripwires and draw sniper fire.
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1 week ago |
surfertoday.com | Luis Pinto
The ocean is immensely powerful, not only for what takes place at and above the surface of the water, but also for its underwater forces. If you've ever gone scuba diving, you've probably felt your ears pop. That's basically your body adjusting to pressure. But that's just the start. The world's oceans work like a rich, tasty birthday cake, with each layer bringing more pressure, but also less light and other surprising characteristics.
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1 week ago |
surfertoday.com | Luis Pinto
Clyde Aikau passed away peacefully at his Waimanalo home in Oahu, Hawaii, on Saturday, surrounded by his family. He was 75. Born in Kahului, Maui, on October 24, 1949, Clyde was the youngest of six children of Solomon "Pops" and Henrietta Aikau. His siblings, in order, were Fred, Myra, Eddie, Gerald, and Solomon III. The Aikau family moved to Oahu in 1959, planting new roots on the North Shore.
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