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#115 - Kim McCoy on WAVES AND BEACHES

The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals
The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals
Episode • Mar 16, 2021 • 1h 9m

Oceanographer and adventurer Kim McCoy chats with Trey Elling about the 3rd edition of WAVES AND BEACHES: THE POWERFUL DYNAMICS OF SEA AND COAST, including: the moon's effect on the Earth's tides, what happens when a wave breaks near the shore, Kim's own adventures on a glacier, island, and surfing, the perpetual transfer of sand to and from beaches, climate change's impact on oceans and shorelines, and more.