The New York Times has about 4,000 words today about the state of our eroding beaches. Residence in Florida, Long Island, even Santa Barbara will be affected by this residual effect of global warming. (Paging Al Gore.)

And while we really do think the Times did a fantastic job of hitting on all the major points of this travesty, there is definitely one group of people they've left out. And those are the bloggers who have devoted the next years of their lives to covering what's happening at the beach.

Oh, and they left out Fabian Basabe, too. What is he without the Hamptons?

Next Victim of Warming: The Beaches [Cornelia Dean, New York Times]