Rising Seas To Have Uneven Consequences For California Beach Towns

Coastal erosion, South California. Photograph: © SAF
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Rising sea levels projected over the next century could trigger uneven economic gains and losses for towns along the California coast, according to a new study.
Using a series of models to …
Artists and Scientists to Study L’Île de la Passion

Clipperton Island or, Île de la Passion, is an uninhabited nine-square-kilometre coral atoll in the eastern Pacific Ocean, southwest of Mexico and west of Central America. It is an overseas possession of France under direct authority of the Minister …
Isles Bay Beach, Montserrat; Katie Peek & Robert Young

By Katie Peek and Rob Young, Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines / Western Carolina University
Isles Bay Beach is a small, embayed beach located on the western side of the Caribbean Island of Montserrat. This mountainous island is …
Byron Bay, Australia; By Hubert Cecil

“Watego’s Bay, Late Afternoon.’ Nikon D700 February 2011.”
Byron Bay is a beachside town located in the far-northeastern corner of the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 772 kilometres (480 mi) north of …