Erosion, Old Bar Beach, New South Wales, Australia. Old Bar is at the mouth of the Manning River, one of two “delta” rivers in the southern hemisphere, having more than one outlet to the ocean. Photo source: ©© Glenda 8
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The council decided to adopt a dual approach to coastal erosion, approving a both planned retreat and active erosion management in the Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) for the entire Greater Taree coastline to respond to current and possible future impacts of coastal erosion…
Read Full Article, Manning River Times
Offshore Reefs Project To Protect Old Bar’s Rapidly Eroding Coast
Stay or go? Some towns are eyeing retreat from sea, (06-02-2012)
Pounded by erosion, some communities hugging California’s shoreline are eyeing a retreat from the sea. There’s a growing acknowledgement that the sea is relentless and erosion will worsen with rising seas fueled by global warming. Up and down the California coast, some communities are deciding it’s not worth trying to wall off the encroaching ocean. Until recently, the thought of bowing to nature was almost unheard of…
We Need to Retreat From the Beach, An Op Ed by Orrin H. Pilkey.
