Palm Beach Mid-Town latest $17.6 million beach-renourishment project, January 2015, Palm beach County, Florida. Image source: Youtube
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A strong storm brewing in the Atlantic Ocean is causing strong rip currents along the Treasure Coast, with the risk of erosion along the shoreline.
The Treasure Coast is expected to see strong storm surges pushing water toward the coastline…
Read Full Article and View News Video, WPTV
Beach Erosion A Concern In Palm Beach, CBS 12 News Video
One of the biggest concerns in the town of Palm beach has been beach erosion…
Palm Beach Mid-Town Dredge Project, A Youtube Video (02-04-2015)
“Beach nourishment projects like this have become commonplace along the US East and Gulf Coasts. These projects have immediate environmental impacts through burial of nearshore habitat and increased turbidity during project placement.The cumulative environmental impacts of doing this repeatedly on the same beach while conducting projects from Maine to Texas is unknown. But, we should be concerned. ” —Robert S. Young, PhD, Director, Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, Professor, Coastal Geology, Western Carolina University
Palm Beach Midtown Beach nourishment one-third complete, Palm Beach Daily News (02-27-2015)
Beach Renourishment Project That’s Killed Sea Turtles May Have Used Wrong Sand, Broward Palm Beach New Times (04-28-2015)
South Floridians have for years grappled with the issue of beach erosion. Condos continue to go up despite wave action that carries sand away. Residents want wide, sandy beaches — and so do turtles, who need it to nest. Almost every city in South Florida has at some point resorted to having sand from afar brought in to artificially replenish the beaches…
Disturbance off Florida’s Atlantic coast could become a named storm, forecasters say, Tampa Bay Times
A little less than a month before hurricane season officially commences, a storm system off the Atlantic coast of Florida could become a tropical cyclone by week’s end, according to forecasters…
