Beachfront reinforcing attempts with large sand bags, North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii. Photo source: ©© Davidd
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Sea-level rise is a significant factor in the major shoreline change underway in Hawaii, where 52 to 72 percent of beaches on the chain of islands have eroded over the past century, a recent study has found.
The more than 7 million tourists who flock to Hawaii’s beaches each year are part of an array of contributors to erosion. In addition to the influx of visitors, developments along the coasts continue to provoke shoreline change…
Sea-Level Rise Drives Shoreline Retreat in Hawaii, Science Daily
Sea-level rise has been isolated as a principal cause of coastal erosion in Hawaii…
Living on the shores of Hawaii: natural hazards, the environment, and our communities
A book by Chip Fletcher; Robynne Boyd, William J. Neal and Virginia Tice.
We Need to Retreat From the Beach, Op Ed by Orrin H. Pilkey.
As ocean waters warm, the Northeast is likely to face more Sandy-like storms. And as sea levels continue to rise, the surges of these future storms will be higher and even more deadly. We can’t stop these powerful storms. But we can reduce the deaths and damage they cause…
