See Jersey Shore beach erosion damage from nor’easter
Officials in Jersey Shore towns up and down the coast woke up to a familiar sight early Tuesday after a nasty nor’easter churned up the coast: eroded beaches.
Shifting sands: Santa Cruz, scientists, Boardwalk fighting battle against erosion
Millions of people come to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk each year to body surf, enjoy the rides or simply soak up the California sun. But few of them notice the dramatic, relentless changes in the city’s coastline that are wreaking havoc on the beloved amusement park.
Scientific Partnership Aims to Help Shape Safer Coastal Communities
Coastal zone research projects will help managers protect developed areas’ beach dunes, which are vital to resilient communities, ecosystems and economies.
Pacifica Leaders Vote to Demolish Vacant Building Due to Coastal Erosion, CA
In a unanimous vote, the Pacifica City Council agreed to pay a demolition team nearly $219,000 to tear down a building threatened by the city’s crumbling coastline…
Us Warned: “Hands Off Our Beaches!”
The US is looking at Bahamian sand as a resource to shore-up Florida’s eroding coastline.
The Jersey Shore’s “ghost tracks”
They are called the “ghost tracks” of Cape May County beach. And until a couple of years ago, no one had seen them in about 80 years.
Sinkhole in Pacifica closes off path access to beach, California
Pacifica residents have found yet another sinkhole opening up in their city, this time forcing the closure of a beach entrance, according to a news report. The timing of this new sinkhole coincides with some of the biggest waves of the year.
Vietnam battles erosion of beaches – and of tourism
Walking along Cua Dai is like visiting a beach-restoration technology exhibition, with efforts ranging from stone seawalls to fiber-and-sand wave breakers.
Most UK coastal flooding caused by moderate, not extreme storms
Scientists have found that the majority of instances of coastal flooding around the United Kingdom in the last 100 years have been due to moderate storm events combined with high spring tides, rather than extreme storms.