When The Beach Fell Into The Sea, North Stradbroke Island, Australia
A section of beach that fell into the sea on North Stradbroke Island is starting to reappear.The “rapid beach erosion event” swallowed up an estimated 100m section of the beach.
Earth’s Riverine Bloodstream
In a sense, rivers are like airport terminals connecting air, mountains, rocks, plants, soil, and the ocean. And like travelers in airports, the materials transported by rivers can tell stories of where they’ve been, what’s happened to them, and where they’re going.
Coastal Erosion is Washing Away Our Archaeological Footprint, LA
As Louisiana coastline is lost through the combined processes of erosion and subsidence, archaeological sites that were once situated on land erode-away with it and end up submerged, damaged or destroyed fully.
Video: The Moment an Earthquake Destroys One of the World’s Most Beautiful Beaches
The moment that one of the world’s most beautiful beaches was destroyed this week was caught on camera. An earthquake, which was marked as 6.1 ‘strong’ on the Richter Scale, brought surrounding cliffs down onto the Egremni Beach in Lefkada, Greece.
New Rules to Ease Sandbag Restrictions, NC
Proposed new rules will make it easier for beachfront land owners to build sandbag walls and leave them in place for longer periods. Members of the state panel directed by the N.C. General Assembly to create the rules expressed fears that the new, looser restrictions could result in hardened beaches along the entire N.C. coast.
Coastal Construction: How Britain’s Shoreline Changed in 50 Years
Built-up areas have increased by more than 40% along Britain’s coast over five decades,but conservationists have saved almost all seaside landscapes identified as “pristine” 50 years ago, a survey has found.
Rising Seas Ruining Lives in Togo
Togo’s former capital city, Aneho, and dozens of surrounding villages, along with the main road that links the west African country to Benin, are likely to disappear from the map by 2038, if nothing is done to reverse the erosion that is currently eating away between six and 10 meters of coastal land each year.
When Martinique Looses Its Most Beautiful Beaches, FWI
Staggering! This is how was deemed the rate of coastal erosion affecting some of the most popular southern beaches of Martinique island, specifically in Sainte Anne area, at Les Salines Beach.
France’s Vanishing Beaches, In Pictures
18 images and aerial views show beaches and sand dunes erosion along the Atlantic Ocean coast in southwestern France.