Gulf Eats Away at Coast Outside Levee-Protected New Orleans
In the past century, more than 1,880 square miles of Louisiana land has turned into open water — an area nearly the size of Delaware. And the loss continues unabated, with an estimated 17 square miles disappearing on average each year.
Shores Are Final Frontier for Archaeology Project
Archaeologists want to enlist the help of the public as they attempt to tackle what they describe as the “final frontier”: England’s coastline.
Engineering away our natural defenses: An analysis of shoreline hardening in the US
Rapid coastal population growth and development are primary drivers of marine habitat degradation. Although shoreline hardening, a byproduct of development, can accelerate erosion and loss of beaches and tidal wetlands, it is a common practice globally. 22,842 km of continental U.S. shoreline, 14% of the total, has been hardened.
Undamming Rivers: A Chance For New Clean Energy Source
Hydroelectric power is often touted as clean energy, but this claim is true only in the narrow sense of not causing air pollution. In many places, such as the U.S. East Coast, hydroelectric dams have damaged the ecological integrity of nearly every major river…
Beach Erosion Troubles in Sarasota, Fl
For as long as Roger Barrow can remember, the sand along Lido Key has been on the move.
African Ports Scramble for Land to Expand as Demand Rises
With competition for space is intensifying around Africa’s coastal cities as urbanization gains momentum, ports are using dredged material and reclaiming land to expand container terminal capacity.
Predicting the Shape of River Deltas
New method may help engineers determine coastal impact of dams and levees.
On an Unspoiled Caribbean Isle, Grand Plans for Big Tourist Port
The Caribbean’s largest uninhabited island is under siege. East Caicos is a tropical jewel, the largest uninhabitated island in the Caribbean and home to rare birds and pristine turtle-nesting beaches. But plans for a giant port for cruise and cargo ships could change it forever.
Coastal Erosion Eats Away at Mokau, New Zealand
At one pristine coastal spot in the Waikato, less than $100,000 can buy you a tidy, three-bedroom bach. The catch is, the sea may steal the land underneath it at some point in the future.