Sea Level Rise Adaptation Will Cost Over $1 Billion At A Marin County Beach – San Raphael Patch
A recent report stated the projects needed to protect a popular beach will cost an estimated $1.2 billion…
Ghana’s vanishing coast: Climate change is eroding historic site – France 24
In the Ghanaian city of Keta, a key part of the country’s history there is under threat from climate change. Fort Prinz en-stein, which was once a grim clog in the transatlantic slave trade, is now a shell of itself because of rising seas levels, relentless erosion and human neglect. Activists are now urging the government to act fast to preserve the UNESCO world heritage site…
Pacifica can keep its controversial seawalls, California agency says — for a limited time only – the San Francisco Chronicle
Pacifica can use new and existing seawalls to bolster parts of its shoreline for at least 20 years, the California Coastal Commission ruled Thursday — a decision that angered both opponents and supporters of using the walls to defend against storms and sea level rise. ..
English seaside town at risk of losing its beach reveals £11million restoration plans – the Sun
Plans are in place to save the Sussex coastline with some beaches at risk of disappearing…
Chronic beach loss, infrastructure risks loom as parts of Hawaii sink – the Garden Island
Fronting the Halekulani Hotel in Waikiki, a narrow concrete boardwalk stretches across what was once a sandy shoreline at Kawehewehe — one of four ancient Hawaiian healing sites in the area…over the past six years the beach adjacent to the walkway has lost approximately five feet of sand and the shoreline has receded about 30 feet…
Scientists predict a brutal hurricane season while Trump takes aim at NOAA’s budget – Grist
Extra-hot oceans could spawn monster storms. Researchers worry that cuts at the agency will interrupt the flow of data for forecasts…
Colombia’s Receding Coastline – Jacobin
In Colombia, coastal erosion caused by a combination of climate change and environmentally destructive industrial agriculture is displacing the country’s poorest citizens. But the scale of the disaster means that it has no easy solutions…
They lost their coastal Malibu homes to fire. But should they rebuild along a rising sea? – the Los Angeles Times
“I think we suffer from what I call a short disaster memory. We want to get in there and build and rebuild as fast as we can,” said Gary Griggs, a UC Santa Cruz oceanographer and coastal geologist who wrote “California Catastrophes: The Natural Disaster History of the Golden State.” But the impermanence of coastal construction ”is not something most people are interested in hearing about.”…
Coastal erosion threatens this ancient city — and others much closer to home – USC Today
USC research on the vanishing coastlines of Alexandria, Egypt, offers nature-based solutions for protecting coastal cities globally, including those in California….