Dredging Plan Ignites New Sand Skirmish
The latest skirmish in the ongoing Sand Wars is being waged on unfamiliar terrain and pits a new opponent against an unusual alliance of adversaries.
Coastal Erosion Sparks ‘Sand Wars’ In New England
It’s the time of year our neighbors who live near the ocean fear the most. It’s the winter when storms pound our coast and steal tons of sand from our beaches. And the bigger problem is that available beach sand is becoming hard to find.
Sand Moved To Cover Waikiki Beach Erosion Swept Away, Video
Just a day after crews tackled an erosion problem at Kuhio Beach in Waikiki, half of the sand they brought in was washed away, according to city officials.
Gilgo Beach Dune Erosion Filled With Sand
Construction workers using heavy machinery filled a football-field sized hole the Atlantic Ocean eroded from a recently built man-made dune in Gilgo Beach over the weekend, threatening Ocean Parkway.
Sand Shortage Leaves South Florida Beaches Vulnerable to Erosion
Some of South Florida’s most popular beaches will be particularly vulnerable to erosion and major damage if the state experiences a series of hurricanes, as it did in 2004 and 2005, because officials have run out of an important material: sand.
Which Way for Goleta Beach?
Save Sand? Protect Lawn? Inside the debate over the future of a southern california popular coastal park and ongoing battle with beach erosion.
Southern California Beaches Are Starving. Do We Nourish Them Enough?
The natural processes that bring sand to most beaches in Southern California have been disrupted by development and other human activities.
Sand Mined From Pakiri Beach is Irreplaceable, New Zealand
Auckland City’s recreation committee chairman, says a $5 million beach rebuilding plan is gathering momentum. Where, however, does he hope to source the sand for the next eight Auckland beaches requiring replenishment?
Waikiki Beach Eroding Less Than A Year After $2.2M Sand Restoration
A section of Hawaii’s famed Waikiki Beach is starting to erode, less than a year after the completion of a $2.2 million project to replenish the sand on about 1,730 feet of shoreline that had been suffering from chronic erosion.