Cancun’s Beaches: Vanishing Sand and Wasted Money
In a major restoration project last year, millions of cubic yards (meters) of sand were dredged from the sandy bottom of the Caribbean and pumped ashore in Cancun. The project created a seven-mile stretch of beach some 40 to 70 yards (meters) wide, at a cost of about $70 million. It is already washing away.
Waikiki Beach Replenishment
On the Waikiki shoreline, what’s here today will be gone tomorrow.
The battle for the beaches of Cancun
The science of why the beaches have eroded is not nearly as complex as the politics attached to their recovery.
Kashima Beach, Japan; By Andrew Cooper
Kashima, 80 km east of Tokyo, is one of Japan’s most important ports.