Singapore is struggling to find the sand it needs for its gigantic land reclamation and construction projects.
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An engineering professor has figured out why oil remains trapped along miles of gravel beaches more than 20 years after the Exxon Valdez tanker disaster in Prince William Sound.
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The negative impact of groins on downdrift shorelines is well understood.
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Kurnell Peninsula is in danger of becoming an island.
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Coastal erosion has wiped out dozens of homes and left nearly 200 inhabitants homeless in Buchanan. Most of the erosion is caused by unregulated sand mining.
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You may have to kiss that summer trip to the beach goodbye later this century, thanks to rising sea levels and more intense tropical storms, scientists predict.
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Getting it on your skin is not going to be very dangerous. Just watch what you swallow.
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Miami Beach leaders are eyeing sand from foreign sources such as the Bahamas, as the domestic supply runs dry.
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New maps developed by investigating the relationship between human population and natural resources shows where people will most likely settle through 2025.
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