Kingscliff Battles Beach Erosion, Australia

Coastal erosion. Photograph: © SAF — Coastal Care
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Two months ago, photographer Tania Phillips stood where the Cudgen Creek meets the Pacific Ocean at Kingscliff on the far north coast and noticed that the beach was washing away.
Kingscliff …
Jamaica’s Beaches in peril

Negril, Westmoreland, Jamaica. Captions and Photo source: ©© Jannes Pockele
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For centuries, Negril, a seven-mile stretch of white sand beach on the western tip of Jamaica, was cut off from the rest of the island by bad roads and …
The battle for the beaches of Cancun

Cancun beach erosion. Photo source: ©© John M
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A beach holiday without a beach: a concept even the most shamefaced travel brochure would have difficulty selling. But it’s one that Cancun’s tourist industry is currently battling with.
The beaches …
A 500 million euros Plan to strengthen levees in France

Seawall, Courseulles-sur-mer, Basse Normandie. Photo source: ©© Olivier Engel
Un plan de 500 millions d’euros pour consolider les digues en France.
By Bertrand d’Armagnac, Le Monde.
Quatre mois et demi après la catastrophe provoquée par la tempête Xynthia en Vendée …
THESEUS:Innovative technologies for safer European coasts in a changing climate

Un programme pour mieux protéger les zones côtières
By Pauline Fréour, Le Figaro
Les énormes vagues qui ont frappé la Côte d’Azur soulignent une fois de plus les dangers encourus sur certains littoraux. Le programme européen Theseus doit aider à …
La Faute-sur-Mer and l’Aiguillon-sur-Mer beaches, Vendée, France; By Claire Le Guern
The Memory of Risks
By Claire Le Guern
The very last day of February 2010.
It is 4:00 am. Howling winds, whipping rains, infuriated seas, and eight meter high (26 feet) crashing waves, are muffling the desperate cries for help…4:00 …
Chile Was Prepared for the Quake but Not the Tsunami

By Tim Padgett
In Chile’s second largest city, ConcepciÓn, the army has issued a “silence” order on some urban blocks so rescue workers can hear the possible tapping of survivors under the rubble of the massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that hit …
European Bad Beach Management

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…Rebuilding Communities in Flood Prone Coastal Zones

Destruction from Hurricane Ike. Photo: Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines
Hurricane Katrina destroyed communities in Louisiana. Ike leveled the Port Bolivar peninsula and parts of Galveston. But Galveston has been destroyed before. With the damage from hurricane Ike …