Despite Rising Seas and Bigger Storms, Florida’s Land Rush Endures
A Gulf Coast of Florida community. Captions and Photograph courtesy of:© Orrin H. Pilkey and J. Andrew G. Cooper
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Florida was built on the seductive delusion that a swamp is a fine place for paradise.
Only, now there …
Six square kilometers of Istanbul’s land reclaimed from the sea
The Bosphorus, Istanbul. Photo source: ©© John Walker
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Six square kilometers of land have been gained from Istanbul coasts and opened for urban use by filling up the sea. With the acceleration of such infrastructure work at the start …
India: Govt plans to ease coastal rules, allow land reclamation for commercial use
Puducherry, India. Photo source: ©© Deep Hazarika
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Bringing in some significant changes in the way it governs its coasts, the government is moving to remove the ban on reclamation of land in coastal areas for commercial or entertainment purposes …
From forest to beach, North Carolina
Wild horse of the Outer Banks, North Carolina. This is one of the few places in the eastern United States where wild horses can still be seen. Captions: NPS Photo source: ©© Kinan Tait
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The Outer Banks is moving. …
From the mountains to the sea: Coastal geologist speaks his mind
Mantoloking, NJ. Aerial pictures of New Jersey’s coast, after superstorm Sandy devastated the area. Photo courtesy of: © Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines (PSDS) / WCU
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Coastal geologist Rob Young explains how the ocean is flooding coastal …
Green delight as Trump’s Irish wall plans withdrawn
Waves at Doonbeg (Doughmore) beach, Clare County, Ireland. Doonbeg Golf Course Hotel can be seen in the distance. Captions and Photo source: ©© Wikimedia
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Donald Trump’s plan to erect a huge sea wall at his Irish golf course has …
Lebanon: capital’s last public sand beach under threat?
Beirut, Lebanon. Photo source: ©© Matthias Kihr
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Lebanese activists and residents of Beirut are concerned that a multi-million dollar resort near the coast is in breach of their rights to a free sand beach – which is the coastal …
Whose job is it to save North Topsail Beach ?
Topsail beach erosion, North Carolina. Photo courtesy of: “Sand Wars” Award-Winning Filmmaker Denis Delestrac. ©2013
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The Atlantic Ocean is eroding parts of North Topsail Beach by about five feet per year. The town of 800 residents is running out …
Rising seas put brakes on developers’ march toward the ocean, SC
Sand bags and beach erosion at Isle of Palms, Charleston County, South Carolina. Photo source: ©© Kevin Oliver
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Following years of debate, South Carolina took steps Wednesday to stop developers from building high-rise hotels, condominium buildings and other major …