“Erosion in Rodanthe: The Fight to Protect the Outer Banks” – the Outer Banks Voice

Collection of debris south of collapsed house site 02-10-2022 (courtesy of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, public domain, via Flickr).

Dare County has released an in-depth and informative video titled, “Erosion in Rodanthe: The Fight to Protect the Outer Banks,” highlighting the serious erosion issues facing the Village of Rodanthe on Hatteras Island, where rapid erosion and significant shoreline loss has led to 11 oceanfront homes collapsing into the Atlantic Ocean since May 2020…

California regulators approve huge Ocean Beach seawall – San Francisco Chronicle

Ocean Beach in San Francisco, along the Great Highway. (by Sara Rosado, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, via Flickr).

On Thursday, California’s main coastal protection agency approved a $175 million climate-related project that will transform the southern portion of San Francisco’s Ocean Beach despite fierce opposition from some members of the public. A sticking point is a massive seawall that some surfers fear could make the beach disappear…