Should this house be saved? Oregon beach home just 8 feet away from slipping into ocean
A Pacific Northwest oceanfront vacation home located on Rockaway Beach, Oregon, now sits just 8 feet from the edge of the dune. One thing could save it – setting riprap at the base of the bluff – but virtually every one of its neighbors, the city, the state and conservationists all oppose piling up a wall of boulders to deflect the waves.
Seagrass a crucial weapon against coastal erosion
Seagrass beds help prevent coastal erosion in a number of ways, including by stabilising sediment in the ocean.
Parts of Philippines may submerge due to global warming
More than 167,000 hectares of coastland – about 0.6% of the country’s total area – are projected to go underwater in the Philippines, especially in low-lying island communities.
Collaroy Beach loses 50 metres after Australia storm
Sydney’s Collaroy Beach has narrowed by up to 50m following a massive storm that hit Australia’s east coast.
Access eroding to embattled Kiawah spit, study says
The narrow neck to Captain Sam’s Spit is disappearing, survey work has indicated. The dunes there aren’t tall enough to withstand a tropical cyclone of any real strength. The findings could put a big hole in Kiawah Partners’ contention before regulators that the beach there is growing, and a road to its proposed development should be permitted.
The First Official Climate Refugees in the U.S. Race Against Time
A Native American tribe struggles to hold on to their culture in a Louisiana bayou while their land slips into the Gulf of Mexico.
Beaches shrinking as Lake Michigan rises to near-record level
Rising water levels in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, have contributed to significant erosion that has threatened local beaches and may damage other shoreline properties as forecasts anticipate this pattern to continue through the summer.
Where’s all the sand in La Jolla? CA
La Jolla beaches in Southern California, present an erosion level that has surprised residents and visitors this spring.
Erosion forces closure of popular Cap Ferret beach, France
Part of a popular Gironde beach, on the southwestern coast of France, is to remain closed for the forseeable future, after it was declared too dangerous for the public to access.