Readers’ view: natural vegetation helps limit beach erosion
There is little doubt that removal of natural vegetation leads to increased soil erosion and this is particularly true when beach vegetation is removed.
Councils link up in effort to turn tide on coastal erosion in Northern Ireland
Coastal councils are combining to combat the problem of Northern Ireland’s shrinking shoreline. Stunning new photographs and drone footage, taken almost a year apart, show the huge storm damage and erosion caused at Lagg beach in Inishowen, Co Donegal.
El Niño Accelerating Bay Area Beach Erosion, CA
Each El Niño system that moves through the Bay Area represents an uncertain future for some people living along the coast in Pacifica, where residents say they’ve noticed a huge difference in the shoreline this winter. Typical erosion rates could double during an active El Niño year, coastal experts warn.
Fairhope continues to fight beach erosion, AL
After a major beach replenishment effort in 2014, the city of Fairhope continues to fight erosion problems. The beach near the Pier Street boat ramp is losing about 10 percent of its sand each year. For the second year in a row, tons of sand have been lost at the public beach south of Pier Street. It’s an ongoing battle with Mother Nature.
Beach erosion making St Clair too dangerous, New Zealand
Dunedin surfers and lifeguards are calling for urgent council action to save St Clair beach. The call comes as the city prepares to host the National Surf Championships next week. Beach erosion has been a problem at St Clair for more than a century, as waves hitting the sea wall bounce off with more energy than those washing back from a regular beach.
Coastal erosion needs our attention
65 acres of Massachusetts coastline is carried away every year by raging storms and rising seas. That’s not a problem unless we build a house on the beach. Today, 40 percent of the commonwealth’s 1,500-mile shoreline is residentially occupied.
Coastal erosion washes away beaches, threatens tourism in Senegal
The problem for tourism in Senegal, is not high prices or mismanagement, but coastal erosion that is blighting the West African country’s coast. The Atlantic has washed away beaches, forcing hotels to make drastic choices.
Carlsbad asks for emergency repairs to Highway 101, California
Astronomical high tides have washed away large sections of the beach and eroded chunks from the shoulder of Carlsbad Boulevard, also known has Highway 101.
Sand Berm May Not Be Enough to Protect Goleta Beach from Winter El Niño Storms
Santa Barbara County Parks Department staff walked the shoreline at Goleta Beach Park earlier this week to find that much of the work crews had done – a 2,400-foot sand berm – to protect the beach from coming El Niño storms had been washed away with high tides over the weekend.