France’s Vanishing Beaches, In Pictures
18 images and aerial views show beaches and sand dunes erosion along the Atlantic Ocean coast in southwestern France.
When Dams Come Down, Salmon and Sand Can Prosper
Studies of dam-removal projects show that migratory species like salmon respond quickly to improved conditions once a dam is removed. But the removal of a dam is demonstrating that there can be another beneficiary: the beach.
Officials Scramble for Funding to Replenish Storm-Damaged Beaches, SC
The trifecta in recent weeks of storm surge from Hurricane Joaquin, king tides, and nearly 2 feet of record rainfall, contributed to the loss of nearly 80 percent of the sand that replenished North Myrtle Beaches during the last $11 million-renourishment project in 2008.
See the Damage Done to Your Beach by Last Week’s Nor’Easter- Photos
Last weekend’s prolonged nor’easter didn’t spare many of New Jersey’s beaches, but the storm saved its heaviest damage for the more vulnerable areas, where the beaches, already thin ribbons of sand, virtually disappeared. Aerial photos of 100 miles of coastline.
Australia: South Coast Beach Erosion Worse Than Predicted
Researchers say coastal erosion is likely to be more extreme in future because of El Nino and La Nina influences.
Giant Sinkhole Swallows Up Australian Shoreline
A gigantic sinkhole, about 100 meters by 100 meters, erodes part of a camp site on a beach in Australia, plunging tents and cars into the water. Officials urged people to stay away because the sinkhole could expand as ocean currents impacted on the existing sinkhole.
Does Beach Erosion Affect Oceanfront Property Prices?
Do people tend to ignore looming problems until the wolf – or in this case, the ocean – is just outside the door? That may be the case, at least when it comes to certain pricey beach-front property.
Erosion Creates Six-Foot ‘Cliff’ Along Kailua Beach, Hawaii
Big waves have battered the shoreline along one of Oahu’s most popular beaches. A sheer drop, about six feet down, is what visitors are encountering when trying to get down to some sections of Kailua Beach.
Dorset Cliff Collapses On To Beach, Video
A cliff in Dorset crumbles in dramatic fashion on to the beach below. Fisherman Sam Haskins, 24, caught the moment on camera, near Westcliff in Portland, Dorset, UK.