Engineers Warn East Coast Storms Point to Future Flooding, Erosion risks, Push for Town Planning Changes
Recent catastrophic flood events in New South Wales should sound warnings for communities across the country, water engineers say.
A 50-year Sand Replenishment Project, Encinitas and Solana Beaches, CA
For the price of the plan, the cities could have looked at buying bluff-top properties to allow for “managed retreat.” That way, the bluffs could naturally erode, putting sand back on the beaches.
County Declares Six Houses on Buxton Beach Unsafe, NC
A Dare County building inspector has put up “unsafe structure” notices on six oceanfront houses north of this town on Hatteras Island, NC. Most of the recent erosion seems to be in an area where owners had placed sandbags in front of the houses.
This Sinking Isle: The Homeowners Battling Coastal Erosion
As sea levels rise, thousands of people on the coast of Britain have been forced to move inland.
Antigua Draws a Line in the Vanishing Sand
Jabberwock beach, located on the northeastern coast of Antigua, features a mile-long white sand beach and is a favourite with locals and visitors alike. But residents who frequent the area for exercise and other recreational activities, are worried that the beach is quickly disappearing.
Letter: Beach Erosion Lesson
The Kiawah Island developers who want legislators to change a proposed state law so that they can build on accreted beach should look at the east end of Folly Island to see the absurdity of their desire.
Cyclones, Human Interference Among Reasons for Beach Erosion
Andhra Pradesh government has said that extreme events like cyclones, tsunami, sand scarcity, sea level rise and human interventions are some of the reasons for shoreline erosion, in this state located on India’s southeastern coast.
Coastal Erosion and its Impacts, Plum Island, MA
Most observers of the Atlantic’s behavior toward Plum Island would suggest that Massachusetts stakeholders might make some changes in the way state regulations deal with erosion, storm damage and river dredging.
Puerto Rico Takes Steps Against Erosion to Save 32 of its Beaches
Puerto Rico is preparing measures to halt the erosion that is seriously diminishing at least 32 of its beaches.