Horton River Delta, Arctic Canada
Researchers from the University of British Columbia used multiple lines of evidence to estimate a time frame for when the Horton River abandoned its old channels and adopted a shortcut to the sea…
Constructing On A Peau De Chagrin: Cox’s Bazar Proliferating Beachside Resorts
Bangladesh is probably one of the last places in Asia people would expect to see a thriving beachside resort with luxury hotels…
Florida Beaches and Dunes Face Erosion Risk During TS Isaac
Seventy-eight percent of Florida’s west central coast and 23 percent of the Panhandle are very likely to face beach and dune erosion as Tropical Storm Isaac moves into the area early next week.
Weighing Best Ways to Fight Beach Erosion
Every summer, thousands of people flock to the coasts to hear the soothing sound of lapping waves. But Gerrard Stoddard has witnessed the destructive side of water’s perpetual motion against the shore.
Probe Launched Into Erosion at Elbow Beach
Areas on Elbow Beach, Bermuda Island, have been cordoned off with yellow tape due to a safety hazard caused by erosion.
Landslides: a global hazard 10 times worse than thought
The death toll from landslides across the world, is 10 times higher than generally estimated, with most fatalities occurring in South Asia, the Chinese coasts and Latin America, according to a British study.
Belo Monte Dam Construction Halted By Brazilian Court
Opponents of the world’s biggest new hydroelectric project, the Belo Monte dam in Brazil, notched up a rare victory this week, when a federal appeals court ordered construction to be suspended until indigenous groups are properly consulted about the project.
Underwater Ecosystem Inundated by Sediment Plume, Elwha River
Scuba-diver scientists from the U.S.G.S, with support teams from the U.S. EPA, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, and Washington Sea Grant, are returning to the mouth of Washington’s Elwha River this week to explore and catalogue the effect of released sediment on marine life following the nation’s largest dam removal effort.
Steelhead Spawning In The Elwha
The gray ghosts of the Elwha are back: wild steelhead, already spotted beyond the free flowing stretch of river that used to be Elwha Dam, for the first time in a century.