Shoot the Messenger: Carolina’s Costly Mistake on Sea Level Rise
The North Carolina Senate has approved legislation that would prohibit the state from considering projected sea level increases in its coastal management strategy. But a scientist involved in the debate argues that ignoring these projections will wind up costing North Carolina — and the rest of the U.S. —far more.
Gulf Coast Vulnerable to Extreme Erosion in Category 1 Hurricanes
Seventy percent of the Gulf of Mexico shoreline is vulnerable to extreme erosion during even the weakest hurricanes, according to a new report by the U.S. Geological Survey released just prior to the start of the 2012 hurricane season.
Lost Villages, Pictures by Neil A White
The Holderness coastline, UK, eroding faster than anywhere else in Europe, is a bleak landscape of shrinking villages and abandoned buildings.
Stay or go? Some towns are eyeing retreat from sea
Pounded by erosion, some communities hugging California’s shoreline are eyeing a retreat from the sea. There’s a growing acknowledgement that the sea is relentless and erosion will worsen with rising seas fueled by global warming. Up and down the California coast, some communities are deciding it’s not worth trying to wall off the encroaching ocean. Until recently, the thought of bowing to nature was almost unheard of.
Homeowners allowed to grow size of temporary retaining walls
Owners of condominiums threatened by erosion in North Topsail Beach are going bigger to protect their property from the encroaching Atlantic Ocean.
Hawaii’s Beaches Are in Retreat, and Its Way of Life May Follow
Little by little, Hawaii’s iconic beaches are disappearing…
Another Dam Project Approved for Patagonia
An environmental review commission Tuesday approved construction of another hydroelectric project in Chile’s remote and pristine Patagonia region…
70 Percent of Beaches Eroding On Hawaiian Islands Kauai, Oahu, and Maui
An assessment of coastal change over the past century has found 70 percent of beaches on the islands of Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, and Maui are undergoing long-term erosion, according to a U.S. Geological Survey and University of Hawaiʻi report just released.
Ocean Beach Erosion: New Plan Crafted
The silver tide that surges through Ocean Beach from dawn to dusk is a surfer’s delight. For San Francisco, however, it is an unrelenting test of nature.