Rancho Palos Verdes landslide is creating a new beach. ‘It’s unreal’ – the Los Angeles Times
There’s an entirely new coastline in Rancho Palos Verdes…
How Florida is Getting Back Its Pink | Interactive – the Washington Post
When Keith Ramos heard a small flock of American flamingos had landed last fall at the nature preserve he oversees off Florida’s Atlantic coast, he rushed to get a once-in-a-lifetime glimpse of the gangly pink birds in the wild…
Beach Nourishment: A Critical Look – Gary Griggs | Journal of Coastal Research
More than $15 billion, mostly federal dollars, have been spent moving sand to the shoreline for both recreational and shoreline protection benefits. Still, whether in New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Florida, or California, the life span of the sand added artificially to these beaches in many cases has been relatively short and in some instances has been less than a year…
The homeowner mutiny leaving Florida cities defenseless against hurricanes – Grist Magazine
The Army Corps of Engineers won’t restore eroded beaches in Pinellas County unless homeowners agree to one condition: public access…
Washed Away – AARP
As more older Americans move to the coasts, rising seas are wiping out their homes — and retirement dreams…
DeSantis signs bill scrubbing ‘climate change’ from Florida law – the Washington Times
Climate advocates said the bill is a bid for national attention from a Republican governor eager to use global warming as a culture war issue..
Add sand, lose sand, repeat. The climate conundrum for beaches – E&E News
Rebuilding beaches after hurricanes is costing U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars more than expected as the Army Corps of Engineers pumps mountains of sand onto storm-obliterated shorelines…
Hurricanes are intensifying more rapidly – and the most vulnerable communities are hit hardest – the Guardian
Hurricanes are more frequently escalating quickly, and the places they destroy may be those disadvantaged by racist housing policy…
Hurricane Idalia shows nature may provide the best shoreline protection – NPR
When Hurricane Idalia slammed into Florida’s Gulf Coast in August (2023), one of the hardest hit areas was Cedar Key. A nearly 7-foot storm surge battered the small fishing community…(NOAA) says Idalia caused an estimated $3.6 billion in damage…But on Cedar Key, when the water receded, scientists found some good news amid all the damage. Nature-based “living shoreline” projects built to protect roads, buildings and other structures were relatively undamaged…