History Has Lessons for Post-Sandy America, by John R. Gillis
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Americans are finally beginning to ask themselves whether or not it might be advisable to build up to the edge of the sea. It is dawning on us that we are dealing with a human-made rather than natural disaster…
Big Bill for Levee Upkeep Comes to New Orleans
In the busy and under-staffed offices of New Orleans’ flood-control leaders, there’s an uneasy feeling about what lies ahead…
Hurricane Sandy Challenges Short-Term Thinking On Nation’s Coasts
America is an aggressively coastal nation. While accounting for just 13 percent of the nation’s total land mass, coastal counties, including those along the two oceans and the Great Lakes, are home to roughly half the U.S. population, the authors noted, and 60 percent of civilian income…
Istanbul at Night
A night view from the International Space Station, of the densely populated city of Istambul, one of the largest in Europe at 13.5 million inhabitants.
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…
Rhode Island’s Eroding Coast: A Serious Problem
Rhode Island’s coastline is in a natural and constant state of flux. The coastline is altered most during big storms such as hurricanes and nor’easters. High waves wash away or damage dunes that protect land further inland.
Shanghai: Most Vulnerable Major City to Flood Risk
Shanghai is the most vulnerable major city in the world to serious flooding, a study suggests.
Vast coastal erosion threatens Bali shorelines
Bali Regional administrations face the gigantic task of tackling the continuing erosion that threatens the island’s already damaged shorelines and coastal areas…
Jobs-short Spanish town to build on ‘paradise’ beach
A jobs-starved town in southern Spain has sparked uproar by agreeing on a scheme to build 350 homes and a batch of hotels with 1,400 rooms on unspoiled land along a “paradise” beach, by the Andalusian town of Tarifa. The indignation is also a symptom of the damage done to Spain’s coastline in decades of unrestrained construction.