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.
Public Wave Energy Test Facility Begins Operation in Oregon
One of the first public wave energy testing systems in the United States began operation this week off the Oregon coast near Newport, and will allow private industry or academic researchers to test new technology that may help advance this promising form of sustainable energy.
Isaac drenches Haiti, Cuba, heads toward Florida
Tropical Storm Isaac pushed into Cuba on Saturday after sweeping across Haiti’s southern peninsula, where it caused flooding and at least three deaths, adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake. The latest track of Storm Isaac puts more than $36 billion in Gulf Coast residential property at risk of flooding from storm surges.