NC coast. Crews digging a trench to connect sandbgs in Uncle Jimmys Landing, North Carolina, US, using an HTC6435LVW. Photo source: ©© NCDOTcommunications
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Hurricane Sandy pummeled the beaches of the Northeast, stripping away sand and dunes, and ploughing through seawalls. Can beaches be rebuilt to face fiercer storms and rising seas? And is there even enough sand to do it? Ira Flatow and guests discuss engineering the nation’s coasts for “the new normal.”…
Produced by Christopher Intagliata, Associate Senior Producer.
An Interview on Science Friday
Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill Fails to Face Coastal Realities, By Rob Young
As part of the sorely-needed aid package to help victims of Hurricane Sandy, Congress is also considering spending billions on ill-advised and environmentally damaging beach and coastal rebuilding projects that ignore the looming threats of rising seas and intensifying storms.
We Need to Retreat From the Beach, By Orrin Pilkey
As ocean waters warm, the Northeast is likely to face more Sandy-like storms. And as sea levels continue to rise, the surges of these future storms will be higher and even more deadly. We can’t stop these powerful storms. But we can reduce the deaths and damage they cause…
Sand hauling for dune construction is complete. Minor grading on the top of the dune remains. Shaping shoulders and equipment demobilization will be completed on or by Fri Jan 25, 2013. Captions and Photo source: ©© NCDOTcommunications
