Coastal erosion, Oahu, Hawaii. “Sandbagging is pretty much an exercise in futility. The only benefit is psychological, the feeling of doing something…” Captions and Photo source: ©© Davidd
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For most of Hawaii, the winter means big swells and excellent surfing. But for one neighborhood, the recent waves caught more than just surfers…
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Scientists Urge Shoreline Retreat From Hawaii’s Eroding Beaches, EE News, (Uploaded 09-28-2013)
Sea-level rise is a significant factor in the major shoreline change underway in Hawaii, where 52 to 72 percent of beaches on the chain of islands have eroded over the past century…
Attempts To Deal With Erosion at Kailua Beach, Hawaii, KHON2 (Uploaded 08-28-2013)
Beaches are part of what makes Hawaii paradise. But due to erosion, people on this island are slowly losing some of Oahu greatest assets…
Surf Hampers Attempt To Stop Oahu Beach Erosion, Seattle Pi (Uploaded 10-24-2013)
Large waves pushed sand onto Oahu’s Sunset Beach on Sunday and Monday, but the temporary break from erosion brought little relief to residents living perilously close to the edge of a 20-foot cliff inching closer to their homes.
Sea-Level Rise Drives Shoreline Retreat in Hawaii, Science Daily (Uploaded 09-04-2013)
Sea-level rise has been isolated as a principal cause of coastal erosion in Hawaii.
