CoastLine: Are Terminal Groins Key to the Expensive Problem of Shoreline Management?
Terminal groins are hardened structures designed to control the movement of sand and (attempt to) slow erosion on beaches.
Egypt Unveils Plan to Build New Capital City East of Cairo
Egyptian leaders uncovered plans for a new capital city east of Cairo to ease congestion and overpopulation in the next 40 years. The exact location has yet to be determined, but developers and city leaders said it will be between the Suez and the Ain Sokhna roads and close to the Red Sea.
Beach wonders: Will Offshore Drilling Affect Tourism?
The city of Virginia Beach officially supports exploring the sea bed off the coast here for oil and natural gas. But some who make their living from tourism – the city’s golden goose – aren’t so sure
Unbelievable Destruction Reported in Tropical Cyclone Pam’s Wake
Relief workers reported “unbelievable destruction” after Tropical Cyclone Pam smashed the capital of Vanuatu. On the same day, another major tropical cyclone—Category 3 Olwyn—made landfall in Western Australia near the city of Carnarvon.