Sand Cents
The value of many oceanfront properties on the East Coast could drop dramatically if Congress were to suddenly end federal beach nourishment subsidies. Values could fall by as much as 17 percent in towns with high property values and almost 34 percent in towns with low property values.
Category Four Typhoon Maysak
The Philippines has issued warnings of possible landslides and storm surges, with Typhoon Maysak set to strike eastern coastal areas, where many resorts are located, over the Easter weekend.
Revised NC Sea Level Report Predicts Rise Along Entire Coast
Released Tuesday by the Coastal Resources Commission’s Science Panel, the report presents three scenarios for rising seas along the coast through 2045, based on global predictions and historical data from five tidal gauges.
Ocean-scale Dataset Allows Broad View of Human Influence on Pacific Coral Reef
A study draws on data from nearly 40 islands and atolls across the central and western Pacific, including 25 unpopulated islands, to investigate the relative influence of environmental variation and human presence on reef fish assemblages. The resulting message is sobering.