The world is running out of sand
It’s one of our most widely used natural resources, but it’s scarcer than you think…
How rising seas and coastal storms drowned the U.S. flood insurance program
Sea level rise and more severe storms are overwhelming U.S. coastal communities, causing billions of dollars in damage and essentially bankrupting the federal flood insurance program. Yet rebuilding continues, despite warnings that far more properties will soon be underwater.
Australia: Erosion rate rise along Victoria’s Great Ocean Road prompts effort to bolster beach sand dunes
More than 16,000 cubic metres of sand is being moved along beaches at Apollo Bay to protect the Great Ocean Road from coastal erosion.