Undamming Rivers: A Chance For New Clean Energy Source
Hydroelectric power is often touted as clean energy, but this claim is true only in the narrow sense of not causing air pollution. In many places, such as the U.S. East Coast, hydroelectric dams have damaged the ecological integrity of nearly every major river…
Beach Erosion Troubles in Sarasota, Fl
For as long as Roger Barrow can remember, the sand along Lido Key has been on the move.
African Ports Scramble for Land to Expand as Demand Rises
With competition for space is intensifying around Africa’s coastal cities as urbanization gains momentum, ports are using dredged material and reclaiming land to expand container terminal capacity.
Predicting the Shape of River Deltas
New method may help engineers determine coastal impact of dams and levees.
On an Unspoiled Caribbean Isle, Grand Plans for Big Tourist Port
The Caribbean’s largest uninhabited island is under siege. East Caicos is a tropical jewel, the largest uninhabitated island in the Caribbean and home to rare birds and pristine turtle-nesting beaches. But plans for a giant port for cruise and cargo ships could change it forever.
Coastal Erosion Eats Away at Mokau, New Zealand
At one pristine coastal spot in the Waikato, less than $100,000 can buy you a tidy, three-bedroom bach. The catch is, the sea may steal the land underneath it at some point in the future.
Northern Alaska Coastal Erosion Threatens Habitat and Infrastructure
In a new study published July 1st, scientists from the U.S.G.S found that the remote northern Alaska coast has some of the highest shoreline erosion rates in the world. Analyzing over half a century of shoreline change data, scientists found the pattern is extremely variable with most of the coast retreating at rates of more than 1 meter a year.
Sand Disappears From Popular Burin Peninsula Beach
A beach on Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula, Canada, was one of the sandiest in the province, until it vanished in December. Now all that’s left on Shoal Cove Beach, near the town of St. Lawrence, is a whole lot of rocks.
Gold Coast Beach Erosion Plan: Is the Plan on the Right Track?
As the 2015 summer storm season approaches, has the Gold Coast City Council got the right plan in place to protect the beaches luring the 11.5 million tourists, residents and investors to Australia’s playground each year?