Which Way for Goleta Beach?
Save Sand? Protect Lawn? Inside the debate over the future of a southern california popular coastal park and ongoing battle with beach erosion.
Sediment Trapped Behind Dams Makes Them ‘Hot Spots’ for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The large reservoirs of water behind the world’s 50,000 large dams are a known source of methane. Methane has a warming effect 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. That knowledge led to questions about hydroelectric power’s image as a green and nonpolluting energy source.
Beaches Vanishing Owing To Coastal Erosion
Coastal erosion is a seasonal phenomenon, as nature chips into the shore during the monsoon and mostly returns what is lost, but the severe damage witnessed in some areas of the coast, especially, Colva, Miramar, Anjuna and Morjim raised a concern among locals, as the sea made deeper inroads in new spots along the coast.
From Coast To Coast
At opposite ends of the country, two of America’s most golden coastal enclaves are waging the same desperate battle against erosion.
Normandy Cliff Collapses Onto Beach At St Jouin Bruneval
The Normandy coast known as the Alabaster Coast, in northern France, is famous for its dramatic coastal cliffs but authorities are warning people not to get too close. The advice comes after an estimated 30,000 tonnes of rock split from the cliff near the city of Le Havre and plunged towards the beach below.
Removal of Veazie Dam Begins on Maine’s Penobscot River
Removal of the Veazie Dam begins on Maine’s Penobscot River, one of the most significant river restoration projects in our country, and a wonderful example of collaboration and “win-win” solutions for the environment and economy.
Mexico’s Cities Not Ready for Climate Change
Towns on Mexico’s Caribbean coast are behind schedule on the design and implementation of plans to face the challenges of climate change, in spite of the urgency of measures to reduce vulnerability.
Coastal Communities Vulnerable To Next Big Storm
Dunes along much of the mid-Atlantic coast are vulnerable to extreme erosion in a Category 1 hurricane, a U.S. Geological Survey report says.
Beach Erosion Caused By Underground River? Philippines
The team of geologists sent to investigate what was initially believed to be a sinkhole in Candelaria, Zambales, said the presence of an underground river channel in the area could have caused the sudden collapse of at least 100 meters of shoreline.