A Fiscal Analysis of Shifting Inlets and Terminal Groins in North Carolina
The debate about terminal groins, shore-perpendicular structures built at inlets in attempt to slow erosion, is worth keeping an eye on, whether you live in western North Carolina or in a coastal community, because it could cost you and our state a pretty penny.
Magdalen Islands and Shoreline Erosion, Québec
In Québec, shoreline erosion primarily affects the estuarine regions and the Gulf of St-Lawrence that extends from Québec city to the Magdalen Islands.
Portsea beach erosion, failed shorline armoring, Australia
$2 million were spent building a sea wall in an attempt to try to stop beach erosion.
Battling Ghana’s Eroding Coastline
For Ghana, the real story of coastal erosion is not about what lies at the water’s edge, but what occurs beneath the waves offshore. In the capital city of Accra, an estimated 70 percent of the beach is eroding at rates exceeding 3 feet per year.
Sinking Sundarbans: A Photo Gallery by Peter Caton, Greenpeace
The seas around the islands in the Bay of Bengal that support a unique mangrove ecosystem, are rising faster than anywhere else on Earth, and the lives and livelihoods of more than 4 million residents are under threat from rising waters.
Artificial Offshore Reef Could Stop Serious Beach Erosion
Such costly reef have proved successful in other areas, and it could be the only option to protect the coastline of Old Bar, Australia.
Louisiana Curtails Coastal Plan
Officials are temporarily scaling back their ambitions for a massive sand berms program that was designed to block oil from hitting coastal marshes but that continues to draw federal opposition.
The Trouble with Seawalls
Recent events in Tofino, Canada, remind us that a beach is dynamic in nature and ever evolving.
Photos tell different stories about sand berm effort to block oil spill
Critics and supporters of building sand berms to shield Louisiana’s coast from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill have released dueling photo sequences.