Beach Renourishment Projects in Doubt
On a narrow stretch of Sand Key, Fl., the beach has eroded from months of rushing waves. Tides eat away at the coast, sweeping sand back into the gulf. Unstopped by the shore, water rolls to the seawall, 20 feet from condominiums. Bordered by 825 miles of sandy shoreline, Florida tops the nation in federally funded beach renourishment.
Topsail Beach Must Sift Shells From New Beach Sand
Shell fragments pumped onto Topsail Beach’s shoreline during the town’s ongoing beach nourishment project are going to have to be removed, an unanticipated project that could cost the town thousands.
Dredging in South Padre Island, Texas, Leaves Pile of Clay Behind
When you first arrive at Isla Blanca Beach Park, some might think they are looking at some messy construction going on.
$21 million Beach Replenishment Plan Moves Forward, Carlsbad Beach, CA
The replenishment project is in its second phase. The first was completed in 2001 and placed nearly 2.1 million cubic yards of sand on county beaches.
Are there any natural beaches remaining in the United States?
Abstract, by Robert Young, Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States.
Sydney’s Beach protection attempt may carry price tag of $700m
Preserving Sydney’s beaches against rising sea levels could cost more than $700 million over the next 50 years and would require the government to reverse its long-standing position regarding offshore sand mining.
Portsea beach erosion, failed shorline armoring, Australia
$2 million were spent building a sea wall in an attempt to try to stop beach erosion.
Land Reclamation at Rotterdam, Netherlands
The Port of Rotterdam is already Europe’s biggest port, but the Maasvlakte 2 Land Reclamation Project will triple its container capacity in one bold stroke. Stretching 3 miles beyond the former coastline, Maasvlakte 2 will be as large as Midtown and Downtown Manhattan combined.
Cancun’s Beaches: Vanishing Sand and Wasted Money
In a major restoration project last year, millions of cubic yards (meters) of sand were dredged from the sandy bottom of the Caribbean and pumped ashore in Cancun. The project created a seven-mile stretch of beach some 40 to 70 yards (meters) wide, at a cost of about $70 million. It is already washing away.