Rising Seas Wash Dead Away from Marshall Islands Graves
Rising sea levels have washed the remains of at least 26 Japanese second world war soldiers from their graves on a low-lying Pacific archipelago, the foreign minister of the Marshall Islands has said.
The Colorado River Returns to the Sea
More than eight weeks after the he Morelos Dam on the Arizona-Mexico border was opened to allow a “pulse flow” , which began on March 23, and now nearing its end, the Colorado River, after coursing through its delta, touched the Sea of Cortez.
Malibu’s Residents Plot New $20 Million Plan to Stop Sand Erosion
For several years, the wealthy residents of the exclusive oceanfront enclave at the north end of Malibu have been fighting both Mother Nature and environmentalists over their plan to tax themselves $20 million to widen their shore, which has eroded in recent decades to a slender strip unrecognizable from its namesake.
Duke Kahanamoku Beach in Waikiki Named As Best In U.S.
Top 10 U.S. beaches for 2014 concentrated in Hawaii and Florida, with Duke Kahanamoku Beach in Waikiki taking first place.
Vanishing Clams on an Iberian Beach: Consequences and Implications of Loss of Shells to Tourism
A four-fold increase in global tourist arrivals over the last 30 years may have induced a comparable worldwide acceleration in shell removal from marine shorelines, resulting in multiple, currently unquantifiable, habitat changes such as increased beach erosion.
Historic Decision Day For Coastal Management Plan, Australia
The council decided to adopt a dual approach to coastal erosion, approving a both planned retreat and active erosion management in the Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) for the entire Greater Taree coastline to respond to current and possible future impacts of coastal erosion.
Gold Coast Needs $30m to Fix Eroded Beaches
Gold Coast Mayor wants the Queensland Government to pay half the cost of repairing the city’s eroded beaches, with the total bill estimated to be at least $30 million.
Beach Sand Mining Detrimental Effects Explained, Saint- Louis, Senegal
Environmental expert Babacar Gaye explains how gravely coastal erosion is affecting Senegal, notably underlying the detrimental consequences of sand mining in Saint-Louis’ region (Barbary Tongue).
Florida Communities Prepare For Rising Seas
While the nation looks for solutions to the problem of rising sea levels, some coastal communities in Florida are taking action to save themselves from sinking into the ocean…