Port Hueneme Beach Is Running Out Of Sand And There Isn’t Enough Money To Fix It
For one California beach city, every grain of sand counts.
Scientists Develop New Method to Help Global Coasts Adapt to Sea-Level Rise
A team of scientists, led by the University of Southampton, has developed a new method to help the world’s coasts adapt to global sea-level rises over the next 100 years.
Surf Hampers Attempt To Stop Oahu Beach Erosion
Large waves pushed sand onto Oahu’s Sunset Beach on Sunday and Monday, but the temporary break from erosion brought little relief to residents living perilously close to the edge of a 20-foot cliff inching closer to their homes.
Sand Wars: U.S. Coastal Towns In The Market For Sand
Sand wars: U.S. coastal towns in the market for sand, a CBS video.
Attempts To Deal With Erosion at Kailua Beach, Hawaii
Beaches are part of what makes Hawaii paradise. But due to erosion, people on this island are slowly losing some of Oahu greatest assets.
Old Bar Beach Residents Lose Bid For Wall To Keep Out Eroding Waves
Residents at Old Bar on the New South Wales mid-north coast have been blocked from building a permanent sea wall to protect their properties from coastal erosion. The NSW Coastal Panel can’t approve a solution for some houses that will exacerbate the impact on other houses…
Fish Farms Cause Rapid Sea-Level Rise
Groundwater extraction for fish farms can cause land to sink at rates of a quarter-metre a year, according to a study of China’s Yellow River delta. The subsidence is causing local sea levels to rise nearly 100 times faster than the global average.
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.