Shipwrecks and Vanishing Coastlines: a Nigerian Predicament
The ocean is advancing menacingly towards populated areas, surge that caused severe erosion, which occurred as a result of shipwrecks and uncontrolled development of the coastlines, involving poorly done sand filling.
Kingscliff Battles Beach Erosion, Australia
Coastal residents fear their idyllic seaside town may never be restored to its former glory after the besieged coastline just copped further battering.
The Trouble with Seawalls
Recent events in Tofino, Canada, remind us that a beach is dynamic in nature and ever evolving.
Erosion doubles along Alaska’s Arctic coast:: Cultural and Historical Sites Lost
Around the world, as many as 150 million people may become “climate refugees” because of global warming, according to an Environmental Justice Foundation report, which attributes some of the moves to rising sea levels.
Use of Hardened Beach Structures to Slow Erosion
While the use of hardened beach structures are debated, there is little debate over what they do beaches over time.