Tag: coastlines
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Can Seawalls Save Us?
Huge coastal barriers could protect the world’s cities. But they’ll have unexpected costs. Pacifica, California, just south of San Francisco, is the kind of beachfront community that longtime residents compare to Heaven. One of its streets is called Paradise Drive; local fishermen brag that Pacifica Pier is among the state’s best places to catch salmon, striped…
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Dune restoration could increase the resilience of urban beaches to sea level rise
Photo: Beach bur, a native plant that helped to form dunes on a section of Santa Monica Beach in Los Angeles. Karina Johnston Over the last several years, the residents of Santa Monica, a coastal city on the edge of Los Angeles, saw something neither they, their parents, or perhaps even their grandparents had ever…
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California attempts a ‘managed retreat,’ coastal homeowners sue to stay
Photo: Surfers walk along a shrinking beach in San Clemente, California, south of Los Angeles. Mark Rightmire / MediaNews Group / Orange County Register via Getty Images A legal battle in Half Moon Bay could derail the state’s climate adaptation push. Mirada Road is a small cul-de-sac that runs right up to the edge of…
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This sinking isle: homeowners battling coastal erosion
Photo: A house on the edge of the cliffs at Easton Bavents, Southwold, Suffolk. Photograph: Graham Turner/Guardian As sea levels rise, thousands of people on the coast of Britain have been forced to move inland. But a handful of hardy souls refuse to abandon their property to the ravages of the waves. After all, they say,…
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What’s being done to restore wetlands?
Photo: As part of wetland restoration in New Jersey, teams intentionally added sediment. These additions to a degraded coastal marsh improved conditions for plant growth. Credit: Tim Welp/Christine VanZomeren Wetlands are fun places to get muddy, enjoy the outdoors, and listen for birdsongs. They provide important habitat for wildlife, and for recreation. You’ve likely seen…
