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This 1930s film captures the rugged beauty of the United States' coastline, showcasing the dynamic interaction between land ...
Coastal erosion is a massive problem. In the United States, beaches in Texas, Virginia, South Carolina, and Louisiana have lost more than two meters (about 6.5 feet) of coastline per year over the ...
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Coastal erosion is caused by the rising sea levels and is quickly destroying the homes and wildlife of this village. If we don't start to take action soon, this village could be wiped off the map!
As sea levels rise, engineers are using massive Dutch-inspired sand sculptures—called "sand motors"—to protect shorefront settlements.
An elderly Irish couple fear they are running out of time to save their family home as accelerating coastal erosion brings the sea ever closer to their front door.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency presented coastal erosion hazard projections for Essex County, Massachusetts, for 2030, 2050 and 2100, including Plum Island and Salisbury Beach.
Coastal nations have quietly taken over areas of seabed totaling almost the size of Australia since 2002 and far more is up for grabs in one of the biggest redrawings of the world map in history ...
When governments find themselves fighting the threat of coastal erosion, their default response tends to be pretty simple: If sand is disappearing from a beach, they pump in more sand to replace ...