USA: Bad Weather Causes Hilton Head Island Erosion
High astronomical tides and strong winds northeastly winds created huge waves in October that continued to erode the beach at Tower Beach… (islandpacket) Source: islandpacket, November 3, 2011;
High astronomical tides and strong winds northeastly winds created huge waves in October that continued to erode the beach at Tower Beach… (islandpacket) Source: islandpacket, November 3, 2011;
The month of October’s rainfall is causing erosion on Fort Myers Beach. Lee County is in the midst of a renourishment project, pumping in… (nbc-2) Source: nbc-2, November 1, 2011;
Senator Dennis Meadows, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) caretaker for North Trelawny is blaming the dredging of the reefs to facilitate the… BY HORACE HINES (jamaicaobserver) Source: jamaicaobserver, October 27, 2011
At first glance, the stretch of the Le Sueur River looks like machinery-assisted chaos at best and destruction of an ecosystem at worst… By Dan Linehan (mankatofreepress) Source: mankatofreepress, October 26, 2011
The storm that passed through knocked down trees and power lines. It left behind many reminders of its visit, but it also took some away… By Claire Simms (firstcoastnews) Source: firstcoastnews, October 11, 2011;
The public will be asked to have their say as the Dunedin City Council considers plans to combat erosion at Middle Beach that could lead to… By Chris Morris (odt) Source: odt, September 16, 2011
Although Hurricane Irene is expected to remain well offshore of Central Florida, officials along the coast are still concerned about beach e… (wesh) Source: wesh, August 25, 2011;
Even if a powerful storm hits more than 100 miles off Florida’s coast, it could cause some serious damage in terms of beach erosion… (wftv) Source: wftv, August 24, 2011;
The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) today signed an agreement for the first tranche ($51.55 million loan) under the $250 million Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Investment Programme. The programme will improve incomes and reduce poverty in coastal communities in Karnataka and Maharashtra states by addressing immediate costal instability problems and [...]
The City of Naples is looking to team up with Captiva Erosion Prevention District on the next beach renourishment project. By SHANNEN HAYES (sanibel-captiva-islander) Source: sanibel-captiva-islander, August 15, 2011