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Beach grasses planted to prevent erosion at Island Beach State Park, New Jersey. A Living shoreline is a relatively new approach for addressing shoreline erosion and protecting marsh areas. Unlike traditional structures such as bulkheads or seawalls that worsen erosion, living shorelines incorporate as many natural elements as possible which ...
Cliffs along California’s northernmost coast have been eroding faster than the more populated bluffs of Southern California — one of many conclusions highlighted in a new map and study that ...
Coastal erosion. Heavy marine erosion: cliff fall at Hunstanton in the east of England. Sea erosion at Valiyathura Kerala, India. Tunnel-like structures formed by erosion in Jinshitan Coastal National Geopark, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China. Coastal erosion is the loss or displacement of land, or the long-term removal of sediment and rocks ...
Sand dune stabilization is a coastal management practice designed to prevent erosion of sand dunes. Sand dunes are common features of shoreline and desert environments. Dunes provide habitat for highly specialized plants and animals, including rare and endangered species. They can protect beaches from erosion and recruit sand to eroded beaches.
A breakwater is a permanent structure constructed at a coastal area to protect against tides, currents, waves, and storm surges. Breakwaters have been built since Antiquity to protect anchorages, helping isolate vessels from marine hazards such as wind-driven waves. [1] A breakwater, also known in some contexts as a jetty or a mole, may be ...
Longshore drift from longshore current is a geological process that consists of the transportation of sediments (clay, silt, pebbles, sand, shingle, shells) along a coast parallel to the shoreline, which is dependent on the angle of incoming wave direction. Oblique incoming wind squeezes water along the coast, and so generates a water current ...
Coastal erosion is threatening beachfront homes and a popular railroad route in San Clemente, California. The Pacific Ocean's powerful swells have reclaimed much of the Cyprus Shore community's ...
The erosion could reduce the ocean's ability to absorb more than 14 million tons of CO2 per year by century's end, the researchers found. ( A typical passenger car emits about 5 tons of CO2 per year.)