Search results for beach replenishment

Environment Nov 16, 2021

Flood modeling to help coastal communities develop solutions

In an aerial video from September, waves of seawater crash over the coastal railroad in San Clemente that connects Los Angeles and San Diego—a storm surge that ended up causing so much damage that Metrolink and Amtrak had ...

Environment Aug 27, 2021

A 1,000-year drought is hitting the West: Could desalination be a solution?

The United States and many other parts of the world are reeling under the impacts of severe drought. One possible solution is the desalination of seawater, but is it a silver bullet?

Environment Aug 23, 2021

How should California confront the rising sea? These lawmakers have some bold ideas

In a year marked by record-breaking wildfires, extreme heat and unprecedented water shortages, California lawmakers say there's another—seemingly distant, but just as urgent—climate catastrophe the state cannot afford ...

Plants & Animals Jun 15, 2021

The long view: Studying kelp forests and coral reefs to understand and predict the effects of climate change

What will the Earth be like for our children and grandchildren, as temperatures continue to rise? We can be fairly certain of some things: Some regions will become inhospitable, as heat drives their inhabitants away or causes ...

Environment May 17, 2021

Worsening algae bloom on Florida's Lake Okeechobee threatens coasts again

The scene at Pahokee marina on Lake Okeechobee last week was a warning sign: A thick mat of algae in various shades of green, brown, gray and fluorescent blue covered the area around boat slips. In some spots, the gunk was ...

Environment Aug 19, 2020

Some California cities think they're safe from sea level rise. They're not, new research shows

Just north of the Golden Gate Bridge, yet a world away from San Francisco, in an unincorporated and oft-overlooked area known as Marin City, sea level rise is rarely the first worry that comes to mind.

Environment Mar 3, 2020

Most California cities refuse to retreat from rising seas—one town wants to show how it's done

Ten miles north of Monterey and a world away from Santa Cruz, Bruce Delgado gazed up a towering sand dune. Careful not to step on the beach buckwheat that protects rare butterflies or the sea lettuce that survives only in ...

Plants & Animals Feb 27, 2020

Monogamous female sea turtles? Yes, thanks to sperm storage

Like most other species, male sea turtles will mate with any female sea turtle they can. However, when it comes to female sea turtles and mate selection, it's a little more complex. Sea turtles are known to have multiple ...

Environment Feb 7, 2020

High water wreaks havoc on Great Lakes, swamping communities

Rita Alton has an unusual morning routine these days: Wake up. Get dressed. Go outside to see if her house is closer to tumbling down an 80-foot (24.4-meter) cliff into Lake Michigan.

Environment Sep 19, 2019

The tribe that brought a damaged shoreline back to life

On a sunny Monday afternoon in August, the Shinnecock Indian Reservation's beach in Long Island, New York, resembled one of the postcard-perfect beaches in the nearby Hamptons. Except, there weren't any sunbathing tourists ...

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