Month: August 2025

Beach Nourishment: An Examination of a Coastal Management Strategy

Beach nourishment, a common coastal engineering practice, is a method used to combat shoreline erosion and protect coastal infrastructure. While it is often presented as a viable solution, a critical examination reveals that it is a temporary and financially unsustainable strategy that fails to address the root causes of coastal change. From a scientific perspective,…

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Why Managed Retreat is Our Community’s Future in the Face of Climate Change

Living in a coastal community, we have a deep connection to the ocean. The sea is an integral part of our identity and our daily lives. But the ocean we know is changing, and with accelerating sea-level rise and increasingly intense storms fueled by climate change, our beloved coastline is facing an unprecedented challenge. For…

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