New research from Northwestern University has systematically proven that a mild zap of electricity can strengthen a marine coastline for generations — greatly reducing the threat of erosion in the ...

The Coastal Resources Commission is in the rulemaking process to update boundaries and maps for high-hazard inlet and ...

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NEW YORK — Almost nothing stood in the way of the pounding waves that crashed into seaside homes in Staten Island’s Tottenville neighborhood when Superstorm Sandy struck the city 12 years ago. A ...

A relocated fence at Anacapa Resident Hall’s “pinch point” marks the start of UCSB’s response to sea-level rise — while just ...

As Earth warms, the Arctic Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is waning due to melting permafrost and worsening coastal erosion, according to new research. A study published ...

The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) advanced several rulemaking items and reviewed ongoing coastal policy ...

Coastlines are constantly changing. Waves continuously wash ashore and pull sand out to sea. When more sand is pulled away than is naturally replaced, the process is called coastal erosion. Coastal ...

Escorca coast, Serra de Tramuntana (Balearic Islands). Image by Vicenç Salvador Torres Guerola, CC BY-SA 3.0, Escorca coast, Serra de Tramuntana (Balearic Islands). Image by Vicenç Salvador Torres ...