Coastal landscapes are formed by a combination of erosion close erosion Erosion is the process of moving the small pieces of rock formed by weathering. Erosion occurs from the action of water or ...

Coastal erosion is increasing in the US and around the world. But solutions exist to protect beaches, ecosystems, and shoreline communities.

PACIFICA, Calif. (KGO) -- Joan Levin is getting ready to move out of a historic oceanfront home in Pacifica because of a threat that creeps closer every day - coastal erosion. "For over 45 years ...

When governments find themselves fighting the threat of coastal erosion, their default response tends to be pretty simple: If sand is disappearing from a beach, they pump in more sand to replace it.

The islands have lost about 5.1 square miles of coastal areas due to erosion since 1887, and FEMA predicts the coast may erode another 1,350 feet by 2100, according to the report.

With coastal sea ice shrinking in the Arctic, the U.S. Air Force is creating new models to better predict erosion threats to Alaska radar sites that have played a critical role in national defense ...

Erosion takes toll on North Carolina's vulnerable Outer Banks 03:52. ... Oceanographer Reide Corbett, executive director of Coastal Studies Institute, works with the community to find ways to adapt.

However, the sea otters have been able to consume enough of the crabs to slow the erosion almost to a halt, he said. Conserving sea otter populations is considered a temporary solution to coastal ...

As efforts step up to protect coastal regions affected by erosion, scientists have found an unexpected way to protect communities—zapping the shoreline with electricity.. In a study published in ...

The city of Santa Cruz commissioned a study looking at the long-term effects of rising sea levels, coastal erosion and storm events. The study predicts a relatively modest increase in the next ...