Coastal erosion is unstoppable – so how do we live with it?: Sophie Day, Author provided A record storm surge in 1953 devastated much of eastern England’s coast, prompting prolific investment in concrete sea walls, wooden groynes and other engineered structures designed to protect the coastline from erosion. These measures brought a reassuring sense of …
Rising sea levels are driving faster erosion along Senegal’s coast: Destroyed buildings along an eroded coastline in Bargny, Senegal. Photo by John Wessels / AFP via Getty Images Coastal retreat in West Africa is a pressing problem. The contact between land and sea on coasts produces intense erosion and sedimentation processes. When erosion is more …
Can the UK’s crumbling coasts be saved from erosion?: Lois GoBe / shutterstock Erosion is constantly reshaping coastlines as land is swept into the sea, sometimes along with buildings and infrastructure. The UK has some of the fastest eroding coastlines in Europe. Of the mainland’s 17,000km of coastline, around 2,900km (17%) is affected by erosion. …
South Africa in the news: SA’s ferrochrome retreat points to steady erosion of competitiveness: The local chromium industry is ostensibly being cut out of global ferrochrome production, owing to its eroding competitiveness and the comparatively ‘low-hanging fruit’ of supplying chromite. While it …: “South Africa” – BingNews How Sungura music stole the heart of a …
How we used drones to monitor coastal erosion in Ghana: Drones are low cost and easy to operate. Shutterstock/Halfpoint Delta environments are low-lying and highly vulnerable to flooding and erosion by ocean waves. And these hazards are likely to increase as the world’s climate changes and sea levels rise. Monitoring these hazards, and their impacts, …