10.2.2014

The Sand Thieves: World’s Beaches Become Victims of Construction Boom “It’s the craziest thing I’ve seen in the past 25 years,” says Robert Young, a coastal researcher at Western Carolina University. “We’re talking about ugly,...

9.29.2014

Growing, and Growing Vulnerable: Barrier Islands Feeling the Effects of Climate Change “Every single problem we have today is only going to get worse in the future,” he said. “The only uncertainty is how fast they are going to get worse.” Read the NYT article...

8.21.2014

A Beach Project Built on Sand “It is a colossal waste of money and another consequence of the nation’s failure to develop a coherent plan to address the risks from storms faced by states along the eastern seaboard and gulf coast.” Read PSDS Director Rob...

7.13.2014

Endless erosion battle a matter of money “We’re talking about billions of dollars, approaching tens of billions” nationally, said coastal geologist Rob Young… Read the article in the St. Petersburg Tribune