2022

• The sea will rise 12 inches by 2050. Here's what we can do to get ready | CivicCon (Pensacola News Journal, 5/9/22)
• Beach nourishment along Outer Banks will be sustainable for ‘foreseeable future’ (WFAE, 5/9/22)

2021

• Black families passed their homes from one generation to the next. Now they may be lost (The Guardian, 10/6/21)
• 'And then it was too late': Flood warning timeline reveals challenges of mountain forecasting(Smoky Mountain News, 9/15/21)

• Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines hits $5 million mark in grants (WCU.edu, 9/28/21)

• Cape Hatteras National Seashore Crafts Beach Nourishment Plan (National Parks Traveler, 5/31/21)
• The Enormous Risk of Atmospheric Hacking (The New Yorker, 2/17/21)
• Commentary: SC Supreme Court ruling on Capt. Sam's Spit is a victory for entire coast (Charleston Post & Courier, 6/7/21)
• Horry County Council still mulling changes to flood ordinance, delays approval (MyHorryNews, 9/22/21)
• North Carolina beach maintenance costs increase amid climate change(Wilmington Star-News, 8/20/21)

2020

• Virginia taps Rob Young, Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, for science expertise (WCU.edu, 12/11/20)
• Disappearing beaches: Climate change could wipe out half of the world's sandy shorelines (NBC News, 3/5/20)
• Sand for beach replenishment projects in SC and Southeast is becoming scarcer (Charleston Post & Courier, 11/8/20)
• Fortress Charleston: Will Walling Off the City Hold Back the Waters? (Yale Environment 360, 5/5/20)
• Beach Projects Help But Choices Lie Ahead (Coastal Review, 2/17/20)
• Tossing Cash in the Ocean (TCPalm.com, 1/27/20)

2019

• Dorian Takes a Swipe at Beach Replenishment Projects (Scientific American, 9/6/2019)
• Math May Favor Buyout of North Topsail (Coastal Review, 7/2/2019)
• Amid flooding and rising sea levels, residents of one barrier island wonder if it’s time to retreat (Washington Post, 11/9/19)
• Buyout of Hundreds of Homes in North Carolina Town Cheaper Than Protecting Them From Future Storms, Study Says (The Weather Channel, 7/3/19)
• Trump Administration Makes It Easier to Dredge Protected Areas to Restore Beaches (New York Times, 11/7/19)
• With More Storms and Rising Seas, Which U.S. Cities Should Be Saved First? (New York Times, 6/19/19)
• OBX town of Duck looks to the mountains for help with coastal flooding (Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, 3/7/2019)
• Breaching Cape Lookout National Seashore (National Parks Traveler, 9/23/19)
• Continuing Education: Coastal Resilience (Architectural Record, 8/1/19)
• Dorian One of Strongest, Longest-Lasting Hurricanes on Record in the Atlantic (Inside Climate News, 9/7/19)
• Not Trusting FEMA's Flood Maps, More Storm-Ravaged Cities Set Tougher Rules (Inside Climate News, 3/19/19)
• Special exception in SC law could save 17 beach houses, but at what cost? (Charleston Post & Courier, 5/10/19)
• More than $1B spent replenishing NJ beaches over past 30 years (NJ.com, 1/17/19)
• Why Giant Pipes (Intentionally) Spewed Water and Sand Onto Rockaway Beach (New York Times, 5/24/19)
• Here's How Much It Would Cost to Build Seawalls Around Vulnerable US Cities (The Weather Channel, 6/21/19)

2018

• N.C. beach homes and coast are 'doomed' and residents need to get out, scientist says (Star News, Wilmington, NC | Raleigh N&O - 8/21/18)
• Connecticut's vanishing shoreline: One storm away from disaster (CT Mirror, Hartford, CT - 11/27/18)
• AP Explains: Why North Carolina is vulnerable to hurricanes (Associated Press - 9/11/18)
• Public Weighs In on Holden Beach Groin (Coastal Review, Newport, NC - 8/21/18)
• Are you at risk from sea level rise? (Star News, Wilmington, NC | GateHouse Media - 7/28/18)
• After Back-to-Back Hurricanes, North Carolina Reconsiders Climate Change (Inside Climate News, NY - 12/27/18)
• DISAPPEARING BEACHES (ABC News - 2018)

2017

• A Vulnerable Community Braces for the Impacts of Sea Level Rise (Yale Environment 360 - 1/30/17)
• Florida Has Seen Bad Effects from Trump-Like Climate Gag Orders (Scientific American - 2/8/17)
• Beach strategies: Rebuild, retreat or relax (Delaware Online - 1/27/17)
• United States of Climate Change (The Weather Channel - 2017)
• Trump Ignores Climate Change. That’s Very Bad for Disaster Planners (New York Times - 11/9/17)
• How often must we 'fix' Bathtub Beach, and can we keep doing it forever? (Treasure Coast Newspapers, FL - 10/27/17)
• 'Living shorelines': Can they save us from storms, sea rise? (Asbury Park Press, NJ - 8/21/18)

2016

• Coastal Geologist Criticizes Beach Renourishment efforts (The State, Columbia, SC - 8/17/16)
• Reinforce and Build (Hakai Magazine - 12/20/16)
• How to protect coasts from sea-level rise (Yale Climate Connections - 7/12/16)
• Beach renourishment drives away tiny sea creatures (The State, Columbia, SC - 8/19/16)
• Four Years After Sandy, Real Estate is Recovering (Hartford Courant - 8/11/16)

2015

• The Changing Carolina Coast: Sand Is Everywhere, Except When It Isn't (North Carolina Public Radio - 6/2/15)

• After dangerous season in 2014, Ocean City hoping for calm seas this summer (Baltimore Sun - 5/26/15)

• For Vulnerable Barrier Islands, A Rush to Rebuild on U.S. Coast (Yale Environment 360 - 1/26/15)

• CT's repeat flood damage dilemma: move out or rebuild? (Connecticut Mirror - 10/9/15)

• Letting Go of Paradise (Hakai Magazine - 10/29/15)
• Scientists Foresee Losses as Cities Fight Beach Erosion (Climate Central - 10/9/15)
• To sample climate concerns, look at nature (Climate Central - 10/9/15)

 2014

• Growing, and Growing Vulnerable: Barrier Islands Feeling the Effects of Climate Change (nytimes.com – 9/29/14)
• Why Americans are flocking to their sinking shores even as the risks mount (Reuters.com- 9/14/14)
• New York’s Plan to Storm-Proof Fire Island Is Deeply Flawed, Says Scientist (NextCity.org- 9/12/14)
• Hurricane Arthur’s Threat to the July 4 Economy (Time.com – 7/3/14)
• Hurricane Arthur Shifts Left, Aims for a Direct Hit in Eastern North Carolina (wunderground.com – 7/3/2014)
• CRC Limits Sea-Level Rise Study to 30 Years (nccoast.org – 5/6/14)
• SC seawalls, beach projects score victory  (thestate.com – 5/8/2014)
• Rising Seas Don’t Stop North Carolina Bridge That Uses U.S. Cash (businessweek.com – 5/6/14)

2013

• Rethinking the Shores (Sag Harbor Express – 9/13/13)
• Recovery from Superstorm Sandy ignited fight over dunes (USA Today – 8/29/13)
• Coastal Alabama braces for the coming changes, as sand shifts beneath the federal flood program (Mobile Press Register – 8/9/13)
• Four Ways the Government Subsidizes Risky Coastal Rebuilding (Pro Publica – 6/19/13)
• Bloomberg Outlines $20 Billion Storm Protection Plan (NY Times – 6/11/13)
• Rebuilding the Coastline, but at What Cost? (NY Times – 5/18/13)
• “NATURE’S TOLL ROAD, Rebuilding N.C. 12 threatens the Outer Bank’s existence.” (PilotOnline.com- 5/5/13)
• Dispute in Hamptons Set Off by Effort to Hold Back Ocean (NY Times – 4/17/13)
• Can We Predict When People Will Abandon the Jersey Shore? (Discover Magazine –  3/20/13)
• Rebuilding the Shores, Increasing the Risks (NY Times – 4/8/13)
• Opinion piece about whether to retreat from the coast (Newark Star Ledger – 2/5/13)
• Editorial page Q&A about coastal policy in wake of Hurricane Sandy (Newark Star Ledger – 2/3/13)
• Story of coastal rebuilding after big storms (Businessweek – 1/31/13)
• After Sandy, federal flood insurance drawing renewed scrutiny (Salt Lake City Desert News – 1/24/13)
• Is rebuilding in hurricane zones wise? (SF Chronicle – 1/18/13)
• Hurricane Sandy relief bill clears first barrier, stirs debate (Nature.com Blog – 1/16/13)

2012

• Cost of Shoring Up Coastal Communities (NY Times – 11/5/12)
• The dunes did their job, but restoration has cost (Philadelphia Inquirer – 11/5/12)
• Charlotte Observer has gallery of photos from Andy Coburn’s flyover at NC coast. North Carolina’s coast is ‘hot spot’ for rising sea levels (Charlotte Observer – 11/5/12) |
• Sandy reminds us of coastal hazards (USA Today Editorial – 10/31/12)
• A North Carolina Lifeline Built on Shifting Sands (NY Times – 3/5/12)
• A lifeline built on shifting sands (Honolulu Star Advertiser – 3/6/12)
• 50 years ago, a storm that redefined the Jersey Shore (Philadelphia Inquirer – 3/4/12)
• Dial-a-Flood: A New Smart Phone App Helps Residents and Researchers Predict Storm Surges (Scientific American Feature – 6/15/12)
• Leaders oppose longer setback lines on beach homes (Bluffton Today – 1/22/12)
• Bold plan proposed to save coastal Louisiana (Boston Globe – 1/12/12)
• Removing dams, restoring culture (Sylva Herald – 1/5/12)
• Professor honored for work in Northwest (WCU News – 6/20/12)

2022

• The sea will rise 12 inches by 2050. Here's what we can do to get ready | CivicCon (Pensacola News Journal, 5/9/22) 
• Beach nourishment along Outer Banks will be sustainable for ‘foreseeable future’ (WFAE, 5/9/22)

2021

• What Will It Take To Take It Seriously (Blue Ridge Public Radio, 9/14/21)
• The Porch: The River | BPR (Blue Ridge Public Radio, 9/17/21)

2020

• National Parks Traveler Episode 65: Sea Level Rise And National Parks, Great Sea Kayaking Park Destinations

2019

• CoastLine: Sea Level Rise Isn't Stopping Coastal Development

2017

• WCU Professor Works On The Sidelines At The UN Climate Conference

2016 

• Coastal geologist conducting mountain of work (The State, Columbia, SC - 8/19/16)
• Sand's End (The Verge - 11/17/16)
  

 2014

• Congress and the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (WCQS NPR – 4/9/14)

2013

• Should We Cease to Build In Harm’s Way (KRWR To the Point- 2/15/13)
• WBUR/NPR Onpoint radio (Boston) story about coastal rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy (2/5/13)
• Rebuild or Retreat from the Jersey Shore? (WNYC interview – 1/28/13)
• Shoring Up the Nation’s Crumbling Coastlines (NPR Science Friday – 1/25/13)
• Experts Urge Caution As $50 Billion In Sandy Aid Passes House (NPR Interview – 1/18/13)
• WCU Professor Objects to Portion of Aid Bill (WCQS Interview)
• NBC Nightly News Interview with Andy Coburn and Rob Young (NBC News)
• Rob Young on WFAE (Charlotte) talking about sea-level rise and Hurricane Sandy (11/1/12)
• Rob Young on NPR’s Marketplace (11/2012)
• Rob Young on WCQS-FM (Asheville) talking about Hurricane Sandy

2012

•  Rising Tides and the Changing Coast (WUNC North Carolina Public Radio)
• Hurricane Irene (WQCS Western North Carolina Public Radio News)
• Terminal Groins (WQCS Western North Carolina Public Radio News)
• Are Berms Good for Cleanup? (CNN Anderson Cooper, AC 360° – 6/16/10)
• Gulf Oil Spill (WQCS Western North Carolina Public Radio Conversations)
• Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC)
• New Jersey Beach Replenishment, Is It Worth It? (WHYY Radio – 5/9/11)
• NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams about NC Beach Nourishment
• Swiss Public Radio Interview about sand mining