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The Nile River is commonly regarded as the longest river in the world, flowing for 4,258 miles (6,853 km) over 11 countries in northeastern Africa. In this Overview, it is shown flowing north through Egypt, forming a large delta before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. Civilizations since ancient times have depended on the waters of the Nile to flood and fertilize the surrounding desert lands.![]()
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Blair Tormey working with Cape Lookout NS Superintendent Jeff West. We are assisting the park with identifying sites that threatened visitor facilities might be relocated to after future storms. The goals: reduce vulnerability and protect natural resources. Also, thanks to Katie Peek for her analysis on this project. Some things we do are just such an honor. #wcu
Anything is better than nothing. But, $100 million a year is peanuts compared to the challenges Florida will face in the future. If only they also had the will to STOP PUTTING NEW INFRASTRUCTURE IN HARM'S WAY! Until the State of Florida develops meaningful setbacks and actually enforces them (the hard part), they will just be treading water with this spending.![]()
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www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2021/04/12/609520.htm
Florida Lawmakers Send Legislation to Fight Sea Level Rise to Governor
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Legislation hailed as some of the most robust yet to defend U.S. coasts against sea level rise is headed to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a proposal that
Interesting and frustrating story from Nova Scotia. First, you pass a reasonably good piece of legislation preventing new development in hazardous or environmentally sensitive coastal areas. But, it takes years to turn that law into enforceable regulation on the ground. Meanwhile, development at the coast soars BECAUSE of the coming implementation of the new law, and Covid refugees from the cities provide a solid market for the new coastal development. Are we learning yet?![]()
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www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/coastal-development-nova-scotia-unsafe-climate-change-hunts-po...
Advocates concerned about unsafe coastal development in Nova Scotia | CBC News
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Since Danielle Robertson's childhood in Hunts Point, N.S., she's seen the South Shore community change — over time, the coastline has moved landward, including during Hurricane Dorian, when the ocea...
Ultimately, you cannot have both a Chesapeake Bay rimmed by development and by wetlands. We will have to choose one or the other. This should be done strategically with long-term planning.![]()
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www.virginiamercury.com/2021/03/31/on-virginias-rural-coast-resiliency-and-chesapeake-bay-goals-c...
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The geography of Mathews County was carved by catastrophe. Thirty-five million years ago, a meteorite or comet tore through the Earth’s atmosphere and slammed into its surface somewhere between the ...
Sargassum removal from beaches also removes sand. Repeated, long-term removal will have significant, cumulative impacts on the sand budget along some Caribbean shorelines. Many of the beaches have a very limited volume of sand that is not easily, naturally replenished. This is a very sticky problem.![]()
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www.nola.com/news/environment/article_d23f12b6-8f21-11eb-9a26-d7b9068fcc1b.htm
Brown tide of sargassum threatens Caribbean tourist beaches
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Massive brown mats of macro-algae invade diverse region dependent on tourism, natural resources
Rob talking about beach nourishment on WUNC.![]()
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www.wunc.org/podcast/tested-podcast/2021-03-23/shifting-sands
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Host Dave DeWitt discusses efforts along the North Carolina coast to assess sea level rise and mitigate the impact of beach erosion.
Greek alphabet will no longer be used to name hurricanes
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The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was so active that the Greek alphabet was used to name storms for only the second time in history. Turns out, it would be the last time. Plus, the names of two other...
Funding Nourishment Projects Locally, Southern Shores Proposal Nails It! | by Rob Young | LinkedIn
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One of these days, sooner rather than later, the flow of Federal funding for beach nourishment projects in resort communities will stop. We simply can't afford to use federal dollars to hold every bea...
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"The cryptocurrency’s value has dipped recently after passing a high of $50,000 but the energy used to create it has continued to soar during its epic rise, climbing to the equivalent to the annual carbon footprint of Argentina"![]()
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www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/feb/27/bitcoin-mining-electricity-use-environmental-impact?ut...
Electricity needed to mine bitcoin is more than used by 'entire countries'
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Bitcoin mining – the process in which a bitcoin is awarded to a computer that solves a complex series of algorithm – is a deeply energy intensive process
Tsunami flooding - Tutukaka, New Zealand“#Tsunami surge taken at Tutukaka #eqnz t.co/iBeOo4594y”
Tsunami arrival... Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand“BREAKING VIDEO: Very first waves of Tsunami rolling at Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand: WATCH: #Tsunami #earthquake #NewZealand t.co/o87ToIl8ap”
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Commentary: We must take these steps to address Horry County flooding
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Portions of Horry County are under water again. I think it’s safe to say that we now know where the most vulnerable properties in South Carolina lie.
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Rob goes off a bit on the continued flooding in Horry County.![]()
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Rob Young on LinkedIn: It's flooding again in Socastee
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I am just distraught as I watch the communities of Socastee and Bucksport flood once again in Horry County, South Carolina. These places, inhabited by ...
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Rob Young on LinkedIn: Check out our latest work creating new, historical flood maps for
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Check out our latest work creating new, historical flood maps for Horry County as a supplement to, and check on, the preliminary FEMA FIRMS. FEMA BFEs ...
Nice work by Katie and Blair creating a new kind of flood map for our partners in Horry County, SC. Our work is featured in the second half of this article.![]()
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers interested in studying Waccamaw River, county staff say
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Amid several river communities dealing with floodwaters, county staff and officials met virtually to discuss flooding. The Infrastructure and Regulation subcommittee on flooding met Friday morning to ...
We need beaches without dunes! We know that folks engineering beaches and building storm protection for coastal infrastructure are very fond of building large, continuous "dunes." That is fine in some places, but we need to keep in mind that we also need lots of shoreline where the dunes have been knocked down, or where the dunes are not continuous. Unvegetated sand flats are critical for shorebird nesting and resting— including listed species like piping plovers. When we see these overwash fans here at the north end of Longboat Key, FL, we think, "now that's what a beach looks like." Drone photo Feb. 14, 2021. #LongboatKey #Overwash
You MUST check out this beautiful, updated re-release of a classic by Willard Bascom updated by Kim McCoy. Treasured by surfers and academics alike for many years, this new edition captures the heart of the matter with updated imagery and an examination of how climate change will impact that intersection of land and water we all love. Or, if you are a donor to PSDS, ask me for a copy. Thanks to our friends at Patagonia.![]()
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Waves and Beaches: The Powerful Dynamics of Sea and Coast
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An essential handbook for anyone who studies, surfs, protects, or is fascinated by the ocean, a delightful combination of science and adventure.
Wetlands restoration project with NPS out at Channel Islands NP. Man, do I miss good old fashioned fieldwork. Two WCU undergrads on the left. Katie (in purple) is now one of two lead scientists on our NPS work. Rob, lying down on the job as usual. March, 2006. #wcu