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Maldevelopment, moral hazard, federal aid, and climate change adaptation on Dauphin Island

Maldevelopment, moral hazard, federal aid, and climate change adaptation on Dauphin Island

by Rob Young | Dec 30, 2022 | Alabama Coastal News, Beach Management, Coastal News, Policy, Reports

The abstract says it all. But, please don’t think that the west end of Dauphin Island is an anomaly; rather, it is the norm. Lots of folks have been saying this for two decades including a nice piece in the NYT by Justin Gillis in 2012! But, Kiki Patsch and crew...
Leaking sewage a threat to SC coast

Leaking sewage a threat to SC coast

by Rob Young | Dec 12, 2022 | Beach Management, Coastal News, Policy, South Carolina Coastal News

Interesting effort in SC to challenge new septic permits based on the fact that these systems will fail soon after installation due to rising sea level. More from The State newspaper in...
Florida beaches were already running low on sand. Then Ian and Nicole hit.

Florida beaches were already running low on sand. Then Ian and Nicole hit.

by Rob Young | Dec 12, 2022 | Beach Management, Coastal News, Florida Coastal News, Hurricanes and storms, Ian, 2022, Nicole, 2022, Policy

“I think we’re starting to discover that, despite our best efforts and wanting to throw as much money at this as possible, it has become very difficult to keep these beaches as wide as we would like to keep them,” Robert S. Young, a geology professor at Western...
Climate change and the Gullah-Geechee Corridor

Climate change and the Gullah-Geechee Corridor

by Rob Young | Dec 12, 2022 | All stories, Coastal News, North Carolina Coastal News, Places, Policy, South Carolina Coastal News

Thank you Senators Scott and Ossoff. “Following the passage of a bill sponsored by U.S. Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, the agency no longer requires disaster survivors living on inherited land to prove ownership before they can receive...
Louisiana Insurers Lack Liquidity

Louisiana Insurers Lack Liquidity

by Rob Young | Dec 8, 2022 | Coastal News, Hurricanes and storms, Louisiana Coastal News, Policy

Explain to me how your business model is to insure properties in an area where we know there will be continued tropical storms impacts and the nation’s fastest rate of sea level rise, but not have the resources to cover the losses. “But the recent...
Horry Leaders Hold the Line

Horry Leaders Hold the Line

by Rob Young | Dec 8, 2022 | Coastal News, Events in the News, Opinion, Policy, South Carolina Coastal News

We created new flood zones for Horry County, South Carolina based on actual flood inundation (which was far greater than that predicted by FEMA FIRMS). The county chose to make these new maps regulatory with a 3 ft free board. There has been push back, but so far,...
Contrasting Philosophies on Access Management

Contrasting Philosophies on Access Management

by Rob Young | Dec 8, 2022 | Coastal News, Maine Coastal News, Massachusetts Coastal News

Maine vs. Massachusetts in public beach access. “An ongoing GBH News investigation found limited opportunities for most residents and visitors to enjoy Massachusetts’ coastline. Rising home prices, parking restrictions, an undercurrent of racism and shrinking...
Saving Houses, Not Beaches

Saving Houses, Not Beaches

by Rob Young | Dec 8, 2022 | All stories, Beach Management, Coastal News, North Carolina Coastal News, Opinion, Policy

Let’s be clear, this is largely an effort to save the beach houses, not the beaches. SLR doesn’t threaten the existence of most beaches, it just moves them. Certainly, there are portions of the OBX where the barrier island is very narrow and one could...
Saving Houses, Not Beaches

The Rising Cost of Coastal Florida Living

by Rob Young | Nov 15, 2022 | Coastal News, Florida Coastal News, Ian, 2022, Nicole, 2022, Policy

This is going to get interesting: “By some estimates, there are more than 1.5 million residential condominium units in Florida, and many of them are aging. In June 2021,the Champlain Towers South, a residential high rise in Surfside, Fla., collapsed and left 98 dead....
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