by Katie Peek | Oct 26, 2015 | All stories
North Topsail Beach debacle no way for NC to manage its coast. Is North Topsail Beach the most poorly managed beach community in the country? If not, it certainly seems to be taking a good shot at it. Read PSDS Director Rob Young’s Op-Ed about North Topsail...
by Katie Peek | Jun 25, 2015 | All stories
Rising Sea Levels Pose Threat for Coastal National Parks Researchers for the NPS and Western Carolina University (WCU) determined that a one-meter increase in ocean height would put 39 percent (16 of the 40 parks evaluated) at a high exposure risk. Read the complete...
by Katie Peek | Mar 17, 2015 | All stories
Focus of climate change discussions shifts from mitigation to adaptation “This is the crux of the matter: the ecosystems have to move, and they are becoming diminished by efforts to hold them in place… Click to read the UC Santa Cruz article with comments...
by Katie Peek | Feb 13, 2015 | All stories
Young: Seaward of common sense? SC needs to put an end to building on the beach The vast majority of South Carolinians understand the problem. Building too close to the sea is a bad idea, and far too often the taxpayers get stuck paying for it. Read the article in The...
by Andy Coburn | Jan 12, 2015 | All stories
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by Katie Peek | Jan 12, 2015 | All stories
NPS proceeding with environmental study on Buxton beach nourishment
by Katie Peek | Oct 6, 2014 | All stories
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,...
by Katie Peek | Sep 30, 2014 | All stories
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...
by Katie Peek | Aug 27, 2014 | All stories
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...
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