Tag: Coastal development
China’s Belt and Road infrastructure projects could help or hurt oceans...
Blake Alexander Simmons, Colorado State University and Rebecca Ray, Boston University
More than one-third of all people in the...
Who owns the beach? It depends on state law and tide...
Thomas Ankersen, University of Florida
As Americans flock to beaches this summer, their toes are sinking into some of...
High-tide flood risk is accelerating, putting coastal economies at risk
Renee Collini, Mississippi State University
As sea level rises, it can be easy to miss the subtlety of higher...
Restoring seagrasses can bring coastal bays back to life
Robert J. Orth, Virginia Institute of Marine Science; Jonathan Lefcheck, Smithsonian Institution, and Karen McGlathery, University of Virginia
A century ago Virginia’s coastal lagoons were...
Protecting mangroves can prevent billions of dollars in global flooding damage...
Michael Beck, University of California, Santa Cruz and Pelayo Menéndez, University of California, Santa Cruz
Hurricanes and tropical storms are estimated to cost the U.S....
Why are Atlantic and Gulf coast property owners building back bigger...
Eli Lazarus, University of Southampton and Evan B. Goldstein, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
U.S. coastal counties are densely populated and extensively developed. They...
Coral reefs provide flood protection worth $1.8 billion every year –...
Michael Beck, University of California, Santa Cruz
The news is grim: According to a report compiled by hundreds of scientists from 50 countries, Earth is...
Coral reefs provide flood protection worth $1.8 billion every year –...
Michael Beck, University of California, Santa Cruz
The news is grim: According to a report compiled by hundreds of scientists from 50 countries, Earth is...