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New coastland map could help strengthen sea defenses
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 06, 2009 |
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The 'Coastland Map' produced by scientists from Durham University and published in the Journal GSA Today, charts the post Ice-Age tilt of the UK and Ireland and current relative sea-level changes. According to the map, t ...
Shifting Baselines Confound River Restoration
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Steep reductions in the abundance of fish, shellfish, and other aquatic fauna in recent centuries are not restricted to animals that live in the sea: historical records show that species in rivers and lakes worldwide also ...
Trees won't stop tsunamis, scientists warn
Dec 26, 2008 |
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Claims that coastal tree barriers can halt the might of a tsunami are false and dangerous, a team of international marine scientists said today.
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Guide offers smart growth help for coastal and waterfront planners and developers
Sep 10, 2009 |
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NOAA, along with the Environmental Protection Agency, the International City/County Management Association and Rhode Island Sea Grant, has released a guide to bring smart growth to coastal and waterfront communities.
Caribbean coral reefs flattened
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Coral reefs throughout the Caribbean have been comprehensively 'flattened' over the last 40 years, according to a disturbing new study by the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Researchers study coastal community bounce back
Feb 26, 2008 |
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Two LSU researchers are taking what might be the most comprehensive approach ever to determine how some coastal communities bounce back from disaster.
Balance between traditional activities, tourism key to sustaining coastal Alaska communities
Nov 13, 2008 |
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When Lee Cerveny arrived in coastal southeast Alaska in 1999, she intended to interview local women about their relationship with the natural environment. She soon found, however, that women she met were more interested in ...
Geotimes: The impending coastal crisis
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 12, 2008 |
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Coastlines are the most dynamic feature on the planet. In the March issue, Geotimes magazine looks into the risks of increased development along our coastlines and what that means for erosion, flooding and future development.
First-ever socioeconomic study on coral reefs points to challenges of coastal resource management
Dec 10, 2008 |
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A first of its kind study, "Socioeconomic Conditions Along the World's Tropical Coasts: 2008," reports on the social and economic ramifications of healthy coral reefs in 27 tropical nations and points to the inability of ...
Erosion threatens Alaskans
Oct 22, 2007 |
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As much as $500 million may be needed in Alaska to move people living in three coastal communities threatened by erosion.
Rising sea threatens coastline
Jan 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Experts at The University of Manchester are to produce a detailed picture of the public’s views on the uncertain future of a 250-mile-stretch of coastline.
Coral Triangle could die by century's end: WWF
May 13, 2009 |
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Coral reefs could disappear entirely from the Coral Triangle region of the Pacific Ocean by the end of the century, threatening the food supply and livelihoods for about 100 million people, according to a ...
A global responsibility to help vulnerable communities adapt
May 28, 2009 |
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For one international community - the 165,000 strong Inuit community dispersed across the Arctic coastline in small, remote coastal settlements in Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Siberia - it is already too late to prevent ...
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