Coastlines around the world are changing, causing serious problems for the many communities living near the sea. In the second of two programmes on coastal erosion, CrowdScience explores the best ways to tackle this problem. As we heard in the first programme, listener Anne from sees trucks dumping sand on the beach near her Florida… Read More
Florida’s beaches are incredibly important for storm damage reduction and tourism, however they are under threat from coastal erosion. Dr Tiffany Roberts Briggs explains to Caroline Steel how Florida’s beaches are restored with mined sand. Source
Florida’s beaches are incredibly important for storm damage reduction and tourism, however they are under threat from coastal erosion. Dr Tiffany Roberts Briggs explains to Caroline Steel how Florida’s beaches are restored with mined sand. Listen Now (Photo: A truck prepares to dump sand on Miami Beach. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Coastlines around the world are changing, causing serious problems for the many communities living near the sea. In the second of two programmes on coastal erosion, CrowdScience explores the best ways to tackle this problem. As we heard in the first programme, listener Anne from sees trucks dumping sand on the beach near her Florida… Read More
Dutch marine contractor Boskalis recently completed an extensive land reclamation campaign on the island of Gulhifalhu in the Maldives. The works were carried out over a period of nine months using the trailing suction hopper dredgers Oranje, Queen of the Netherlands, Willem van Oranje, and Prins der Nederlanden. The development is part of an overarching plan by the Ministry… Read More
