A Coastal Star Special Report:
Rising Water: New signs of rising sea levels cause concern
Adapting to change: First the probable, then the practical when it comes to building | Deeper waters: Fights over sea rise just beginning | Maps: Estimates of l
“We know we’re going to have sea rise. This is literally a one-way street now. The only thing we’re discussing now is how fast, it’s not whether anymore, and then eventually how much.”
— Dr. Harold Wanless, chairman of the Department
Graphic by Bonnie Lallky-Seibert/The Coastal Star
SOURCES: Maps: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Category 1 Storm Surge Height Estimates: Florida Division of Emergency Management
GRAPHICS: Bonnie Lallky-Seibert and Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
A Coastal Star Special Report:
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Elevation: How high your house is above sea level, which can vary from low tide to high tide to high autumnal tide.
Limestone: Porous rock that is the foundation of South Florida and allows sea water to penetrate inland.
Managed retreat: When popula
This home on a bluff in Nantucket, Mass., will most likely fall into the ocean at some point because of accelerating erosion. Photo by Richard Gelpke
A Coastal Star Special Report:
Rising Water: New signs of rising sea levels cause concern
Adapting t
Dozens of concerned neighbors meet Oct. 19 along Marine Way in Delray Beach to see the effects of high tides along the Intracoastal Waterway. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
A Coastal Star Special Report:
Adapting to change: First the probable, then the
Manalapan was especially hard-hit when days of pounding from Hurricane Sandy undermined sea walls at more than 20 homes.
Many complained that poorly maintained sea walls at one property caused the sea wall of their neighbors to fail.
2012 photos by J
“Mother Nature was saying a little storm — not even a hurricane at the time — could come through and cause so much havoc. Mother Nature will always prevail. We could learn from the ancient Indians who didn’t build their settlements right on the c
FORT LAUDERDALE : Intense beach development without building up a vegetative buffer offered little resistance when Sandy overran A1A in Fort Lauderdale. 2012 photo by Susan Stocker/Sun-Sentinel
A Coastal Star Special Report:
Hurricane shows just how
A Coastal Star Special Report:
Hurricane shows just how fragile our shores are
Sand is finite: Sand becoming a precious commodity | A lexicon of sand
Dunes vs. Sea walls: Natural vegetative dunes may be best defense | Stopping sand loss is a complic
A Coastal Star Special Report:
Hurricane shows just how fragile our shores are
Sand is finite: Sand becoming a precious commodity | A lexicon of sand
Dunes vs. Sea walls: Natural vegetative dunes may be best defense | Stopping sand loss is a complic
Beach renourishment: Renourishment is a modern term used for sand replacement on beaches that have lost sand to erosion or storms. Replacement sand comes from offshore dredging near the beaches or is trucked in from inland Florida mines.
Breakwater:
A Coastal Star Special Report:
Hurricane shows just how fragile our shores are
Sand is finite: A lexicon of sand
Dunes vs. Sea walls: Natural vegetative dunes may be best defense | Stopping sand loss is a complicated business
Who is taking action?:
Special Report: Public water treatments can be a matter of taste
By Jan Norris
Terms like “undertones,” “balance” and “finish” are typical of wine tastings — but they also apply to any beverage. Last month, three tasters used them to help describ
