Sentences with phrase «by seawalls»

Already half of China's coastal wetlands have disappeared over the past 50 years, enclosed by seawalls or overrun by ports and other development, according to the analysis, released here Monday by China's State Forestry Administration (SFA), the Chinese Academy of Science's Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, and the Paulson Institute, a nonprofit based in Chicago.

I am going to be living by the seawall.

Morgan had been sitting under the great, creaking fig tree by the seawall, his back against the trunk, his eyes closed, smoking a cigarette.

Tiki torches, located by the seawall surrounding the Cove, lend a real Hawaiian flavor to the evenings.

According to this legend, titled «City of Ys,» Ys was a luxurious coastal city protected by a seawall.

Not exact matches

But inside the modernist glass - and - concrete chancery building that rises up along Havana's iconic seawall, the Malecón, both the intelligence officials and senior diplomats guessed that the noises were «just another form of harassment» by the Cuban government, one official said.

We have a retirement seawall in place - but we need to enhance it - by giving Canadians the tools they require to fill the savings gap and build the wall higher.

We walked through the docks, found a section of seawall beside this big, bright bed of cosmos, and spent an hour or so looking out into the bay watching the ducks, kayaks and sailboats cruise by and thinking why don't we do this ALL THE TIME!?

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has warned that the city could lose 35 feet of lakefront a year to erosion unless it restores seawalls damaged by record high Lake Michigan water levels.

Oddo has criticized the time it has taken for government to get this project off the ground and said, «The Army Corps seawall project is one of the most important projects for the future of our borough, as demonstrated in tragic detail by the devastation caused by Sandy.

Citing the threat posed by climate change, Gov. Cuomo on Tuesday announced plans for a new seawall and promenade along Staten Island's southern coast.

After residents built seawalls, the government moved to build a barrier in 2004, followed by Alokoa's most recent initiative.

«Bulkheads and seawalls may accelerate beach erosion by reflecting wave energy off the facing wall, impacting adjacent property owners as well,» writes Leatherman, adding that such structures along retreating shorelines eventually cause diminished beach width and even loss.

Against the Sea «Twice during the thirteen years since it was built has the great concrete wall along the waterfront of Galveston withstood the furious onslaughts of a raging sea lashed by a hurricane, and in each case the seawall has stood perfectly.

Walk the famous Seawall — lined by temperate rain forest and the shimmering blue waters of Vancouver Harbour — for incredible views of the skyline.

All the larger restaurants and hotels can be found along Front Street, which is separated from the ocean by a small seawall and the thin beach.

The property also has a bit of natural beach, while the Sunbreeze has a sandy area contained by a low seawall.

The entire beach has a Concrete Seawall and Dock allowing easy access to boats and guests with a secondary access by a Trail connecting this north westerly section of the island to the Private Resort, Gift & Dive Shop, and Restaurant just 400 yards to the South East.

After arriving in downtown Vancouver, check in to the Georgian Court Hotel and get acquainted with your surroundings by taking a walk along the Seawall, exploring Stanley Park or visiting one of the many nearby restaurants, bars and nightclubs.

Property is doing a seawall repair and they are in the process of securing bids and permits the work is «estimated» to begin July / August and take 3 - 4 months to complete based on the information provided by the AOAO.

The land is protected from the ocean by a solidly built natural stone seawall.

ahh... didn't Louisiana plan to build an interlocking seawall to protect New Orleans from a hurricane's potential high seas only to have the construction blocked by the Sierra Club because those enviro - fools wanted to save some sea lettuce?

At the moment, the large lender is helping poorer countries prepare for global warming by building seawalls, conducting crop research, and improving freshwater management.

This is particularly important to Surfrider Foundation's efforts because «seawalls kill beaches», which is demonstrated by the science reviewed in the report.

Sinking Solomon Islands and climate link «exaggerated», admits study's author A new study published in Environmental Research Letters shows that some low - lying reef islands in the Solomon Islands are being gobbled up by «extreme events, seawalls and inappropriate development, rather than sea level rise alone.»

The second time was when climate change hit The Trump Organization's bottom line: His golf course in Ireland is threatened by coastal erosion, so the company recently applied for a permit to build a seawall to protect the property from «global warming and its effects.»

GDP increase does not translate in any obvious way to damage increase; in fact, wealthier countries can better afford to build stronger structures and to protect assets (for example, build seawalls and pass and enforce building regulations).1 A grass hut will be completely destroyed by a hurricane, but a modern steel office building will only be partially damaged; damage does not scale linearly with the value of the asset.

Sechelt Seawalls by the Seashore: Discrimination and City Planning, in Legal News for Local Governments, February 2005;

The urban plaza is anchored by URBAN FARE, LONDON DRUGS, CRAFT & more; steps from Canada Line & Expo Sky train stations, bus lines, Aqua bus & the seawall.