Not exact matches
The storm surge
caused substantial
beach erosion, in some cases completely devastating coastal areas.
«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.
The first projection of future
beach erosion all along Japanese coasts was published in 1994 by Mimura et al. (1994), who calculated that
beach erosion caused by SLR would occur in values of 0.30, 0.65, and 1.00 m based on the projections of the IPCC First Assessment Report (IPCC, 1990).
Superstorm Sandy
caused massive
beach erosion and damage to the Jersey shore.
It highlights several implications for this sector, including altered seasonality, desertification and floods, damages
caused by increased incidence of natural hazards, coastal
erosion and loss of
beach areas, and loss of natural and archeological attractions.
Finally jetties that are built to protect harbors often block the transport sand along the coast, starving
beaches down stream from the jetty and
causing amplified
erosion.
In the face of higher sea levels and more intense storms, coastal communities face greater risk of rapid
beach erosion from destructive storms like the intense nor» easter of April 2007 that
caused this damage.
Storm surge can
cause deaths, widespread infrastructure damage, and severe
beach erosion.
By the end of this century, increased rates of sea - level rise (SLR) could
cause pcmanent inundation of portions of low - lying coastal cities, repeated flooding episodes, and more severe
beach erosion.
Erosion from high tides and storm events is already wearing away San Francisco's Ocean
Beach, and the bay is lapping the edges of the Embarcadero
causing flooding during Storms.