These artificial reefs off a New York City beach help sea creatures. They might also save lives
2 months, 1 week ago

These artificial reefs off a New York City beach help sea creatures. They might also save lives

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Almost nothing stood in the way of the pounding waves that crashed into seaside homes in Staten Island's Tottenville neighborhood when Superstorm Sandy struck the city 12 years ago. Funded with $111 million in Sandy recovery money, the “Living Breakwaters” constructed about 1,000 feet off the Tottenville beach were conceived to protect residents from future storms. New York’s success at attracting government funding for the Living Breakwaters encouraged others to look at the idea, according to Joshua Norman, a disaster resilience lead at Trilon Group’s DMRP engineering arm, which is proposing a similar concept in Cedar Key, on Florida's Gulf Coast. “If another storm comes, it’s not doing nothing,” neighborhood resident Michele Heerlein, 61, said, referring to the barrier system.

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Living Breakwaters Offer Hope for Staten Island's Coastal Resilience
2 months, 1 week ago

Living Breakwaters Offer Hope for Staten Island's Coastal Resilience

Associated Press  

New York City's artificial reefs offer a potential solution to protect coastal homes from future hurricanes. These reefs, constructed with $111 million in Sandy recovery money, are designed to soften the blow of ocean waves and reduce daily erosion and damage. The reefs also provide a habitat for marine life, including birds, algae, and shellfish. The project has attracted attention …

Darpa Thinks Walls of Oysters Could Protect Shores Against Hurricanes
55 years ago

Darpa Thinks Walls of Oysters Could Protect Shores Against Hurricanes

Wired  

On October 10, 2018, Tyndall Air Force Base on the Gulf of Mexico—a pillar of American air superiority—found itself under aerial attack. That $5 billion disaster at Tyndall was just one of a mounting number of extreme-weather events that convinced the US Department of Defense that it needed new ideas to protect the 1,700 coastal bases it’s responsible for globally. …

Op-Ed: How to save beaches and coastlines from climate change disasters
3 years, 8 months ago

Op-Ed: How to save beaches and coastlines from climate change disasters

LA Times  

The frequency of natural disasters has soared in recent decades. New studies that combine flood risk and economic models show that mangroves reduce property damage from storms by $65 billion annually across more than 400,000 miles of coastline in 100-plus nations. One promising example is Reefense, a project recently started by the Defense Department to build coral and oyster reefs …

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