Home to the world's first sandboard park, this Oregon coast features ancient dunes over 500 feet high and offers the ideal setting for an adrenaline-packed day.

Understanding the resilience of barrier islands and coastal dunes after storms Date: March 8, 2021 Source: Texas A&M University Summary: When a coastline undergoes massive erosion, like a ...

That night, in the Bedouin-style camp just outside the dunes where the Anantara had arranged for us to sleep, I asked Almahri about the appropriateness of the word Bedouin; it sounded a bit off to me.

Worldwide, coastal areas are squeezed between a rising sea level on one end and human structures on the other. The distance between a sandy coastline and the first human structures averages less ...

Some Aussie beaches are being reshaped and coastal dunes are marching inland. We used data from aerial photography, field surveys, laser mapping and drones to study incredible rates of change.

Beaches and dunes are becoming increasingly trapped between rising sea levels and infrastructure. Dutch researchers found that nowadays, when dropped on a random beach around the world, you only ...

Namibia offers an unparalleled playground of excitement for adrenaline junkies and adventure enthusiasts alike. From the towering dunes of the Namib Desert to the rugged coastline of the Skeleton ...

Residents of the gleaming apartment buildings built atop sand dunes that dot Chile's Pacific coast are expressing mounting concerns for their safety after a series of sinkholes.

Scott Fisher, director of conservation for the Hawaiian Islands Land Trust, will discuss the Waihee Coastal Dunes and Wetlands Refuge at the Saturday meeting of the American Association of ...

Local News Jacksonville Beach's dunes should be fully re-nourished by 2024, but who's paying for it? Kevin Bodge, a coastal engineer, consults the City of Jacksonville with beach and dune issues.

Namib Sand Sea is the only coastal desert in the world that includes extensive dune fields influenced by fog. Covering an area of over three million hectares and a buffer zone of 899,500 hectares, the ...

Waves, tide, and wind dominate coastal processes and landforms. Rivers deliver sediment to the coast, where it can be reworked to form deltas, beaches, dunes, and barrier islands.