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this week's feature in #CurrentBiology is on #coastalSqueeze - how coastal #ecosystems are squeezed out of existence by #SeaLevelRise and encroaching #infrastructure. Blog entry contains magic link for #FreeAccess proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/07/coastal-squeeze.... #science […]

An Ancient Law Could Shape the Modern Future of America’s Beaches. Here’s How.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/c... #armor #armored #armoring #blueeconomy #climatechange #coastal #coastalarmor #coastalgeology #coastalsqueeze #coastline #erosion #erosioncontrol #hightideline #matunuck #publicproperty #sealevelrise #seawall #seawalls #surfriderfoundation #thermalexpansion #trestles

Coastal squeeze is bad for biodiversity, and for us 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 than 400 meters around the world. And the narrower a coastline is, the lower its biodiversity as well. That is shown by the thesis that coastal ecologist Eva Lansu will defend at the University of Groningen on May 20th. “This coastal squeeze is not only a problem for biodiversity, it also affects our defense against flooding and our drinking water supply”, Lansu says.

20-May-2025
#CoastalSqueeze is bad for #biodiversity, and for us

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1084529

#science #ecology #coasts #SeaLevelRise #beaches #environment

Can Seawalls Save Us? Huge coastal barriers could protect the world’s cities. But they’ll have unexpected costs.

www.newyorker.com/news/annals-... #armycorpsofengineers #breakwater #climatechange #coast #coastalliving #coastalsqueeze #dutch #fightorflight #fortified #hardbarriers #managedretreat #mangroves #marshes #netherlands #ocean #pacifica #riprap #scour #sealevelrise #seawall #seawalls #tides

The impacts of sea level rise on coastal ecosystems is exacerbated where barriers prevent their landward shift, a situation of #coastalsqueeze

More on impacts and risks of sea level rise in Chapter 4 of http://ipcc.ch/SROCC

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