Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 6 January 2025

75% of coastal aquifers race escalating threat of saltwater intrusion as humans withdraw more & more fresh water – but humans are blaming it on “global warming”

·?????? https://scitechdaily.com/77-of-coastal-areas-threatened-by-saltwater-intrusion-are-we-ready/

· Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024GL110359

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Portions of Playa del Carmen, Mexico, are sinking – investigating causes

· https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/streets-in-playa-del-carmen-start-to-sink-sparking-concerns-in-the-real-estate-sector/ar-AA1wI2wk

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Indigenous people are first responders along coast of British Columbia

·?????? https://hakaimagazine.com/features/the-first-first-responders/

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Update:? emergency dredging project at Indian River Inlet – estimated $15M for 380,000 cubic yards of sand with $10M phase scheduled for 2025 – not the first time this has happened to this barrier island

·?????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/emergency-dredging-project-at-indian-river-inlet-makes-significant-progress/ar-AA1wDeVL

·?????? https://news.delaware.gov/2024/12/23/dnrec-provides-update-on-indian-river-inlet-north-side-emergency-dredging-and-beach-nourishment-project/

·?????? https://whyy.org/articles/dredging-delaware-indian-river-inlet/

·?????? https://whyy.org/articles/delaware-indian-river-inlet-dredging-erosion/

·?????? Project:? https://dnrec.delaware.gov/watershed-stewardship/waterways/ir-north-beach-repair/

·?????? 2013:? https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Portals/39/docs/Civil/IRI%20Beach%20Final%20EA%20with%20Signatures%20and%20Appendices%20Compressed.pdf

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Growing problem of abandoned vessels in some ports, harbours & marinas in Britain

·?????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/duchy-steps-in-over-rising-tide-of-abandoned-boats/ar-AA1wDPh9

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Hoping artificial reef trial at C Y O’Connor Beach in Western Australia is a “solution” to natural erosion processes

·?????? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-30/artificial-reef-trial-tackling-coastal-erosion/104573680

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Dalian Jinzhouwan International Airport located on a new 20 square km man-made island

·?????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/the-world-s-largest-artificial-island-airport-is-rising-up-from-the-middle-of-the-sea/ar-AA1wDUVC

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20-year retrospective on the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

·?????? https://phys.org/news/2024-12-indian-ocean-tsunami-years.html

·?????? https://www.bgs.ac.uk/news/twenty-years-on-the-indian-ocean-earthquake-and-tsunami/

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Environmental emergency declared in Peru after oil spill clean-up operations along coastline popular with tourists in Talara Province

·?????? https://phys.org/news/2024-12-oil-leak-peru-tourist-zone.html

Huge waves strike coastline of Peru – most ports closed – NO, these are not tsunamis but are wind-generated waves

·?????? Video:? https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cvg6zrvdq7qo

·?????? https://thesun.my/world-news/peru-closes-ports-as-giant-waves-batter-coast-PA13464964

·?????? https://phys.org/news/2024-12-dead-ecuador-peru-ports-massive.html

·?????? https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Three_dead_as_massive_waves_slam_Peru_Ecuador_and_Chile_999.html

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High rises on barrier island beachfront in Miami, Florida, continue to sink – bad decision to build there - predictable

·?????? https://www.aol.com/miamis-beachfront-high-rises-sinking-090301177.html

·?????? Paper:? https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024EA003852

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Plans unveiled for Aenaon Metropolitan Park cost estimated at 479M Euros – multipurpose urban park scheduled to open by 2028 in southern Athens

·?????? https://www.tovima.com/society/atticas-new-aenaon-coastal-park-set-to-transform-faliro/

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US CENTCOM forces executed precision strikes against Iranian-backed targets in Yemen – took out coastal radar & destroyed 7 cruise missiles

·?????? https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2025/01/01/us-warplanes-take-out-coastal-radar-destroy-7-cruise-missiles/

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Anticipating lawsuits & questions for California Coastal Commission following partial collapse of Santa Cruz Wharf

·?????? https://lookout.co/santa-cruz-wharf-collapse-raises-questions-about-lawsuits-maintenance-and-the-coastal-commission/

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Updates:? Plans to develop premier coastal tourism zone in Duqm, Oman

·?????? https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/omans-visionary-plans-to-develop-a-premier-coastal-tourism-zone-in-duqm-know-about-the-latest-updates/

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Heal the Ocean files appeal with California Coastal Commission to halt Rosewood Miramar Beach luxury hotel in Montecito

·?????? https://www.noozhawk.com/heal-the-ocean-files-appeal-with-coastal-commission-to-halt-miramar-project/

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