The lack of trees is contributing to increased rainfall along the coast of southwest Africa, where communities are already vulnerable to flash flooding.
beaches, coasts, & shorelines
Drones and Crowdsourced Science Aid Great Lakes Data Collection
Important data collection can aid coastal monitoring and management.
Atmospheric Rivers Spur High-Tide Floods on U.S. West Coast
Researchers analyzed 36 years of data to understand how atmospheric rivers and other factors drive chronic coastal flooding.
WAMPUM: An Indigenous-Designed Path to Sea Level Rise Adaptation
Northeastern and mid-Atlantic tribal nations lived sustainably on the coastline for centuries before colonization. How can their experiences inform strategies for sea level rise adaptation?
A Global Map of Human Sewage in Coastal Ecosystems
Prodigious quantities of nitrogen from human waste flow into coastal waters, a study of nearly 135,000 watersheds reveals.
Forecasting Compound Floods in Complex Coastal Regions
Coastal communities face more frequent floods in which rain, rivers, and ocean storm surge combine forces. A reliable system that accurately predicts inundation from these events is urgently needed.
Windjamming on the Warming Gulf of Maine
Living in Geologic Time: A sailing venture reveals economic upheaval along Maine’s enduring coast.
Kelp’s Carbon Sink Potential Could Be Blocked by Coastal Darkening
Coastal darkening, an environmental threat researchers are only beginning to study, is found to dramatically reduce the productivity of kelp.
Measuring Sea Level Rise Along the Coast
Scientists created a global map of vertical land motion to show how the solid ground is moving relative to the planet’s rising seas.