After Sandy: Why Rebuilding the Coast Is Doomed to Failure

One year after Hurricane Sandy devastated parts of the U.S. East Coast, the government is spending billions to replenish beaches that will only be swallowed again by rising seas and future storms.  It’s time to develop coastal policies that take into account new climate realities.
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By Rob Young, Professor of Coastal Geology at Western Carolina University and Director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines

After Sandy: Why Rebuilding the Coast Is Doomed to Failure