beach erosion

Examples

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• There may be coastal flooding, severe beach erosion, damaging winds, widespread power outages, and possibly 5 inches or more of rain.

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• Farther south, along the Mid-Atlantic coast, battered by Superstorm Sandy, the combination of an onshore wind and resultant waves brings the threat of beach erosion from Sunday into Monday, but not nearly as bad as if the storm were to make a closer run up the Eastern Seaboard.

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• Similarly, a rise in sea level appears simply as faster beach erosion from a local perspective.

  Academic text (1998)

• This law established the South Carolina Coastal Council to develop a "comprehensive beach erosion and protection policy."

  Academic text (1991)

• The panels on the left show data from a southern site with significant beach erosion and overwash.

  Academic text (2018)

• The storm could have the potential to bring strong winds, rain, coastal flooding, and further beach erosion.

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• Rough surf, dangerous rip currents, and some beach erosion will occur along the beaches from the Carolinas to South Florida.

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• As the breach widened, it quickly became obvious that the beach erosion resulting from the increased wave action would threaten up to twenty shoreline residences.

  Academic text (1991)

• Protective measures to reduce the rate of beach erosion in front of the lighthouse provided a temporary solution, but by late 1987, the lighthouse stood only 160 feet from the sea and was in danger of collapsing.

  Academic text (2000)

• Coastal engineers are developing new strategies to combat beach erosion caused by rising sea levels.

Synonyms

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erosion

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34 3.7

The gradual wearing away of land, rock, and other materials by forces such as water or wind

focuses on sand and shoreline loss caused by waves tides or weather

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology