Beach Erosion
By Courtney, Luis, and Derrick
Questions 1-5
1. Sea level can rise and flood areas. It can also wash away shores.
2. Beach houses along the shore can be washed away.
3.The Mississippi delta region in Louisiana is an example of constant beach erosion.
4.Sea turtles and trees on the shore are mostly affected.
5. Man made structors can effect coastal ecostystems and wildlife and natural beach shaping.
Beach Erosion Video
Beach Erosion Pictures
United States coastal
A house in the United States that was next to a cliff that was eroded by the ocean.
Cliff eroded away
Sea levels has risen and eroded the side of a cliff.
Coastal Shores
The sea level rose and washed away a sea shore.
Questions 6-10
6. League City is not effected by beach erosion because it is not along the shore lines.
7. People can lose their homes. People can also lose their boats from the sea level rising.
8. Beach Erosion is caused by constant wave, high tides, and low tides.
9. People put Breakwater Tubes to make the water flow into another direction instead of going along the shore.
10. We can move the sea walls closer to the beaches.
Credits
Pictures-
- http://centerforoceansolutions.org/climate/impacts/cumulative-impacts/coastal-erosion/
- http://www.uwec.edu/jolhm/EH4/Sea%20Level/website6.html
- http://thecelestialconvergence.blogspot.com/2011_10_24_archive.html
- http://www.edistobeach.com/blog/whats-happened-to-our-beach
- http://www.westheimphoto.com/lightbox/index/detail/25159
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/maggie6445/8437706460/
Article-
1. http://texasclimatenews.org/wp/?p=5540
2. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=what-causes-beach-erosion
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