This is probably also relevant to beach nourishment. If sea level rose about 6 inches 2010 to 2023, it's going to take huge amounts of sand to keep beaches more or less intact. Local governments probably can't afford to buy all those expensive beach houses, so perhaps the only remedy is to let their beach-destroying sea walls fail and buy the lots once the houses have collapsed and what's left can't be built on. BTW, the Post has a competent Weather Gang and this is from a very good reporting team. Washington Post story

Edited: 05/19/2024 at 04:54 PM by ww