It sounds reassuring, but it’s also wrong. These structures may reassure, but they hide a much bigger problem. As a climate and coastal planning researcher, I understand why residents want something ...

Thiruvananthapuram: In a bid to resolve the extensive coastal erosion in Poonthura region, the irrigation department is all set to construct eight groynes at a cost of Rs 17.5 crore. The work has been ...

The 300-odd families residing near the village coast, however, express concern over the “increasing” coastal erosion from the diversion of seawater by the training walls under construction.

Besides constructing groynes in all coastal hamlets of the district to protect villages from sea erosion, the State government should deploy high-speed patrol boats to protect country boat fishermen ...

The work will see two groynes replaced at East Cliff near Bournemouth Pier and then a further two at West Cliff A stretch of beach at a seaside resort will shut for three months while coastal erosion ...

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