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By Zayna Syed / Popular Science / Aug 7, 2023 While most people think of the beach as a place to relax, it has always served a more purposeful role: a buffer against storms. It’s a role that will become even more important as climate change continues to disrupt nature’s delicate balance, inciting sea level…

While most people think of the beach as a place to relax, it has always served a more purposeful role: a buffer against storms. It’s a role that will become even more important as climate change continues to disrupt nature’s delicate balance, inciting sea level rise and stronger, more frequent storms on the coasts.

By Zayna Syed / Popular Science / Aug 7, 2023 While most people think of the beach as a place to relax, it has always served a more purposeful role: a buffer against storms. It’s a role that will become even more important as climate change continues to disrupt nature’s delicate balance, inciting sea level…

There are some ways to protect beaches, in the same way they protect coastal communities.

Coastal erosion is increasing in the US and around the world. But solutions exist to protect beaches, ecosystems, and shoreline communities.

Since its inception in 2001, the focus of the University of New Orleans Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences (PIES) has been on addressing coastal and environmental issues. A three-year, $568,000 grant for the Louisiana Board of Regents will help PIES be better suited to tackle problems facing coastal communities in New Orleans and elsewhere by providing state of the art instrumentation and equipment.

University of New Orleans earth and environmental sciences professor Mark Kulp is helping search for suitable sediment to counteract projected land losses.