Beach ErosionA Problem for All
Living only a few miles from the great Atlantic Ocean, the beach is a place where I have spent many days of my life. I have watched tremendous storms with powerful surf and fierce winds eat away the shoreline. But, to society there is no cost comparable to beach's pleasures. " It seems in the 1990's everyone wants that exclusive ocean view, but few realize the potential costs in lives, money, and property. And the ultimate cost of such coastal development, experts say, is the beach itself." (Warren, 1999, p.1) Many lives have been lost to erosion. From houses lost in the surf to giant waves crashing through town. A tragedy like this happened in Galveston, Texas. A hurricane hit this small town in 1990 and killed 6,000 people; a massive sea wall was then constructed to help prevent another tragedy like that from happening again (Nash, 1996, p.18). Erosion causes a higher percentage of damage to society then one might think, because nearly half of the country's 238 million people live on only 11
Warren, R. (1999) At beaches, sand is running out. Christian Science Monitor, v.91 (155), p. 1-5. Retrieved Nov. 3, 2000 from EBSCO database (Academic Search Elite) on the World Wide Web: http://www.ebsco.com Erosion is very costly, do to efforts trying to prevent and / or fix erosion. On the other hand, the beach also generates money from tourists. Contributing about 170 billion annually to the economy society can afford to "fix" the problem of erosion. In New Jersey the Department of Environmental Services installed the STABLERTM Disc Erosion Control System. Resembling a flexible chain of large concrete discs it has helped the erosion crisis in New Jersey ("Public Works", 1997, p. 39). But, before long in New Jersey the state and all federal taxpayers will soon be shelling out $9 billion to pump sand from offshore areas onto 127 miles of sand-starved beaches (Warren, 1999, p.3) The beach wins the battle of cost.
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