Seawalls and other unyielding structures meant to keep rising waters at bay and to protect against storm surges can cause ...

In the 1960s, saltwater intrusion in a southeast Louisiana swamp killed the trees and plants that lived there. Now restored with freshwater, the swamp has become the perfect place for revegetation ...

Coastlines are constantly changing. Waves continuously wash ashore and pull sand out to sea. When more sand is pulled away than is naturally replaced, the process is called coastal erosion. Coastal ...

In 2012, Hurricane Sandy flooded the Dodge Paddock-Beal Preserve in Stonington with saltwater from Fishers Island Sound gushing across boulders and a broken seawall. The force pushed sand back, ...