coasts — Flying River

Coastal houses standing close to an eroding sandy shoreline under overcast sky

Systems

A Premium That Moves a Coastline

Insurance retreat is climate policy that does not need a parliament

A concrete dam and a sediment-starved rocky river corridor downstream

Environment

The Sediment That Never Arrived

A dam keeps more than water. Downstream coasts and deltas can starve on a schedule

A wide, evenly graded sandy beach along a grey Chesapeake Bay shoreline

Environment

The Beach That Came From a Channel

After Sandy, Ocean View got a wider shore. The sand had a job before it was a beach.