Factoid/2011/03/08
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< Beachapedia:Factoid | 2011 | 03
Groins and Beach Fill on Barrier Islands - A Losing Battle?
- "If we think we can engineer our way out of it, we're on a downhill slide," said Stan Riggs, an East Carolina University geologist who has studied the N.C. coast for 40 years. "If there's one environment on our planet that has limits to growth and development, it's the barrier islands." - from the article As North Carolina beaches erode, debate rises in the Charlotte Observer.
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