Factoid/2012/08/15
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Barrier Islands in Texas are 'Rolling Backward'
- "Structures like jetties and Galveston’s seawall stymie natural sedimentation and increase erosion. The damming of all major Texas rivers has also disrupted sediment from flowing into estuaries and replenishing beaches. The natural pattern of erosion on Galveston has the island “rolling backward,” meaning it erodes on the Gulf side and grows on the mainland side." - excerpt from article at texasclimatenews.org.
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