As part of their weekend edition, PBS NewsHour, partnered with Climate Central, featured an in-depth look at CBA living shorelines initiatives.
Americans who live along coastlines are watching their land disappear and property threatened as climate change causes sea levels to rise. While homeowners often rely on expensive seawalls and bulkheads to slow the erosion, a growing number are building “living shorelines,” which can reverse its effects. Hari Sreenivasan reports from Florida in partnership with Climate Central as part of our ongoing series “Peril and Promise: the Challenge of Climate Change.”
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As Seas Rise, Americans Use Nature to Fight Worsening Erosion
"Americans who live along coastlines are watching their land disappear and property threatened as climate change causes sea levels to rise. While homeowners often rely on expensive seawalls and bulkheads to slow the erosion, a growing number are building 'living shorelines,' which can reverse its effects. Hari Sreenivasan reports from Florida in partnership with Climate Central."
PBS NewsHour
‘Living shorelines’ use oyster shells and marsh grass to reverse coastal erosion