Barrier islands form as waves repeatedly deposit sediment parallel to the shoreline. As wind and waves shift according to weather patterns and local geographic features, these islands constantly move, ...

A new survey using high-altitude imaging technology found Mississippi and Louisiana barrier islands are eroding by at least ...

When storms like Hurricane Ian make landfall, the first things they hit often are barrier islands – thin ribbons of sand that line the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It’s hard to imagine how these ...

Barrier islands dot the landscape along Virginia's Eastern Shore, protecting the coastline from direct impacts of storms and sea-level rise. Made of sand, they are created and changed by environmental ...

Good public policy should be rooted in learned experience, but great public policy looks forward and anticipates the challenges on the horizon. Thank you to Sun Sentinel reporter Susannah Bryan for ...

Barrier islands protect the coastline from storms, storm surge, waves and flooding. They can act as a buffer between the ocean and beachfront property. As sea level rises, barrier islands retreat, or ...

Just in time for another above-average hurricane season, state officials on Thursday got to view for the first time the completed and restored Terrebonne Basin Barrier Islands, aimed at protecting ...

Elizabeth Sciaudone, a North Carolina State University engineering research professor who studies the change underway on barrier islands, stresses long-term planning and community involvement.

Picture this: A sandy, 25-mile stretch of beach, just a three-hour drive from Miami but devoid of grocery stores or gas stations, restaurants, bars or hotels. Instead, sea turtles nest on the beach, ...