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, ...
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In Louisiana, the last barrier island is also a year-round beach town
Louisiana’s coast loses barrier islands the way other states lose sand dunes: gradually, then all at once. Grand Isle is the one that’s still here and still inhabited. It sits at the mouth of ...
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 ...
Driving through almost any coastal town, you'll notice staples of being at the beach: ice-cream stands, seafood shacks, bridges leading to the shore. But what if they all washed away? Barrier islands, ...
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, ...
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