After each major Gold Coast storm, the same idea resurfaces – build a groyne, lock the sand in place, hold the line.

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The groyne or breakwater, a barrier built into the sea from the beach to check erosion and drifting, is part of the Portuguese-era-inspired walkway, a central feature of the historical locale’s charm.

Offshore construction has started at the Hollandse Kust West wind farm, where Van Oord and developer Ecowende are installing eco-friendly scour protection designed to improve marine biodiversity. Van ...

RANDOLPH COUNTY, Ill. – Officials in southern Illinois are raising concerns over an expanding scour hole that presents a serious threat to the Stringtown Levee. An Illinois state representative held a ...

MONROE COUNTY, Ill. – The beautiful canvas of farmland along the border of Monroe and Randolph Counties has a glaring problem: a scour hole inching toward the Stringtown Levee. “That is an ...

A multi-million-pound coastal defence scheme aimed at protecting Sidmouth’s vulnerable shoreline from erosion and flooding is making strides, with contractors preparing to bid for the project later ...

THOOTHUKUDI: Tharuvaikulam fishermen demanded the construction of a new T-jetty structure, with multiple approach ways and increased berthing capacity, after a portion of the concrete part of the ...

The second phase of groyne field (pulimuttu) construction using tetrapods along the Alappuzha coast is making progress. Forty-one groyne fields are being constructed by the Kerala Irrigation ...