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Rising sea prompts concern about sand replenishment

Posted by: Maven on June 30, 2009 at 12:17 pm

From the North County Times:

With global warming threatening to raise sea levels, environmental groups are challenging the wisdom of spending millions of dollars to put sand on area beaches —- especially if it is only going to wash back out to sea.

The world’s oceans rose throughout the last century as the planet gradually warmed and the warmer sea waters expanded, scientists say. And the melting ice sheets on Greenland and elsewhere are expected to dramatically accelerate the rate of rise between now and 2100.

It is against that backdrop that the San Diego Association of Governments, a regional planning agency, is launching an environmental study this summer to set the stage for a 2012 beach restoration project. That project would be patterned after one in 2001 that pumped enough sand onto a dozen San Diego-area beaches —- including 10 in North County —- to fill Qualcomm Stadium.

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June 30, 2009 · Filed Under Oceans & Beaches

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