Comments on: Rhode Island’s Coastline in Crisis http://www.clf.org/blog/rhode-island/rhode-islands-coastline-in-crisis/ For a thriving New England Tue, 17 Sep 2013 23:46:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Jim Hornsby http://www.clf.org/blog/rhode-island/rhode-islands-coastline-in-crisis/#comment-2150 Jim Hornsby Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:23:31 +0000 http://www.clf.org/?p=8955#comment-2150 The same issues are true for the south coast of Massachusetts. For example, the dunes at Horseneck beach are shrinking. The only long-term solution I see is for the world to work harder on reducing global warming.

]]> By: Rob Leeson http://www.clf.org/blog/rhode-island/rhode-islands-coastline-in-crisis/#comment-2147 Rob Leeson Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:50:32 +0000 http://www.clf.org/?p=8955#comment-2147 Good analysis of a difficult situation…

As I read it, the scientific community seems united in their opinion that the Ocean Forces will overcome most man made walls or barriers, while also disturbing and damaging the under water environment in the areas of such man made barriers…In this case the road will still be flooded, the water lines might also be lost, the adjoining areas and the beachfront will be severely damaged from backwash off of the wall.

Perhaps South kingstown thinks we are like Holland…

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