Previous studies have shown that Georgia’s barrier islands were formed from shifting sea levels, currents, and sand deposits, possibly starting as long as 110,000 years ago. As sea levels ...

The restoration used more than 8.8 million cubic yards of dredged sediment from Ship Shoal, a sand formation about 15 miles south. Overview of the Terrebonne Basin Barrier Island and Beach ...

The project restored 1,080 acres of barrier island habitat and ... Superdome twice — from Ship Shoal, a formation about 15 miles away, onto the islands. The sand, enough to fill the Superdome ...

But what if they all washed away? Barrier islands, which cover a majority of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, protect coastal infrastructure, beach towns, and ecosystems—such as marshes ...

Sabo et al, Drivers of dune formation control ecosystem function and response to disturbance in a barrier island system, Scientific Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-61741-9 ...

A new pass in Englewood has been formed by Hurricane Milton's strong winds and storm surge, according to The Weather Channel.The storm cut a new pass through a barrier island, which happened two ...

The island sits on a pivotal point on the south ... more work was needed to understand when and how different parts of the Great Barrier Reef formed. "We need to find evidence of the fact that ...