Environment Watch: Rising seas threaten coastal lifestyle | Pensacola News Journal | pnj.com

Beach renourishment is going to get more expensive. There will come a point when we won't be able to do it any more. Click title for link.

The future of our beach tourism and coastal lifestyles will hinge greatly on how and when our public officials react to this reality, said Robert Young, an expert on the topic and director of program studies of developed shorelines at Western Carolina University.
Right now is the time for public officials to act, Young said. And beach renourishment is not the long-term solution.