Scientists Develop “Shockingly” Simple Solution To Combat Coastal Erosion

Scitech Daily ^ | 30/8/24 | Northwestern University

[Eleutheria5]

Yay nerds.

[Chickensoup]

Boy I an see this going south real fast

[mairdie]

My instant reaction was horror for the little creatures that live in the sand and their sudden extermination.

[Eleutheria5]

Call PETA.

[xoxox]

they never think things through.

[webheart]

Now they can say sea level is rising without having to explain coastal erosion of their private beaches.

[pfflier]

Unintended consequences...Think of all the New Yorkers going to Florida and being pissed that they can’t stick their umbrellas in the beach sand.

[Jonty30]

Clam exploitation!

[Sequoyah101]

See the Chicago Sanitary Canal electrical barrier to the Big Head Carp. Electro Fishing anyone? Got to break a few eggs to bake a cake or solidify sand. I wonder if the clams will jump out of the sand?

[pa_dweller]

I hope they’re using solar power for this.

[Eleutheria5]

Mollusk Under Glass. Here’s a hammer. Dig your own.

[GOPJ]

Researchers from Northwestern University have demonstrated that a zap of electricity can strengthen a marine coastline for generations, mitigating the rising threat of erosion in the face of rising sea levels and climate change.

The islands in the Indian Oceans that are ONE inch above sea level - and the first that will go under if oceans rise - ARE STILL JUST FINE and above water. Beach erosion has nothing to do with the fantasy of 'rising sea levels'... wish they would just leave that phrase out until something actually happens.

[T.B. Yoits]

Now they can say sea level is rising without having to explain coastal erosion of their private beaches.

Bingo.

[Sacajaweau]

What happened to my beach?? It's hard as rock..

Dredging has worked for years and years...You want a beach?? or a parking lot??

[SubMareener]

So you pack sand in a block, zap it with electricity, and shazam! you have concrete? Maybe you could build a pyramid with that method? No need to move big blocks, just cart in some sand.

[pfflier]

Clam exploitation!

That's oyster opinion :)

[crusty old prospector]

Erosion happens anytime you are above sea level. If you have a sandy ledge that is 20’ above sea level that one of Obamao’s cronies wants to build a house on, don’t be surprised if a torrential rainstorm cuts back the face some year after year. Gravity always wins.

[jerod]

Here’s another idea... Don’t build your house on sand... Build it on rocks to begin with.

[Libloather]

Build a wall?

[A strike]

Will they sound an air warning before zapping a kagillion watts into Lake Michigan?