Long Island the main cause of erosion and accretion1 is wave action. Waves are responsible for the movement of sediment along the beach; beach sediment is constantly being rearranged, resulting in changes in the shoreline’s shape and beach profile. Most commonly, waves impacting Long Island beaches are gentle. However,
Millions Were Spent to Fix Fire Island’s Beaches. Some Have …
Aug 11, 2023 · Just a few years ago, the beach at Fire Island Pines was almost as wide as a football field, the result of a $1.7-billion government project to combat erosion on the South Shore of Long Island ...
Long Island leaders sound alarm on beach erosion "crisis," want …
Jan 12, 2024 · BABYLON, N.Y. -- As another coastal storm looms, Long Island officials are urgently calling on the federal government to shore-up ocean beaches to prevent erosion that threatens recreational ...
Long Island officials call for federal help to fight severe beach erosion
Jan 13, 2024 · County and town officials said beach erosion has been an ongoing problem, causing the town to lose hundreds of feet of beachfront over the past 10 years. Given the increase of coastal flooding...
Coastal Erosion on Long Island - LKB Consulting Engineers
May 25, 2022 · The recommended plan to combat erosion includes sand bypassing and dredging, re-nourishment, breach response plans, mainland nonstructural measures, removal of Ocean Beach groins, and coastal process features for 12 barrier islands and two mainland locations.
Living Shoreline Projects - Long Island Sound Study
The goal of the project was to protect the beach from coastal erosion and to help combat sea level rise. The steps consisted of adding a smooth cordgrass marsh, artificial shellfish reefs, high marsh, and a coastal dune area. The site was awarded the “Best Restored Shore Area” from the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association.
Long Island's storm-battered beaches raise questions of how to …
Mar 14, 2024 · The most alarming erosion caused by the storms — on Dec. 18, Jan. 9-10 and Jan. 12 — was on South Shore beaches, including at state parks such as Gilgo Beach and Hither Hills, and on Fire...
Coastal Erosion | U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit - NOAA Climate.gov
A November nor'easter caused severe beach erosion and damage on Long Island's South Shore. In the United States, coastal erosion is responsible for roughly $500 million per year in coastal property loss, including damage to structures and loss of land.
Feds finally agree to make repairs to Fire Island and other key …
Jan 26, 2024 · The feds have finally agreed to replace the sand on key Fire Island beaches that shield Long Island from the powerful Atlantic Ocean, which have been swept to sea by a string of storms...
State of the Beach/State Reports/NY/Beach Erosion
Aug 28, 2013 · Erosion data for the south shore of Long Island are kept by NYSDOS, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and New York Sea Grant. Erosion data were last updated in Spring 2003. Erosion information on the entire New York coast is kept by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).