The Port of Galilee is Rhode Island’s largest and most lucrative port. But the breakwaters protecting it are eroding.

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The Port of Galilee is Rhode Island’s largest and most lucrative port. But the breakwaters protecting it are eroding.

The storm pushed a gigantic surge that inundated New Jersey shore towns and flowed up the New York Bay into the Hudson and East Rivers. More than 50 square miles of New York City were flooded ...

Artificial structures like concrete breakwaters to protect shorelines seem to offer a quicker fix than natural reefs for corals devastated by bleaching events, say Japanese researchers studying ...

The White Island Habitat Restoration Project calls for installing reef breakwaters to act as an offshore living shoreline and creating approximately 45 acres of marsh habitat.

But some residents are skeptical that the breakwaters will help much if another storm like Sandy comes ashore.

The breakwaters are part of a strategy to reduce risk from hurricanes after Superstorm Sandy pummeled the region in 2012 and killed 23 people in Staten Island, alone.

Stone breakwaters extend into the distance at Illinois Beach State Park, helping protect the shoreline from erosion. Over 300,000 tons of stone was placed along 2.2 miles of shore.

Breakwaters have protected Galilee from storms for over a century. Now repairs are needed Jonny Williams, Providence Journal Tue, September 17, 2024 at 9:05 AM UTC 7 min read ...

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