Rising sea levels and coastal erosion are the source of major worry for tourism chiefs in Hawaii as a new report out shows how quickly their beautiful white beaches are disappearing...
Geologists say more than 70 percent of Kauai's beaches are eroding while Oahu has lost a quarter of its sandy shoreline. They warn the problem is only likely to get significantly worse in coming decades as global warming causes sea levels to rise more rapidly...
The loss of so many beaches is an alarming prospect for Hawaii on many levels. Many tourists come to Hawaii precisely because they want to lounge on and walk along its soft sandy shoreline. These visitors spend some $11.4 billion each year, making tourism the state's largest employer...
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Barticus.
Geologists say more than 70 percent of Kauai's beaches are eroding while Oahu has lost a quarter of its sandy shoreline. They warn the problem is only likely to get significantly worse in coming decades as global warming causes sea levels to rise more rapidly...
The loss of so many beaches is an alarming prospect for Hawaii on many levels. Many tourists come to Hawaii precisely because they want to lounge on and walk along its soft sandy shoreline. These visitors spend some $11.4 billion each year, making tourism the state's largest employer...
Follow more at http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2009/11/14/hawaiis-famed-white-sandy-beaches-are-shrinking.html?s_cid=rss:hawaiis-famed-white-sandy-beaches-are-shrinking
Barticus.
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