Opinion: Cleaning up, replacing protective beach sand berm becomes costly ritual. Story by Lee Melsek • 2mo. In the aftermath of Milton's rampage across Fort Myers Beach, ...

But each time the berm is knocked down by storms like Debby, Helene and Milton, the prices of repairs increase. “The cost of repairs after a sequence of storms like that is only 5% to 10% of ...

The project reused sand pushed by storms instead of importing it, saving costs and working with nature. The plan includes creating a protective barrier using Sand Dollar Island, the lagoon, and ...

Sen. Don Gaetz asked FDEP to investigate after heavy rain caused a berm to fail June 8. Washouts put one person out of their ...

Southern California beaches prepare for upcoming high surf and tides 02:22. Crews prepared Long Beach and the nearby coastal areas for potential floods expected to arrive on Southern California ...

Time, effort and millions of dollars are slowly being eroded on Fort Myers Beach. Beach berms are a new thing for Fort Myers Beach. Their purpose is to protect properties and businesses from storm ...

Ocean City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a $58,550 contract to design a berm along a stretch of former railroad track leading into the marsh at 52nd Street.

Today, a protective berm stands between Hornick and the West Fork of the Little Sioux River, which flooded back in 2019. A $2.1 million grant from Iowa Flood Recovery paid for that protection.

In the aftermath of Milton's rampage across Fort Myers Beach, the press has missed an important piece of the story. Huge amounts of costly new sand were laying across Estero Boulevard, sand from ...

Renourishment plan includes future storms. The plan, Dabees said, includes the initial recovery project, re-establishing the flow channels that connect the north and south part of the lagoon that had ...

In the aftermath of Milton's rampage across Fort Myers Beach, the press has missed an important piece of the story. Huge amounts of costly new sand were laying across Estero Boulevard, sand from the ...

Opinion: Cleaning up, replacing protective beach sand berm becomes costly ritual Denial prevails about plans to meet global warming's increasing number of monster storms ...