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Sep. 10, 2010
Storms and Coastal Erosion
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| While planners have long known to plan for the effects of erosion when building along the coasts, new data from sensitive airborne altimetry combined with undersea sensors is giving better insight into how major storms can rapidly reshape coastlines. We'll talk with journalist Sid Perkins about his article in Science News regarding the scouring power of major storms. |
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Sid Perkins
Freelance Earth Sciences and Paleontology Writer
Author of "Scour power: Big storms shift coastal erosion into overdrive", Science News
Washington, DC
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