#shoreline — Public Fediverse posts

The Winners and Losers of #Maine ’s Race to Armor Its #Shoreline Against #Climate Change

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07092026/maines-race-to-protect-shorelines-as-quarries-expand/

#nature #naturephotography #naturephoto #sunset #sunsetphotography #sunsets #sunsetsky #lake #water #reflection #silhouette #clouds #cloudscape #evening #eveningwalk #summer #summervacation #waves #photo #photography #photooftheday #outdoors #outdoorphotography #outdooradventures #outdoorphoto #outside #glowing #pink #shoreline

#nature #naturephotography #naturephoto #sunset #sunsetphotography #sunsets #sunsetsky #lake #water #reflection #silhouette #clouds #cloudscape #evening #eveningwalk #summer #summervacation #waves #photo #photography #photooftheday #outdoors #outdoorphotography #outdooradventures #outdoorphoto #outside #glowing #pink #shoreline

#nature #naturephotography #naturephoto #sunset #sunsetphotography #sunsets #sunsetsky #lake #water #reflection #silhouette #clouds #cloudscape #evening #eveningwalk #summer #summervacation #waves #photo #photography #photooftheday #outdoors #outdoorphotography #outdooradventures #outdoorphoto #outside #glowing #pink #shoreline

#nature #naturephotography #naturephoto #sunset #sunsetphotography #sunsets #sunsetsky #lake #water #reflection #silhouette #clouds #cloudscape #evening #eveningwalk #summer #summervacation #waves #photo #photography #photooftheday #outdoors #outdoorphotography #outdooradventures #outdoorphoto #outside #glowing #pink #shoreline

#nature #naturephotography #naturephoto #sunset #sunsetphotography #sunsets #sunsetsky #lake #water #reflection #silhouette #clouds #cloudscape #evening #eveningwalk #summer #summervacation #waves #photo #photography #photooftheday #outdoors #outdoorphotography #outdooradventures #outdoorphoto #outside #glowing #pink #shoreline

#nature #naturephotography #naturephoto #landscape #landscapephotography #landscapephoto #movementismedicine #lookslikeitlooked #authentic #bluesky #clouds #shadows #trees #shoreline #summer #summervacation #niceview #photo #photography #photooftheday #pic #picoftheday #foto #outdoors #outdoor #outdoorphotography #outdooradventures

#nature #naturephotography #naturephoto #landscape #landscapephotography #landscapephoto #movementismedicine #lookslikeitlooked #authentic #bluesky #clouds #shadows #trees #shoreline #summer #summervacation #niceview #photo #photography #photooftheday #pic #picoftheday #foto #outdoors #outdoor #outdoorphotography #outdooradventures

#nature #naturephotography #naturephoto #landscape #landscapephotography #landscapephoto #movementismedicine #lookslikeitlooked #authentic #bluesky #clouds #shadows #trees #shoreline #summer #summervacation #niceview #photo #photography #photooftheday #pic #picoftheday #foto #outdoors #outdoor #outdoorphotography #outdooradventures

#nature #naturephotography #naturephoto #landscape #landscapephotography #landscapephoto #movementismedicine #lookslikeitlooked #authentic #bluesky #clouds #shadows #trees #shoreline #summer #summervacation #niceview #photo #photography #photooftheday #pic #picoftheday #foto #outdoors #outdoor #outdoorphotography #outdooradventures

#nature #naturephotography #naturephoto #landscape #landscapephotography #landscapephoto #movementismedicine #lookslikeitlooked #authentic #bluesky #clouds #shadows #trees #shoreline #summer #summervacation #niceview #photo #photography #photooftheday #pic #picoftheday #foto #outdoors #outdoor #outdoorphotography #outdooradventures

Widespread Landslide Activity in an Extreme Wet Season and Implications for Regional Sediment Management, Eastern San Francisco Bay Area, California
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2026EA005227 <-- shared paper
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H/T @amy East, Ph.D., P.G. | Researcher integrating geoscience and climate-change preparedness
“[This paper (link above) is] a collaboration with [the H/T’s] colleagues from [the] USGS Landslide Hazards Program, who mapped over 8,900 landslides in the eastern San Francisco Bay Area during an extreme wet winter.
How much sediment does such an extreme winter produce, from landslides or in stream discharge? How does that compare with long-term sediment production and landscape denudation rates?
[They] f[o]nd that landslide sediment mobilization is comparable to long-term denudation rates, emphasizing the role of extreme events in long-term sediment production. However, one extreme wet year has a negligible effect toward counteracting ongoing problems of sediment deficit in San Francisco Bay: to keep pace with sea-level rise, extreme wet conditions would need to occur in 50 out of the next 75 years…”
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"PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY: Watersheds will likely produce more sediment in a warmer future with more extreme rain, primarily through landslides in steep terrain. This study examines how an extremely wet season affected sediment production and transport in the eastern San Francisco Bay area, California. By mapping and measuring 8,928 landslides, [they] found that rare, extreme rain conditions are likely responsible for the vast majority of long-term hillslope erosion rates in this region. However, due to long residence times for sediment on hillslopes and in stream channels, a maximum of 1%–2% of that newly mobilized landslide material could have potentially contributed to sediment carried by streams into the Bay that year. Even extremely wet years cannot provide enough sediment for Bay wetlands and shorelines to keep pace with rising sea levels. To meet the demand for sediment in the Bay, such extreme rain and sediment production would need to occur in most years, which is not realistic. To restore wetlands and protect shorelines, managers likely will need to supplement the coastal system with repurposed dredged material…”
#massmovement #soil #water #hydrology #hydrography #geology #soils #geomorphometry #hydrogeomorphology #geomorphology #landslide #masswasting #climatechange #extremeweather #precipitation #rainfall #weather #climate #mapping #engineeringgeology #mapping #SanFrancisco #BayArea #USA #California #fedscience #fedservice #oublicgood #sediment #stream #discharge #extremewinter #sealevelrise #SLR #hillslope #erosion #sedimentation #tidal #wetlands #coast #coastline #shoreline #GIS #spatial #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #watershed
#USGS | #USGSLandslideHazardsProgram

Thursday, May 21, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/thursday-may-21-2026/

paths that point toward the sea by manyfires

https://tmblr.co/Z7VXvxjHNCPtai00

#hikes #hike #hiking #hikesof2024 #film #analog #oregon #oregoncoast #pnw #pacificnorthwest #shore #shoreline #coast #coastline #beach #sea #ocean #pacificocean #waves #landscape #sunset #golden #magichour #michael #sistersrocks #sistersrockstatepark #sistersrock #flickr #thingsdavidlikes

#nature #naturephotography #naturephoto #wetland #wetlands #wetlandconservation #pond #pondlife #spring #bluesky #water #niceday #day #daytime #shoreline #trees #treestump #stump #shadows #landscape #landscapephotography #landscapephoto #outside #outdoors #outdoor #outdoorphoto #outdoorphotography #outdooradventures #trailphoto #trailadventures #photo #photography #photooftheday #pic #picoftheday

USGS CoNED (TopoBathy) WebMap Viewer & (Open) Data Downloader
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https://topotools.cr.usgs.gov/topobathy_viewer/ <-- shared #USGS Viewer webmap & download selector
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https://www.usgs.gov/coastal-changes-and-impacts/coned <-- shared USGS CoNED overview/entry page
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[I used to shore dive in the Straits Of Juan de Fucca, Washington State side, and Crescent Lake - so I chose that area as a CoNED example to explore; good memories, including of the 18 Wheeler Burger with pie & coffee in Joyce, WA on drizzly days]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #model #modeling #CoastalNationalElevationDatabase #CoNED #elevation #topography #bathymetry #topobathy #opendata #openscience #fedscience #publicgood #usecase #naturalworld #coastal #coast #depth #hydrospatial #hydrography #download #shoreline #inundation #sedimenttransport #sealevelrise #SLR #stormsurge #models #modeling #extremeweather #tsunami #impact #risk #hazard #assessment #climatechange #geomorphology #geomorphometry #Restoration, #redevelopment #protection #cliff #flood #flooding #webmap
@USGS

Assessment of Shoreline Change in Southeast Ireland Using Geospatial Techniques
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https://doi.org/10.3390/su18073280 <-- shared paper
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"... KEY INSIGHTS:
• Coastlines are highly dynamic — 57% accretion vs 42% erosion
• Strong contrasts between east-facing (Irish Sea) and south-facing (Atlantic) coasts
• Identification of critical erosion hotspots (e.g., Tramore) and accretion zones in embayments
• Coastal change is driven by a combination of wave climate, sediment availability, geology, and human activity
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #Ireland #coast #coastal #dynamics #erosion #accretion #shoreline #change #digitalshoreline #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #remotesensing #earthobservation #SoutheastIreland #embayments #wave #climate #stormsurge #geology #humanimpacts #coastalmanagement #risk #hazard #mitigation #sealevel #RSL #risingsealevels #climatechanage #adaption #extremeweather #stormintensity #planning #monitoring #sustainable #Landsat #satellite #regional

The reason garden vacuum was needed on remote Llandudno shoreline https://www.allforgardening.com/1675781/the-reason-garden-vacuum-was-needed-on-remote-llandudno-shoreline/ #garden #GreatOrme #Llandudno #MattJones #MilesTeller #PolystyreneBalls #shoreline #SigourneyWeaver

Fossil Footprints Reveal Two Species Of Human Ancestors Lived Side-By-Side, A Scientific First
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https://www.earth.com/news/hominin-footprints-show-two-extinct-species-of-early-humans-lived-side-by-side/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ado5275 <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2022.10.007 <-- shared paper
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[not my usual ‘general’ subject matter to post – but who amazing and impressive to find/recognise and then decipher this!]
#fieldwork #3Dvisualisation #spatialanalysis #anthropology #tracefossils #hominid #homoerectus #paranthropusboilei #africa #fossil #footprint #human #evolution #ancestor #dating #TurkanaBasin #kenya #africa #sediment #sedimentology #water #hydrology #LakeTurkana #shoreline #geology #soil #stratigraphy #palaeontology #paleontology #model #modeling #remotesensing

22 is Occupied
Photographer Jon Pinter

#Lightroom #photo #photography #fotografie #photographer #scape #nature #coast #coastlife #coastal #california #westcoast #WestCoastLife #beachlife #shoreline #sandiegobay #cabrilloferry #sandiego #sandiegophotographer

Two
San Diego Bay
Photographer Jon Pinter
#birds #BirdPhotogaphy #sandiegobay #photo #photography #fotografie #photographer #scape #nature #coast #coastlife #coastal #california #westcoast #WestCoastLife #shoreline #mobilephotography #phonephotography

Sweetwater Park Chula Vista
San Diego Bay
Photographer Jon Pinter
#sandiegobay #bayscape #photo #photography #fotografie #photographer #scape #nature #coast #coastlife #coastal #california #westcoast #WestCoastLife #shoreline

Sweetwater Park, Chula Vista
View of San Diego Bay
Photographer Jon Pinter
#photo #photography #fotografie #photographer #scape #thephotohour #bluesky #nature #coast #coastlife #california #westcoast #WestCoastLife #beachlife #shoreline #sandiegobay

The Coronado Bridge
San Diego California
Photographer Jon Pinter
#sandiego #sandiegobay #photo #photography #fotografie #photographer #scape #thephotohour #bluesky #nature #coast #coastlife #california #westcoast #WestCoastLife #beachlife #shoreline #bayscape

Sweetwater Park Chula Vista
Photographer Jon Pinter
#sandiego #sandiegobay #photo #photography #fotografie #photographer #scape #thephotohour #bluesky #nature #coast #coastlife #california #westcoast #WestCoastLife #beachlife #shoreline

Dry Dock
South Bay, San Diego Bay
Chula Vista California
Photographer Jon Pinter
#sandiegobay #baylife #photo #photography #fotografie #photographer #scape #thephotohour #bluesky #nature #coast #coastlife #california #westcoast #WestCoastLife #shoreline #boats

Edge Of Mars’ Great Dichotomy Eroded Back By Hundreds Of Kilometres
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https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/01/field-of-mounds-on-mars-may-be-sign-of-erosion-at-the-edge-of-an-ocean/ <-- shared technical article
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-01634-8 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #planet #Mars #remotesensing #imagery #landsurface #geology #topography #astrogeology #elevation #morphology #martian #geography #marsdichotomy #plateau #lowlands #model #3dmodel #basin #highlands #shoreline #ocean #crust #structuralgeology #chemostratigraphy #morphostratigraphy #geomorphometry #geomorphology #water #hydrology #CaSSIS #HiRISE #stratigraphy #strata #MOLA #laser #LiDAR #MawrthVallis #crater #mound #profile #crosssection #geochemistry #mineralogy #CRISM #CTX #HRSC #DTM #erosion #weathering #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal

Figure of Beach by Carl's Captures

https://tmblr.co/Z7VXvxgnxf2AeW00

#lighthouse #beacon #landmark #replica #dune #dunes #grasses #sand #sandy #beach #lakeshore #shoreline #weathervane #lowperspective #lowpov #landscape #seascape #horizon #clouds #cloudy #texture #tower #nature #wispy #flora #newbuffalomichigan #berriencounty #lakemichigan #lakemichiganshore #thegreatlakes

Opinion: #GorhamConnector plan threatens river #Ecosystem, #HeritageTrout

Building a new road along the banks of #RedBrook will render barren a unique stretch of riparian #shoreline – with all the adverse consequences you might expect.

by C. Ian Stevenson
February 27, 2024

"While proponents tout the toll-road Gorham Connector as promising to shorten commutes and relieve traffic pressure in #GreaterPortlandMaine, there has already been substantial pushback to the concept. Regardless of how much (or for how long) travel-based advantage the new roadway might bring, as proposed it will have pronounced, unambiguously negative effects to the area.

"Maine is known for its sense of place. Many components contribute to what makes the state unique and desirable. Among these is the built environment, such as the 13th-generation Smiling Hill Farm in Westbrook, which the proposed route threatens to erode, if not entirely extinguish, as an economically viable vestige of Maine’s once robust agricultural heritage. Others have amply sounded the alarm about this issue.

"But the route introduces other threats to the more naturalistic landscape. Starting at #SmilingHillFarm and running south-southeasterly to I-295 is a five-mile section of Red Brook that mostly nestles in #DenseForest. Between County Road and Running Hill Road, in particular, Red Brook occupies one of the few contiguous #undeveloped #Riverine stretches in #SouthernMaine. While unassuming in scale, Red Brook is nevertheless remarkable for supporting one of the last remaining native populations of #BrookTrout in this part of the state.

"The proposed road will immediately abut the river, sitting nearly on its banks, for as much as a mile south of the County Road Interchange. This will degrade habitat, destroying the trees whose overhanging foliage provides shade and cooling effects for these temperature-sensitive fish and creates shelter from predators. It will make barren riparian shoreline that supports the aquatic and terrestrial insects that provide the primary trout food sources. The road itself will also contribute oil, salt and other #runoff to the river, #polluting the water. As a result of these factors, this connector will likely #exterminate this population of brook trout.

"Why should we care about a small river and its brook trout? Although this is not the official state fish, the fishing community widely considers it the prize species to catch, with so-called wild populations assuming even more cherished status. Brook trout provide a link across generations and cultural traditions and belong to everyone. Human inhabitants of Maine – from the original #Wabanaki to European colonists to modern Americans – have been catching these 'native' fish for millennia. Other parts of Maine, especially further north and west, have healthy native brook trout fisheries, making Maine highly regarded nationally as a destination to catch them.

"The fact that Red Brook, in the heart of #GreaterPortland, belongs to this orbit is no small feat. Most of the area’s waterways have already succumbed to habitat loss, development, predatory introduced species, warming temperatures and increased flooding due to #ClimateChange. Red Brook provides an opportunity for future #Mainers who might not have access to brook trout streams further afield to enjoy this natural amenity. Even if you do not care about fishing, this road promises to annihilate a population of one of our state’s heritage species, as well as its scenic habitat that also contributes to #Maine’s sense of place.

"#PeterMills, the executive director of the #MaineTurnpikeAuthority, claims his organization has 'gone to great lengths to minimize impacts to Red Brook,' but clearly it hasn’t gone far enough under the current proposal. There are yet solutions.

"Citizens can express concerns at a hearing planned for March or via the Maine Turnpike Authority’s online portal. If the connector is to be built, planners need to re-route to establish a buffer zone between the connector and river – even a few hundred feet would have a positive impact. While less ideal than a complete reworking of the route, this would at least retain the primary shoreline flora and fauna and allow for run-off infrastructure. And we could re-route the road to save Smiling Hill Farm at the same time. Or better yet, we could re-consider the whole project’s merit entirely."

Source:
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/02/27/opinion-gorham-connector-plan-threatens-river-ecosystem-heritage-trout/

MTA website (make your opinion known!):
https://www.maineturnpike.com/Projects/Planning/Gorham-Connector.aspx

#WorkingFarms #Sprawl
#GorhamSpur #InducedDemand #GorhamConnector
#Wetlands #Meadows
#EnvironmentalImpact #Extinction #Ecosystem
#SaveSmilingHillFarm
#SaveTheWoods #SaveTheFarms #Maine #Wetlands #Woods #LessCars #MoreLightRail