Can beach erosion be fixed?


Can beach erosion be fixed? While it is not possible to prevent erosion from happening, there are some ways to secure your property to minimize damage and keep your home and your future safe. For long-term coastal erosion control, the most successful projects are ones that are holistic, site-specific, and protect multiple properties.


What is Florida doing to prevent beach erosion?

The act provides three interrelated programs that the Department of Environmental Protection administers to protect the state's sandy beaches: the Coastal Construction Control Line; Beach Management Funding Assistance; and Beaches, Inlets and Ports programs.


Does sand come back to the beach?

Fair-weather wind and wave activity will eventually carry the eroded sand back to the beach. Beach recovery takes months or years, though, because the lower energy waves don't carry as much sediment.


What is the future of the beaches in Florida?

When will Florida be completely underwater? A look at the future of sea level rise. Florida will not be going the way of Atlantis any time soon, at least by human time scales. But sea levels are rising, and the state is sinking, and at some point that's going to cause problems for our 8,346 miles of shoreline.