A small bridge in the English village of Stiffkey, northeast of Cambridge, was dismantled last year. It was rebuilt overnight, dismantled a second time and rebuilt again.
Sea-level rise and man-made projects have left Oceanside with precious little beach space. That’s a problem if coastal life is part of your city’s identity.
The barrier island off the coast of New York is more than a vacation community. It is what stands between rising seas and one of the most densely populated coastal regions in the country.