Property

Surfside Beach rental market experiencing difficult time

While teleworking in compliance with Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order in response to COVID-19, the Coastal Land Trust completed the purchase of more than 568 acres adjoining Croatan National Forest in Craven County.

Homeowners denied the ability to rebuild a home within the state's oceanfront setback area filed a takings case in federal court. Federal District judge ruled that the taking case was not ripe for federal courts - plaintiffs need to go through state court first.

MASSENA, NY — The spillway gates are open at the Long Sault Dam on the mighty St. Lawrence River. Below, mist throws a tiny rainbow in the sunlight as the relentless force of water escaping five inland seas billows into a static roar.

Sea levels are rising as the world warms and coastal land in New Jersey sinks, increasing flooding and risk in coastal communities. Buildings and roads are being raised, ways to restrain back-bay waters are being studied, and programs are encouraging a very small number of retreats from places most at risk.

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news:

MASSENA, NY — The spillway gates are open at the Long Sault Dam on the mighty St. Lawrence River. Below, mist throws a tiny rainbow in the sunlight as the relentless force of water escaping five inland seas billows into a static roar.

A new documentary and accompanying story from CBSN entitled, "Rising Tide: Priced Out in Miami," detailing how the threat of climate change and sea level rise is causing more wealthy, seaside residents to move inland threatening Miamis affordable housing stock.

Officials on Fire Island are urging seasonal homeowners not to come to their beach homes to get away from more densely populated areas amid widespread calls for the public to practice social distancing.

Only a year after losing their homes to floods in parts of Australia's north eastern coast of Queensland, people are moving into new houses built on or near the same plots. But while banks have been only too willing to offer them long-term loans at rates in line with the national average, insurance companies, who suffered insured losses of A$1.24 billion ($820 million) as a result of the Townsville floods, are more cautious.

Some analysts say compulsory purchases of the most vulnerable homes may be needed.

An engineering survey is the first step as Charlestown mulls what to do with town-owned beach property. The results could reignite the always fierce debate about the right to public access to the shore vs. the rights of property owners.

A Native Hawaiian family claiming ownership of a Kohala shoreline parcel sparked a heated outburst from a sovereignty activist that temporarily shut down a Planning Committee hearing last week, but ended with the parcel moving forward to a rezoning.

Apocalyptic predictions may grab our attention, but they can also stoke xenophobia and miss the full picture of what’s happening on the ground

WHY WE WROTE THIS: Ecotourism is good in theory, but in practice it often runs into differing views of how man and nature should coexist. South Carolina’s at-risk barrier islands add a cultural wrinkle: a unique African American community that calls this coastline home.

THE dramatic impact of storm surges and heavy winter rain on the local environment has prompted green groups to hold a coastal vigil this weekend to raise awareness of climate change.

The state Coastal Resources Management Council and the University of Rhode Island have released a smartphone app that allows property owners to estimate the amount of flood damage to their homes and businesses caused by a major storm.

Scientists agree that sea levels will continue to rise this century, but projections beyond 2050 are much more uncertain regarding exactly how much higher ocean levels will be by 2100. While actions to protect against 2050 sea-level rise have a secure scientific basis, this range in late-century estimates makes it difficult for coastal communities to plan their long-term adaptation strategies.

The Legislature adopted Florida’s first tangible climate-change legislation Wednesday, marking an historic shift following a decade of denial that climate change is real.

SB 7016 would create a sea level task force and an office under the Governor.

The changing climate won’t only erode Hilton Head Island’s beaches and flood its neighborhoods. Bond rating agencies say climate change also may hurt the local government’s ability to borrow money.

Some homeowners say infrastructure upgrades are eyesores that threaten property values

Insurance remains the primary tool for managing climate-related risk. But for how long?

Despite being just over one week into March and it still being winter, already there are major flooding headaches in several areas across the Windsor-Essex County region.

Dual roles held as Legislature considers future oversight for DEP.

The Government has issued a resolution promulgating a master plan and a five-year plan on the implementation of the Party Central Committee’s resolution on the sustainable development of the Vietnamese sea-based economy until 2030 with a vision to 2045.

Funding for flood defences is expected to be doubled to £5.2bn in the forthcoming Budget, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said, as the Prime Minister paid his first visit to a flood-hit area since the recent storms.

If there is support for the Draper Lake development, it didn’t show up in Freeport on Wednesday to stand with David Smith, the representative from Innerlight Engineering Corporation charged with defending the planned development before a room full of detractors.

At the Trump Doonbeg golf course on Ireland’s west coast, the ocean has been inching closer to a private bar overlooking the 18th hole. Since the links opened in 2002, waves crashing on the edge of the greens have swallowed about a meter of beach each year.

Residents of a “doomed” Gwynedd village should receive council tax breaks, it has been suggested, amid claims that house prices have already fallen by a third.

Shinnecock Indians are using nature-based solutions to calm the waves and restore the beaches that protect their lands.

Florida currently has nearly 83,000 private flood insurance policies. In 2015, there were fewer than 1,000 policies. They represent a small fraction of the 1.76 million government-backed residential and commercial policies.

The National Coastal Resilience Fund will award approximately $31 million in grant funding to enhance coastal communities' natural defenses against severe weather and flooding

Public session considers curbing development in flood-prone coastal areas

Supervisor Steve Madrone authors letter questioning decision

At least 3.8 million U.S. homes lie in flood plains. Together, they may be overvalued by $34 billion.

Out of the rising tides of climate change have emerged nimble projects that embrace floodwaters and shifts in thinking about design and construction.

Haider-Moranis Bulletin: A drop in values is more pronounced in areas inhabited by those who believe in climate change

The rate of sea level rise is accelerating. Communities along the California coast are preparing for that eventuality. In Santa Cruz County, some are pushing back against the plans.