Louisiana’s coast loses barrier islands the way other states lose sand dunes: gradually, then all at once. Grand Isle is the one that’s still here and still inhabited. It sits at the mouth of ...

Barrier islands form as waves repeatedly deposit sediment parallel to the shoreline. As wind and waves shift according to weather patterns and local geographic features, these islands constantly move, ...

A new survey using high-altitude imaging technology found Mississippi and Louisiana barrier islands are eroding by at least ...

Barrier islands dot the landscape along Virginia's Eastern Shore, protecting the coastline from direct impacts of storms and sea-level rise. Made of sand, they are created and changed by environmental ...

Discover 15 of the best places to visit in Georgia, from historic cities and mountain towns to lush forests and barrier ...

Good public policy should be rooted in learned experience, but great public policy looks forward and anticipates the challenges on the horizon. Thank you to Sun Sentinel reporter Susannah Bryan for ...

Driving through almost any coastal town, you'll notice staples of being at the beach: ice-cream stands, seafood shacks, bridges leading to the shore. But what if they all washed away? Barrier islands, ...

Just in time for another above-average hurricane season, state officials on Thursday got to view for the first time the completed and restored Terrebonne Basin Barrier Islands, aimed at protecting ...

Picture this: A sandy, 25-mile stretch of beach, just a three-hour drive from Miami but devoid of grocery stores or gas stations, restaurants, bars or hotels. Instead, sea turtles nest on the beach, ...