Beach Erosion Richards Bay
Beach erosion on priority list increased swells and storms expected to further pound coastline.
Beach erosion richards bay. Rapid coast erosion revives concerns in richards bay recent storms wreak havoc with coastal dunes november 29 2017 with cement pillars and slabs littering the dune face workmen prepare to rebuild the palisade fencing further back from the edge photo. Richards bay soil erosion 19 august 2013 26 august 2013 fishing report sa. A soft coastal system for richards bay beach needs a soft engineering solution. Grandfather jailed for raping granddaughter july 3 2020.
Many researchers and coastal engineers speak about flexible soft construction as a solution to the approximately 350km of the kzn coastline subjected to severe erosion. Could such a little sand hill that saved the netherlands be the solution for richards bay s beach erosion. Richards bay police patrols stop illegal activity july 3 2020. The combination of storms a pulse disturbance and sea level rise a press disturbance thus represents a doubly erosive force for beaches.
This type of natural phenomenon occurs often and it renders all arguments against beach driving null and void. Erosion had been occurring long before the harbour arms were built in 1993. This photo taken last week clearly shows the increased extent of the erosion spring tides last week took a huge three metre bite out of alkantstrand with the lifeguard house at the city s blue flag beach now almost on the brink of a steep dune drop. The optimum erosion buffer will be a natural dune cordon system.
Historically the shingle bank that formed the crumbles had been eroding for at least five hundred years. December 30 2016 provincial government is now prioritising the pressing need for coastal management lines cml to address further erosion of northern kzn s already battered beaches. The beach backs on to the secondary jetty of djen djen port transects 443e501 recorded a progradation of 17 77 ha with maximum rate of accretion of the shoreline epr of 15 2 m year.