The never-ending struggle to protect Georgia’s most popular beach
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Barrier islands like Tybee Island, off the coast of Georgia, should naturally accumulate sand from islands farther north, but human activity — development on the island, building sea walls and jetties, creating shipping channels — has disrupted that process. As a result, barrier islands are constantly losing sand, and the beaches are constantly being washed away by the relentless tide. To address the problem, the Army Corps of Engineers has, since the 1970s, been dredging…
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