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It’s weird, in Florida we do this almost every year. It’s not a big deal.
by mrfusion 5y ago
It’s weird, in Florida we do this almost every year. It’s not a big deal.
- gpvos 5y agoThis is a newer technology, intended to replace the once-every-few-years suppletions with one that only needs to be done every 20 years or so, thus causing less overall impact on the environment. The already existing one before the coast of South Holland was evaluated fairly recently, and it looks like it will last even longer than designed.
- mrfusion 5y agoInteresting. What’s different about it?
- gpvos 5y agoBasically they dump a lot more sand in a strategic location and shape so that, if I understand correctly, the sea will make it flow to where it is wanted. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_engine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_engine