by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Dec 13, 2019 | Fall 2019
Unsafe Harbor “I DON’T THINK ANYTHING WILL HAPPEN UNTIL THERE’S A MAJOR ISSUE.” By Cathy Shufro Photographs by Michael Salerno A yellow-and-gray crane towers above a hill of salt on the ProvPort pier. This late-March delivery from Egypt constitutes...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Dec 13, 2019 | Fall 2019
One Block In: Rebuilding after Sandy By Hugh Markey Title Photo by iStock/DepthofField “You’re gone; there’s nothing” John Bellone, owner of the Breezeway Resort, had just recently finished buttoning up his Misquamicut hotel and restaurant after the 2012 season. Water...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Nov 20, 2015 | Fall 2015
Remove all Obstructions | The Long, Slow Road to Restoring Rhode Island’s Rivers For the hardy souls who survived the brutal winters of colonial New England, there was only one choice: tame the new land. Build farms, mills, and factories that would feed families and...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | May 12, 2015 | Winter 2015
Mapping Out a Future North Kingstown and Newport Plan for Storms, Flooding In the wake of superstorm Sandy, coastal communities in Rhode Island are struggling to figure out how to protect their residents and businesses from future storm damages and losses. “Whether...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | May 8, 2015 | Winter 2015
Nature or Nurture for Sandy-Damaged Shorelines The most enduring reminders of superstorm Sandy are erosion and, of course, ongoing expenses to repair the damages from the storm. In Rhode Island, the storm’s immediate damage tallied $11 million, followed by some $42...
