... regional, national, and international beaches. As humans have built permanent structures on coastlines, coastal protection has become necessary to protect buildings and industry, while preserving features such as beaches and inlets. (Griffin, 1992) What Causes Beach Erosion? Beach erosion is caused by a number of factors. The ubiquitous desire to live near the sea, tropical storms, the gradual sinking of coastal land (also known as sea-level), unsuccessful efforts to reduce erosion that had adverse effects, and global warming. Many people cannot resist the want to live in a beach house. Most people have beach houses for vacations or as a summer home. But they do not think of the effects that could have on their house nor do they consider the effect it will have on the beach. (Hanley, 1998) A Deeper Look at the Effects of Population, Global Warming, and Tropical Storms on Beach Erosion All of the causes go hand in ...

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