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Study warns up to 70 % of California’s beaches may disappear

A new analysis by the Surfrider Foundation, as discussed in SFGate, indicates that up to 70% of California’s sandy beaches could be lost by 2100 if coastal erosion, sea level rise, and declining fede...

Virtual CoastCraft game lets students explore coastal erosion in Minecraft

A new educational game called CoastCraft has been launched within Minecraft Education to help children ages 9 to 14 engage with climate change, coastal processes, and flood resilience in an interacti...

Six houses lost to the Atlantic in North Carolina’s Outer Banks

Six unoccupied homes in Buxton, North Carolina, collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean on October 1, 2025, as Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda stirred heavy surf offshore. The houses, once elevated on woode...

Coastal Resilience in Miami Gets a 3D-Printed Sea Wall Upgrade

In Miami, the urgency to combat coastal erosion and rising sea levels has led to a new approach: 3D-printed Living Seawalls. Spearheaded by Kind Designs, this approach merges structural protection wi...

Tide vs. Time: Reinventing Ports in the Age of Climate Change

San Antonio, Chile’s busiest port, is under siege. Each year, towering waves crash over its sea wall, forcing operations to halt and leaving vessels stranded. With 270 ships affected annually and lo...

Civil Engineering News Recap of February 2025

You can now find TheCivilEngineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting civil engineering news of February 2025. Namely, these were: 1) AI...

3D Scanning & AI: The New Era of Rail Infrastructure Maintenance

The Dutch railway network, with over 7,000 track switches and crossings, faces constant wear and tear, leading to frequent maintenance challenges. Traditional manual inspections have long been the st...

AI-Powered Bridge Monitoring: Detecting Structural Failures Before They Happen

Bridges are critical components of transportation networks, yet their maintenance often relies on reactive approaches that address issues only after visible signs of deterioration appear. A groundbre...

Kalavasos Bridge Repairs: Addressing Outdated Structures and Highway Disruptions

The Kalavasos Bridge on the Nicosia-Limassol highway has been at the center of attention recently, causing significant disruptions for thousands of drivers. Constructed in the 1980s following America...

Harnessing Salt Marshes for Cost-Effective Coastal Protection

As coastal communities grapple with rising sea levels and increasingly powerful storms, cost-effective solutions are in high demand. A recent study from MIT reveals that salt marshes provide a highly...