Sunday, June 1, 2008

Coping With Shoreline Erosion in Sept-Iles

In Quebec along the St Lawrence River, the ground is washing away from the shoreline because of the rising tide. It just comes up and goes away like usual but because the ground is made of sand, they lose up to 8 meters a year. That is a lot. Some houses have to move because it is making their house sink and one day it is going to collapse. It is bad because over 28 000 people live on the coastal line. The government has this map and it shows the houses on the beach and it shows sector. There is S1, S2 and S3. S1 totally has to move or else, S2 has to move but not right away and S3 doesn’t have to move but eventually it is just probably going to keep going until there is nothing left unless they find a way to stop it. There are some ways they are trying to stop it from happening, like putting big rocks on the wall; it helps a bit but not a lot because it still just washes through. It is happening because of global warming and pollution and other stuff, and is happening all along the coast, not just in Sept-Iles. What do I think about this? I think it is very good idea that they are taking action because it is concerning a lot of people and if something is not done about it, it is going to get bad. I know how this goes because where I go for my vacation, there is an island that you can walk to to fish and explore and look for treasures, and this winter, the tides changed and washed the sand bar away so that the island is no longer accessible. The beach changes every year and there are different tide pools and dunes every summer.

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