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Climate change, erosion fuel Lake Michigan shoreline disputes

Climate change, erosion fuel Lake Michigan shoreline disputes
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Public interest vs private homes: Climate change and erosion fuel disputes along Lake Michigan s shoreline

Steve Coombs’ lakefront home used to quake when waves crashed along Ogden Dunes’ receding shoreline. “At one point, my wife said, ‘Should we just move out? Should we just go to a hotel?’ I mean, it’s very unnerving,” he recalled. But fleeing the “biggest asset that we own” wasn’t an option for Coombs, who said he enjoyed 60 yards of sand between his home and the lake when he bought it a decade .

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Lake Michigan beach erosion creates tension in Indiana dunes

Lake Michigan beach erosion creates tension in Indiana dunes
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Climate change and erosion fuel disputes along Lake Michigan s shoreline

An international port impedes sand flow to Ogden Dunes’ shore. That, combined with recent near-record high water levels, intense storms and dwindling ice coverage, has caused severe erosion.

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Climate change and erosion fuel disputes along Lake Michigan s shoreline

An international port impedes sand flow to Ogden Dunes’ shore. That, combined with recent near-record high water levels, intense storms and dwindling ice coverage, has caused severe erosion.

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