Team works to enhance South Florida’s coastal resilience
By News@TheU By News@TheU
03-15-2021
An interdisciplinary group of University professors is working to develop, test, and deploy newly engineered artificial reefs that could decrease wave energy and help save coastlines from destruction during storms.
Miami’s beautiful beaches and tropical climate are its biggest asset, attracting thousands of tourists and potential residents each year.
But with climate change pushing sea levels and temperatures up, along with more menacing tropical storms, South Florida’s coastlines are under threat.
While communities are pouring millions into beach restoration projects or seawall restoration efforts, one group of professors at the University of Miami is using its knowledge about coral reefs, coastal engineering, architecture, and communications to come up with a more sustainable solution.