Source: US Geological Survey
Hawai‘i’s iconic beaches—essential to the state’s identity, economy, and ecosystems—are disappearing faster than previously predicted. New projections of shoreline change by the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and USGS finds that 81% of sandy shorelines on the island of O‘ahu could be lost by the end of the century, with nearly 40% of that loss occurring within just the next five years.