Beloved beaches were washed offshore by Cyclone Alfred – but most of this sand will return
Huge volumes of sand have been swept offshore by Cyclone Alfred’s waves, leaving beaches and dunes looking very different.
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Drone maps reveal scale of sand swallowed in cyclone
A study looking at a similar coastal erosion event on the south coast of NSW in the 70s found it took the dunes six years to regain the lost sand. "Dunes are not just a pile of sand, they're ...
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Australia's Gold Coast has all but disappeared after Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Before and after pictures of Australia ... sand will take longer to return or won’t return at all. Dunes recover more slowly than beaches. It may take years for them to recover.’ But Gold ...
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From Coffs Harbour to Noosa, some of our most famous beaches have been lost
Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has promised “ample golden sand” for Easter. Experts say a more serious matter is damage to sand dunes ... including 40 per cent of Australia’s 12,000 beaches.
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Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred gouges millions of cubic metres of sand from 500km of coastline
Dr Kinsela praised Australia's coastal management, particularly on the Gold Coast, for maintaining beaches and dunes that protect ... "The way they manage sand on Gold Coast beaches is through ...