Re "Rebuilding the Shores, Increasing the Risks" (By Degrees, April 9): My wife and I lived in Sea Bright, N.J., for about eight years, right next to the sea wall in a garden apartment.
When temperatures dropped, the loads on the shores increased, accompanied by an increased slab deflection.
While boat traffic along the shore increases in the summer, the Victory Bridge in Perth Amboy sees a small but steady flow all year.
Independent of the resistivity of the buildings and/or structures depending on material type, proximity to the shore increases the probability of being close to or within inundation, which would affect vulnerability negatively.
Similarly, L. saxatilis forms exceptionally dense populations of both sexes on the shore, increasing a female's risk of male harassment.
Reduced prey availability led to lengthening of the lactation period (4 to > 12 months) and otariid seals began exploiting resources farther off shore, increasing the duration but reducing frequency of foraging trips during lactation.
Meanwhile, thanks to a growth in whaling and trade with China, the number of distressed Western vessels appearing along Japan's shores was increasing.
When Pangea began to rift apart and the Atlantic Ocean started to open during the middle Mesozoic, the differences between the faunas of opposite shores gradually increased in an almost linear fashion the greater the distance, the smaller the number of families in common.
Researchers noted that the beavers changed the shape of woodland close to loch shores and increased the water level of one loch after building a dam on it.
"=I am proud that, despite the climate disasters hitting our shores with increasing regularity, we remain committed to showing the way in the transition to a low-carbon economy.
