When there's a lot of energy in waves and currents, beaches become flatter and narrower. Sand is pulled off the beaches and dunes and washed off offshore, where it forms sandbars. These sandbars ...
Javier Leon received funding from The Australian Research Council and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. He is affiliated with Surfrider Foundation Australia.
For many people, the most visible impact of Cyclone Alfred was the damage big waves and storm surge did to their local beaches. Beaches in southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales are ...