Go to http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/980830.watc.05.ram and listen to this report.

1. Summarize the report by answering the following questions.
   1. How much sand was used?

       

   2. How many miles of beach were affected?

       

   3. How much did the project cost?

       

   4. Who pays for renourishment?

       

   5. What are the criteria on which the success of the project was based?

       

   6. What did the report state was the alternative to renourishment?

       

    

2. Was "doing nothing" mentioned? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative, including doing nothing?

    

3. Who are the primary beneficiaries of this renourishment project? Do they pay proportionately for the project?

    

4. Can governments continue to subsidize beach renourishment in the face of sea-level rise? Justify your answer.

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