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The sea wall built on Hilton Head, the first one there in 30 years, has now been covered with sand and landscaping. The state has ordered that the builders apply for permits after the fact.

More than 11 years had passed since Tanzania adopted its National Adaptation Program of Action, which identified “the construction of artificial structures, e.g., sea walls” as a priority to ...

He said the point is to make the top of water-facing barrier 12ft above sea level, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the wall itself is 12 feet tall. “People say, ‘a sea wall.’ ...