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Beaches are dynamic systems that naturally migrate landward, Jaffee explained, with eroding bluffs providing sand.
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Paul Kvinta, Outside Online, 13 Dec. 2021
State laws and Hawaii Supreme Court rulings have repeatedly prioritized beaches over private property: As the ocean migrates landward, so does the public shoreline.
—Sophie Cocke, ProPublica, 5 Dec. 2020
On the ground That grounding line migrates seaward or landward as the glacier advances or retreats—processes that are controlled by water temperatures and currents, air temperatures, snowfall, and the topography of the bedrock beneath the ice.
—Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 6 Apr. 2018
Paul Kvinta, Outside Online, 13 Dec. 2021
State laws and Hawaii Supreme Court rulings have repeatedly prioritized beaches over private property: As the ocean migrates landward, so does the public shoreline.
—Sophie Cocke, ProPublica, 5 Dec. 2020
On the ground That grounding line migrates seaward or landward as the glacier advances or retreats—processes that are controlled by water temperatures and currents, air temperatures, snowfall, and the topography of the bedrock beneath the ice.
—Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 6 Apr. 2018
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“Landward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landward. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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landward
adjective or adverb
land·ward
ˈlan-dwərd 
: lying or being toward the land or on the side toward the land
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