Officials issue warning as US coastal community is threatened with destruction: 'That's the price you pay'

Officials issue warning as US coastal community is threatened with destruction: 'That's the price you pay'

Beaches are disappearing faster than communities can keep up. Sand erosion and extreme weather are erasing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of "new" sand at two South Carolina beaches. What's happening? In 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began dumping emergency sand as part of a beach renourishment project on the barrier islands of Isle of Palms and Sullivan's Island, as well as the Breach Inlet between them. Previous projects occur…