Coastal defence

Coastal defence (Commonwealth) or Coastal defense (US) may refer to:

Coastal management, the protection of the coast from the action of wind, wave and tide

Coastal defence and fortification, the protection of the coast against military or naval attack

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Navy to hold massive coastal defense exercise

Deccan Herald 21 Jan 2019

The Indian Navy will conduct the largest coastal defence exercise ... It will involve 13 coastal states and Union Territories, stated a release issued by the Ministry of Defence on Monday. “Indian Navy will coordinate the largest Coastal Defense Exercise off the Indian coast on 22-23 Jan 19, *Exercise Sea Vigil*....

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Shaping global architecture in an era of fortresses and walls

Quartz 21 Jan 2019

“ more Frank Gehry than formal Greek .” ... “Nobody builds walls better than me.” ... In this new world, global cooperation is on the defense, and the architecture we built to sustain globalization is eroding ... Nazi Germany’s “Atlantic Wall.” This extensive system of coastal defensive fortifications between 1942 and 1944 had over 15,000 concrete structures....

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Story scores 26 in App State's win over Coastal Carolina

Watauga Democrat 20 Jan 2019

Appalachian State, looking at three straight home games starting with Coastal on Jan ... Story did her worst damage to Coastal in the fourth quarter ... Story said during a timeout in the fourth quarter against Coastal Carolina that Elderkin encouraged her to keep shooting from the outside since Coastal’s defense wasn’t guarding the perimeter....

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Pentagon warns of risk to bases, troops from climate change

Honolulu Star-Advertiser 19 Jan 2019

Defense Department has issued a dire report on how climate change could affect the nation’s armed forces and security, warning that rising seas could inundate coastal bases and drought-fueled wildfires could endanger those that are inland ... Defense Department has issued a ......

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U.S. report says climate threatens bases, troops

Arkansas Online 19 Jan 2019

Defense Department has issued a report on how climate change threatens the nation's armed forces and security, warning that rising seas could inundate coastal bases and that drought-fueled wildfires could endanger those that are inland ... The new Defense Department report, which was ......

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Spotlight: Turkey aims to develop strong, independent defense industry

Xinhua 18 Jan 2019

"Today, Turkish defense firms export armored vehicles, air defense systems, rocket systems, simulators, coastal security vessels, and communication control systems," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said this week ... Turkey has since decided to develop its own defense industry, creating state companies such as Aselsan and some local enterprises....

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The Plan Called For 1000 Steamships, The War Ended & They Were Left to Rot

War History Online 18 Jan 2019

Until the Cold War, the United States maintained a small military force both on land and at sea. A small navy for coastal defense and a token army to keep the natives in line by and large summed up the US military during peacetime. Thus, when the call to arms went forth, it took time for the US military to mobilize itself in sufficient force ... .......

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Liberia boosts efforts vs rising seas

The Daily Tribune 17 Jan 2019

But the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has taken “28,000 steps in the right direction” during the second phase of its Coastal Defense Project to ......

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Climate change leads to stronger ocean waves

Xinhua 16 Jan 2019

Researchers hope the findings could provide a more complete understanding of the dangers faced by coastal communities in the coming decades ... The findings may alert governments to better protect populations and infrastructure such as ports and harbors by building coastal defenses....

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King tides on the way this weekend

East Bay Times 16 Jan 2019

MOSS LANDING — King tides, the highest tides of the year, will return to the Monterey Bay this weekend ... The iconic coastal wetlands and dunes act as a first line of coastal defense against high tides and large waves ... Higher tides and water levels bring waves further up the beach, crashing into coastal cliffs and eroding dunes ... ....

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Prep Roundup, Jan. 15: Dominant Eaton leads Naselle over Eagles

TDN 16 Jan 2019

Conner Rea tossed in 20 points and Devion Godfrey added 18 points and seven rebounds as the Columbians won a Coastal Range League game on Tuesday in Lincoln City ... The Tigers dropped their first Coastal Range League contest on Tuesday in Warrenton ... The Columbians showed improvement and played solid defense in a Coastal Range 3A road win Tuesday....

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2018 Review: Matt Murschel's top 25 college football hits, misses

Finger Lakes Times 14 Jan 2019

In my defense, the Hurricanes were coming off their first ACC Coastal Division title and the program appeared to be on the rise, but instead this team dropped five out of its last seven games, leading to coach Mark Richt's resignation....

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