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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Climate change is hot topic in the European Parliament vote

Napa Valley Register 24 May 2019

In this photo taken on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, coastal management workers build up the defense ......

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Trucks hauling S-300s to coastal Asaluyeh shown on social media

Debka 23 May 2019

A video claiming to show Iranian vehicles hauling S-300 air defense ......

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The story of Defiance's fortgrounds cannons

The Crescent News 23 May 2019

(The director of the Andrew L. Tuttle Memorial Museum in downtown Defiance, Richard Rozevink, tells the story of the Civil War Era cannons at Defiance’s fortgrounds ... The Anthony Wayne Council No ... The condemned cannons were not the small bronze field type, but large 6,500-pound Civil War Era Naval cannons used in coastal defense or mounted on gunboats....

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Exploring Ship Island, an "offshore beach" that brings Gulf Coast beauty closer to home

The Advocate 23 May 2019

Note. this story was originally published Aug. 6, 2014 and has been updated with information about the coastal restoration effort underway along the barrier islands ... Built by the army between 1859 and 1873, it was once part of a national system of coastal defenses and now stands as a monument to a bygone era of American history ... +8 ... +11 ... ....

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Fleet Week Kicks Off With Parade Of Ships

CBS Sports 22 May 2019

 San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD 21), from Mayport, Florida Kingston-class coastal defense vessel HMCS Glace Bay (MM 701), from Canadian Forces Base Halifax Sail training vessel HMCS Oriole (KC 480), from Canadian Forces Base ......

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Government troops thwart major terrorist attacks in Syria’s Hama

Press TV 22 May 2019

The attacks involved up to 500 militants, seven tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles, about 30 pickup trucks with large machine guns mounted on the back as well as two cars filled with explosives,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement....

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Black bears are on the move: what to do and what not to do

Montrose Press 22 May 2019

RALEIGH — Become BearWise. That’s the advice N.C ... The first BearWise Basic is probably the most critical ... “Crowds of people can unnerve a bear, perhaps causing it to act defensively.”. North Carolina’s bear populations are concentrated in the mountains and coastal plain, but sightings sometimes occur in Piedmont towns, usually in May, June and July ... ....

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Ellyson, Coastal miscues push No. 7 Cajuns into Sun Belt tourney finals

The Advocate 11 May 2019

The biggest thing is Coastal Carolina’s defense fell off dramatically with four errors to help UL capture a 5-2 win over the Chanticleers on Friday at the Bobcat Softball Stadium in San Marcos, Texas ... UL-Monroe-Coastal game at 1 p.m ... Coastal Carolina (38-20) scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 2-1 lead, but never scored again....

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Up to 70 migrants drown after boat capsizes off Tunisia

The Malta Independent 10 May 2019

... in international waters early Friday off the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax, according to an IOM official in Tunisia and a statement from Tunisia's Defense Ministry....

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Up to 70 migrants drown after their boat sinks off Tunisia

The World 10 May 2019

migration officials and Tunisia's state news agency ... The smuggling boat left Libya on Thursday and sent a distress signal in international waters early Friday off the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax, according to an IOM official in Tunisia and a statement from Tunisia's Defense Ministry ... Three bodies have been recovered, the Defense Ministry said ... .......

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Dozens die as migrant boat capsizes off Tunisia

The Philadelphia Tribune 10 May 2019

At least 50 people were killed, according to the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations migration agency, and 16 people were rescued ... The boat left from Zuwara, Libya, and was headed toward Italy when it capsized about 40 miles from the coastal city of Sfax, the Tunisian Ministry of Defense said ... .......

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Coral Reefs Provide Flood Protection Worth $1.8 Billion Yearly

Yahoo Daily News 08 May 2019

Thanks to climate change, coastal development and the impacts of activities such as logging, farming and fishing, roughly 1 million plants and animals are facing extinction ... Investing in Natural Defenses ... First, it buttresses the case for using disaster recovery funding to help natural coastal defenses recover....

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Coral reefs provide flood protection worth $1.8 billion every year – it’s time to protect them

Wtop 07 May 2019

Thanks to climate change, coastal development and the impacts of activities such as logging, farming and fishing, roughly 1 million plants and animals are facing extinction ... Investing in natural defenses ... First, it buttresses the case for using disaster recovery funding to help natural coastal defenses recover....