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Consider the environmental costs of beach nourishment and create an argument for either continuing this practice or stopping this practice.(2 points)
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Thesis: Stop beach nourishment because its environmental costs are too high.
Point 1 — It harms sea and shore life.
- Pumping and dumping sand makes the water cloudy (turbid), which buries plants like seagrass and smothers animals that live on the sea floor.
- Nesting birds and sea turtles can be disturbed or lose their nests when beaches are reshaped.
- Dredging sand from offshore or other beaches destroys habitats where fish, crabs, and other animals live.
Point 2 — It damages other places, uses lots of energy, and only lasts a short time.
- Taking sand from one place to add to another moves the problem, hurting ecosystems where the sand came from.
- Big machines and boats burn fuel, increasing pollution and greenhouse gases.
- Nourishment usually needs to be repeated every few years, so it’s not a permanent fix and wastes money and resources.
Conclusion: Because beach nourishment repeatedly damages wildlife, destroys habitats elsewhere, and uses lots of energy for only temporary benefit, we should stop it and use safer solutions instead (like protecting dunes with plants, building “living shorelines,” or letting some areas return to nature).
Point 1 — It harms sea and shore life.
- Pumping and dumping sand makes the water cloudy (turbid), which buries plants like seagrass and smothers animals that live on the sea floor.
- Nesting birds and sea turtles can be disturbed or lose their nests when beaches are reshaped.
- Dredging sand from offshore or other beaches destroys habitats where fish, crabs, and other animals live.
Point 2 — It damages other places, uses lots of energy, and only lasts a short time.
- Taking sand from one place to add to another moves the problem, hurting ecosystems where the sand came from.
- Big machines and boats burn fuel, increasing pollution and greenhouse gases.
- Nourishment usually needs to be repeated every few years, so it’s not a permanent fix and wastes money and resources.
Conclusion: Because beach nourishment repeatedly damages wildlife, destroys habitats elsewhere, and uses lots of energy for only temporary benefit, we should stop it and use safer solutions instead (like protecting dunes with plants, building “living shorelines,” or letting some areas return to nature).
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