Coastal towns trial floating breakwaters
A closer look at a story that's been building for weeks, and what the next move likely is.
Still, the conversation has changed. The questions in the room are different from the questions in the room six months ago.
Skeptics point to the long history of premature declarations. Their caution is earned, and worth keeping close at hand.
The institutional response has been measured, which in this context is a polite way of saying slow.
A small group of practitioners has been arguing for this approach for years. They are doing their best not to look smug.
Critics raise familiar objections, and some of them land. The honest answer is that the tradeoffs are real and worth naming.
Practical effects are already visible on the ground, and they tend to outrun the official analysis by a comfortable margin.
