Please review the following video on coastal geology and discuss this topic. The current day commercial building of many of the coastal areas around the world will change the natural coastal processes. What are the advantages and disadvantages of coastal development? Research and find the costs in both lives and economics pertaining to coastal development and natural disasters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rG6IjJotWw

Part II: Tracking the Dead Zones

Visit the website linked below and read about the Gulf of Mexico and the dead zones. What is the purpose of studying such events?

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/tracking-gulf-dead-zone