Barrier islands often develop in the mouths of flooded river valleys as sea level rises, but they can also form at the end of rivers as sediment builds up and creates a delta. Other important factors in barrier island formation include regional tectonics, sea level changes, climate, vegetation and wave activity. Understanding how such forces impact barrier islands is the key to understanding how climate change will affect our coastlines, noted Stutz. Sea level rise can eliminate -- or create -- barrier islands.
Guardian and Washington Post win Pulitzer prize for NSA revelations. The Guardian and the Washington Post have been awarded the highest accolade in US journalism, winning the Pulitzer prize for public service for their groundbreaking articles on the National Security Agencyâs surveillance activities based on the leaks of Edward Snowden.
This picture won the Pulitzer Breaking News Photography 2007 award. Photoâs citation reads, âAwarded to Oded Balilty of The Associated Press for his powerful photograph of a lone Jewish woman defying Israeli security forces as they remove illegal settlers in the West Bank.