Erosion and
Weathering in
Dubai
BY: Vanya 8AA
Erosion and Weathering in
Dubai problems
The major problem of Dubai due to weathering and erosion is its
receding coastlines. Since Dubai is a major tourist center,
erosion of beaches is a major concern for Dubai.
The environment organization of Dubai has reported that the
coast erodes at a rate of 50 Meters every 2 years.
Erosion and weathering occur when there are heavy winds,
strong waves and high rates of wave currents and the shamil
seasons. Some beaches in Dubai have already moved several
times to the edge of the city. The shamil season is a very
dangerous period of time for the coasts of Dubai. The
weathering is caused due to strong wave currents and strong
winds which then hit the coastline and cause major erosion of
coastlines.
THE SOLUTIONS
Groynes/Sand bags: measure the erosion.
Stop construction: Construction is also a big problem because in Dubai there are
lots of islands (the world, palm jumirah) which have been build onshore so when
the rocks are put on the sea the waves attack the artificial islands so the wave
direction changes and this causes more erosion and weathering.
Wave forecasting: wave forecasting is when we measure then real time wind
direction, wave speed,wind speed, wave direction, air and water temperatures to
monitor which areas are in most danger. This helps the engineers to know where
exactly to put the groynes and etc.
Satellite pictures: The satellite pictures help the GIS Centre of Dubai Municipality
to measure the erosion so they can plan to cancel the future projects onshore and
to plan to the shorelines.
My solution
I think in a city like Dubai which has a
more of technology, the best
solution would be wave forecasting.
This is because wave forecasting
helps to know all of the possible
things that cause erosion and
weathering. Once the data is
collected of the things such as: the
real time
wind direction, wave
speed,wind speed, wave direction,
air and water temperatures it helps
the engineers to know where exactly
to build or put things such as:
groynes/sand bags and etc.
I think wave forecasting is the
best solution than other
solutions because from wave
forecasting you can get
accurate results and as I said
Dubai will not have any
problem for this solution
because it’s a very high
technological city.
Other solutions such as :like the
stop construction this will hold
Dubai’s future plans(The world)
compared to if we use wave
forecasting as a solution it will
not affect the future plans and
Dubai can build anything they
want(onshore).
Pictures of Solutions
Onshore
construction
Groynes
Wave
forecastin
g
Satellite pictures
“In Umm Suqeim alone, 150,000 cubic metres of sand has been
dumped and sand bags of between two and five tonnes will form
groynes to protect and stabilise the beach.”
REFERENCES:
• http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/environm
ent/saving-dubai-s-beaches-1.217282
• www.googleimages.com
• http://ezinearticles.com/