In 1976, the British statistician George Box wrote, “All models are wrong; some are useful.” The father of today’s generation of coastal geologists, Orrin Pilkey, did him one better, saying historical data is always more useful than a model when … Continue reading →
Bill Sargent Since March 23rd, Plum Island residents have watched contractors pump in five-football fields worth of sand several yards deep in front of Reservation Terrace. It is hoped that waves and wind will shape the beach into nascent dunes … Continue reading →
As I See It, Bill Sargent, The Daily News of Newburyport, Edition August 17, 2018 “On July 22, one of Boston’s public radio stations, WBUR, presented a well-crafted story about fighting erosion on Plum Island (Part 2 of the story is ‘Entrench Or … Continue reading →
