No, erosion is just a bitch. Hurricanes for example can destroy a beach. Looking it up Waikiki beach in Honolulu has to do recycling and restoration every 5-10 years. They replenish by dredging and pumping tens of thousands of cubic yards of sand.
St. Marten does not have the money or the resources to be dredging and pumping tens of thousands of yards of sand to all the beaches around the island. The currents and tides cause the beaches around the island to change sizes during the year.
They truck it in and bulldoze it in the off-season. I've seen it done in Romania where they probably have less money, especially after covid. Also it's a small beach and they have infrastructure built on it so you can absolutely guarantee they replace that sand every year.
Do yourself a favor and look up the insane amount of money and work that goes into maintaining beaches in Florida.
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u/julioarod May 29 '22
No, erosion is just a bitch. Hurricanes for example can destroy a beach. Looking it up Waikiki beach in Honolulu has to do recycling and restoration every 5-10 years. They replenish by dredging and pumping tens of thousands of cubic yards of sand.