EditorialBeach boulders used to control erosion at Anastasia State Park in St. Augustine Beach, Fla., Sept. 23, 2022. (Lawren Simmons/The New York Times)
EditorialBeach boulders used to control erosion at Anastasia State Park in St. Augustine Beach, Fla., Sept. 23, 2022. (Lawren Simmons/The New York Times)
EditorialBeach boulders used to control erosion at Anastasia State Park in St. Augustine Beach, Fla., Sept. 23, 2022. (Lawren Simmons/The New York Times)
EditorialBeach boulders used to control erosion at Anastasia State Park in St. Augustine Beach, Fla., Sept. 23, 2022. (Lawren Simmons/The New York Times)
EditorialBeach boulders used to control erosion at Anastasia State Park in St. Augustine Beach, Fla., Sept. 23, 2022. (Lawren Simmons/The New York Times)
EditorialBeach boulders used to control erosion at Anastasia State Park in St. Augustine Beach, Fla., Sept. 23, 2022. (Lawren Simmons/The New York Times)
EditorialResidents of Santa Cruz, Calif., clear storm debris and stack sandbags near their homes on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, while bracing for potential flooding in the coming days. (Mike Kai Chen/The New York Times)
EditorialA view of a turbulent river which falls over rocks between tree-covered banks and into the foreground, where it forms rapids and flows away to the left, with men standing on boulders in the right foreground, spearing fish. View of the FALLS of CHAUDIè...