Coastal change a topic at South Carolina meeting

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Scientists from around the world are gathering in South Carolina this week for a geological conference.

And one of the topics at the six-day conference getting under way on Sunday is shoreline change along the northern South Carolina coast.

The International Geological Programs Annual Conference is being held in Myrtle Beach through Saturday.

The meeting includes the presentation of seven years of research on coastal change along the upper South Carolina coast.

“The South Carolina Coastal Erosion Study” was supported by the U.S. Geological Survey and the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium.