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Coastal erosion in West Africa is a cause for global concern. The global community must rally to address climate change which is causing the retreat.
As sea levels rise, this natural form of beach replenishment might be an important factor in offsetting some of the damaging effects of climate change on beaches.
This goes against the general understanding of how climate change impacts the coast. So what’s going on?
We asked 680 Florida real estate agents what they’re seeing in the market. Here’s what they said.
Hundreds of Africa’s heritage sites are exposed to sea-level rise and coastal erosion in the future.
In a region threatened by coastal erosion, a group of school students learned how they could explore change using visual stories and poems.
A bipartisan group of senators said it reached a deal on $550 billion in new spending on infrastructure.
With climate change making more than 30,000 coastal properties potentially uninsurable within the next 25 years, government-led solutions should be fast-tracked.
Around the world, fragile coastal ecosystems are under intense pressure, and understanding and managing their complex interactions requires an integrated and interdisciplinary approach.
Despite their enormous value, mangroves are being removed at an alarming rate. A new tool aims to help communities reverse mangrove loss and tap into conservation programs and funding.
Over the past six months, tourists and locals have been shocked to see Byron’s famous Main Beach literally disappearing. Satellite imagery and local knowledge has revealed what’s going on.
Rising sea levels are as likely to trap people as they are to force them to move.
The next ten years will be a critical period in which research agendas can be developed.
In Australia, coastal flooding is expected to be worse along the northern coast in Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
A new study has reported the world will lose almost half of its valuable sandy beaches by 2100 as sea levels rise. But cutting our emissions could keep some intact.
Sandy beaches are densely populated and occupy more than one third of the global coastline.
If nothing is done now, seas could rise a metre by 2100, and four metres by 2300.
The IPCC report says extreme sea level events that used to hit once a century will occur once a year in many places by 2050. This situation is inevitable, even if emissions are dramatically curbed.
A biodegradable sea wall is cheaper than a concrete wall. In addition, it’s easy for local people to replicate.
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Scientia Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Adjunct Professor, Australian Institute of Marine Science
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Transdisciplinary Researcher & Knowledge Broker, CSIRO
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Senior lecturer, University of East Anglia
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Profesor en el Departamento de Biodiversidad, Ecología y Evolución, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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Senior Lecturer in Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton
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Professor in School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences; and Director of Environmental Futures Research Centre, University of Wollongong
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Emeritus Professor of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Canberra
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Adjunct professor, James Cook University
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Honorary Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Wollongong
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AXA Chair in Coastal Resilience & Research Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Communication Manager - CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO
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Professor of Disasters and Health, UCL
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Associate Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
