Storms are the greatest threat to beach erosion, not sea level rise, research reveals. This is the longest continuous beach monitoring survey in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Local communities need to be warned more clearly and effectively if there is a threat of a storm surge and of coastal flooding.
New research shows densely populated countries in Southeast Asia and West Africa could harvest effectively unlimited energy from solar panels floating on calm tropical seas near the equator.
Fairbourne on the west coast of Wales is at risk from both rising sea levels and river flooding.
Climate change is changing wave patterns and strength. Bigger waves combined with sea level rise will hit coasts hard – but only in some countries.
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Professor, Kyoto University
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