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Planning for the growing risks of flooding that threatens the UK’s cities, towns and villages is underway, but progress is too slow.
Rising sea levels and tectonic activity have eroded the coastlines of the low-lying Carteret Islands in the South Pacific.
Thousands of hydropower dams are under construction around the world. New research shows that by cutting off sediment flow, these dams can have big ecological effects on far-off bays and deltas.
Rising sea levels won’t be solved by trying to fix the coast in place. For a defence from coastal flooding, we need to step back.
How far will we go to protect high-risk beachfront property? New research suggests local councils are too willing to spend public money to protect private landowners from coastal climate change.
King tides and rising seas are an increasing and predictable threat, but adaptation plans to limit the damage to coastal property are still not managing the political obstacles.
Coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef could lead to increased vulnerability of Queensland coastal cities and towns, and not only through its impacts on the tourism industry.
In the wake of the collapse of Malta’s spectacular arch, which UK coastal features are under threat from the unrelenting forces of wind and water?
Conflicts over coastal areas have largely been between development and preserving what makes these attractive places to live. Rising sea levels are now complicating our relationship with the coast.
The real risk is from sudden storms – but there are ways to limit the damage, if cities start planning now.
Wild seas have left beaches eroded and houses close to collapse.
Many properties are at risk from rising sea levels, with owners and councils at odds over the costs of defending these. NSW law reform may lead to more forward-looking climate change adaptation.
Coastal communities include 24 federal seats held by margins of 5% or less, and their local councils are pressing the Australian government to show more urgency about the impacts of climate change.
But sandy beaches aren’t just tourist eye candy – they’re a vital defence against coastal erosion.
Unless something is done to curb erosion, Ghana’s coast could soon whither away.
Coral reefs: fragile, delicate, and in danger? Actually coral reefs can be the first line in defence against incoming storms, reducing the power of incoming waves by 97%, even during hurricane-force winds…
Change at the British coastline is a reality we have always lived with. A thousand years ago, King Canute showed his courtiers how absurd it was to seek to command the waves. Later, others built sea walls…
Instead of costly levees and seawalls, coastal ecosystems could offer an alternative way to protect Australia’s coastal communities from rising seas, saving money and storing carbon along the way. Sea…
Villagers living in the Somerset levels who have been inundated with floodwaters for weeks will be able to sympathise with the difficulties faced by those in the similarly low-lying Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta…
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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 assistant professor, University of Newcastle
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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
