Tag: coastal erosion
The world may lose half its sandy beaches by 2100. It’s not too late to save most of them
Image: Shuttlecock
For many coastal regions, sea-level rise is a looming crisis threatening our coastal society, livelihoods and coastal ecosystems. A new study, published in Nature...
Water may soon lap at the door, but still some homeowners don’t want to rock the boat
Storm-damaged beachfront homes along Pittwater Road at
Collaroy on the northern beaches of Sydney in June 2016. Dean Lewins/AAP
It is becoming increasingly possible that...