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Sandy beaches are endangered worldwide as the climate changes

Sea-level rise and coastal shifts could wipe out nearly half of Earth’s sandy seashores by the end of the century.
Waves crash against barriers that have houses directly behind them.

Erosion has claimed part of the beach at Collaroy, Australia. Climate change is projected to cost Australia at least 50% of its sandy shorelines. Credit: Brook Mitchell/Getty

Storm surges, waves and rising seas could help to erase almost half of all sandy beaches by 2100.

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Nature 579, 177 (2020)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00606-3

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