Under climate change, sea-level rise is expected to bring about large changes in the world’s coastlines. Now, research predicting future shoreline change from satellite data indicates loss of nearly 50% of sandy beaches by the end of the century.
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Brooks, S. Disappearing beaches. Nat. Clim. Chang. 10, 188–190 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-019-0656-9
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