Why some beaches, including in Queensland, are getting bigger despite rising sea levels
- Written by: Daniel Harris, Senior Lecturer in Geography, The University of Queensland
Flinders Beach has been growing since the 1950sKevin Welsh, Author providedIn a warmer world, rising sea levels could render many coastlines, beaches, and reef islands uninhabitable, or destroy them altogether. The 1.09℃ Earth has warmed since pre-industrial times has already heightened seas by 20 centimetres.
But curiously, research shows...
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