Up to 5m of beach are disappearing from this Spanish coast
Jun 10, 2024 · The Spanish coast is home to 39 per cent of the country’s population with a relatively high density - 429 people per square kilometre. This makes coastal erosion a major problem for the more than...
Sun but no sand? How coastal erosion is making Spain’s beaches ...
Sep 14, 2024 · Coastal erosion could have alarming consequences for Spanish tourism, which today accounts for nearly 13 per cent of both GDP and employment in Spain, and is heavily dependent on beaches.
Mediterranean UNESCO World Heritage at risk from coastal flooding …
Oct 16, 2018 · In this study, we assess UNESCO WHS at risk from coastal flooding and erosion under four SLR scenarios until 2100, based on revised and extended spatially explicit WHS data.
Present and future flooding and erosion along the NW Spanish ...
May 29, 2023 · The goal of this article is to determine the coastal vulnerability to flooding and erosion at a regional scale under extreme events with return periods of 50, 100, and 500 years for present, RCP4.5, and RCP8.5 scenarios (IPCC, 2022).
Satellite images show the devastation from Spain's deadly floods …
Oct 31, 2024 · Climate scientists and meteorologists say the immediate cause of the flooding in Spain is a DANA, a cut-off lower pressure storm system that migrated from an unusually wavy and stalled jet stream. People shovel up mud after floods in Catarroja on the outskirts of Valencia, Spain, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.
Doing nothing is no solution: Coastal erosion ... - ScienceDirect
Management of coastal erosion and flooding in Spain and Europe. Sand beaches, like those in Guardamar del Segura, represent vulnerable coastal ecosystems susceptible to territorial transformations and climatic variability.
Unprecedented flooding in Spain highlights urgent climate risks …
4 days ago · The October 2024 flood in Valencia, Spain, stands as one of the most severe flooding events in recent history, with record-breaking rainfall and extensive impacts across southern and southeastern Spain. ... and heightens future flood risks; and coastal ecosystem impacts, with floodwaters carrying sediments and pollutants that damage sensitive ...
Coastal Flooding in the Balearic Islands During the Twenty-First ...
In the following, we analyze beach erosion and coastal flooding associated with climate change over 192 beaches in Mallorca (ranging 56.9 km of coastline), 132 beaches in Menorca (ranging 21.5 km of coastline), and 140 beaches in the Pitiüuses (ranging 46.1 km of coastline).
What to Know About the Floods That Killed Over 200 in Spain
4 days ago · Spain’s Mediterranean coast is used to autumn storms that can cause flooding, but this episode was the most powerful flash flood event in recent memory. Older people in Paiporta, at the ...
Unveiling the role of storm surges as a driver of flooding on the ...
2 days ago · Storm surges are among the most important coastal hazards because of their significant role in flooding across the world’s coastlines (e.g. Nicholls 2006; Muis et al. 2016).They occur because of atmospheric pressure fluctuations (lowering) and landward-blowing winds during storms, which cause water levels at the shoreline to rise …