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Coastal Retreat

One-fifth of the EU's coastline is severely affected by erosion. According to the European Commission, coastlines are retreating by between half a meter to two meters (1.5 to 6.5 feet) per year and in extreme cases up to 15 meters per year. This picture shows a cliff collapsing in Sassnitz on the Baltic island of Rügen in northern Germany. Bildunterschrift:

One-fifth of the EU's coastline is severely affected by erosion. According to the European Commission, coastlines are retreating by between half a meter to two meters (1.5 to 6.5 feet) per year and in extreme cases up to 15 meters per year. This picture shows a cliff collapsing in Sassnitz on the Baltic island of Rügen in northern Germany.

 

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