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Rising sea
could see the demise of half of the world's beaches by the
of this century. Climate scientists predict that 50 per cent of
beaches along the world's
could vanish over the next eight
if climate change continues on its current
. The scientists are from the European Commission's Joint Research Centre. They warned that the shorelines of
highly-populated areas and
hot-spots are threatened by erosion from climate change and surging sea levels. Areas at
of disappearing forever include well-known, popular beaches in Australia's Surfers' Paradise, the
of Hawaii, Brazil's Copacabana Beach, and the Costa del Sol in Spain.
