Browsing by Subject "coastal erosion"

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    • Asia's natural shield against tsunamis disappearing 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, January 23, 2005, on page 2)
      Asia's mangrove areas, the region's vital frontline shield against tidal waves and tsunamis, are gradually but consistently disappearing. What were once lush mangrove swamps have been obliterated to give way to the ...

    • Brazil resort town disappearing into the sea 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, February 16, 2022, on page 7)
      Vultures roam the sand in the Brazilian resort town of Atafona amid the ruins of the latest houses destroyed by the sea, whose relentless rise has turned the local coastline into an apocalyptic landscape. The Atlantic Ocean ...

    • Environmental degradation is Boracay's main problem 

      (The Manila Times, May 10, 2018, on page B6)
      Scientists and academicians gathered in Manila last month for a conference to map out a plan for Boracay's rehabilitation while tracing the resort island's woes to environmental degradation due to poor local governance.

    • Fiji graves sink, fisheries shrink 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Daily Tribune, January 13, 2023, on page B14)
      The sea has already swallowed the village graveyard in Togoru, Fiji, and long-time resident Lavenia McGoon is dreading the day it claims her house. She piles old rubber car tires under the coconut trees that line the ...

    • Phl is 6th extremely vulnerable to climate change 

      Agoot, Liza (Manila Bulletin, April 22, 2016, on page 15)
      Among 16 nations extremely vulnerable to climate change, the Philippines ranked 6th owing to it's archipelagic nature and it's location, according to the global risk advisor Maplecroft. This point was stressed further by ...