Coastal erosion , which is tearing away
the Sea Coast has become a global
phenomena , it is rapidly escalating now
due to the rise in sea levels caused by
global warming . many coastal cities from
Amsterdam to New Orleans to Venice are
endangered due to the rising sea levels.
today we bring you this personal story
about the apartment Block in France,
which has become the latest Target of
coastal erosion take a look.
the signal apartment block sits on the
edge of the French Atlantic Coast . when
it was built in the end of the 1960s , the
beach was over 650 feet away . today the
80 flat building is just a stone’s throw
from the water.
local authorities are in the process of
tearing it down before the sea totally
swallows it up.
it’s The Disappearance of a monument for
sulak Sumer,
it was part of us and there you go it’s
gone.
it was bound to end up that way with the
ocean.
has suffered some of the fastest Coastal
erosion in France.
beaches are disappearing at a rate of
about eight feet per year.
in 2014 the local government made the
decision to relocate the inhabitants of
Le signal , 90 year old Jacqueline gondwan
was the last one to leave.
She said that,
the happy memories will stain my head,
of course the expulsion tarnishes things
a bit but I keep good memories.
the sun sets the day Rising a quiet cup
of coffee on the balcony.
after the relocation of residence
authorities began the long process of
expropriation and removing Asbestos and
utilities connections before starting
demolition in February 2023.
preva an official at French Coast
Protection Agency conservatoire dulitoro
said global warming was partly to blame.
this threat made it impossible to keep
living in this building unless
tremendously expensive Solutions were
found.
which originally targeted vacationers
was a typical example of the extensive
buildup of coastal areas in the second
half of the 20th century . a time when
Urban planets had little regard for the
fact that shorelines are Dynamic and
ever-changing.
he estimates that some 50000 residences
are in zones that will require them to
be moved by the end of the century.
this is a symbol of what could happen if
we’re unprepared and what could happen
in other places , but more simply this
should be a lesson for us to tackle
other cases and have plans for
adaptation, and preparation for the
effects of climate change links to
erosion or flooding where possible.
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