06 June, 2018

Coastal erosion to worsen over next decade as storms wash WA beaches away

Western Australia could be hit with some of the worst flooding and coastal erosion it has ever seen in the next decade, as the tidal cycle combines with increased water levels caused by global warming.
A gazebo in the WA town of Lancelin was undercut by
erosion. It was later demolished
Recent storm damage has pounded the Western Australian coast, with the beachside town of Lancelin losing its gazebo at one of the community's main beaches, and a holiday home sliding into the ocean at nearby Wedge Island.

Other parts of the state, including Fremantle's Port Beach and Geographe Bay have copped the brunt of recent ferocious cold fronts.


Read the ABC News story by Rebecca Trigger - “Coastal erosion to worsen over next decade as storms wash WA beaches away.”

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