France's Coastal Problems

                                                             


                                                                France's Coastal Problems

    Some examples of coastal problems are hurricanes, coastal storms, tsunamis, landslides, longer term
risks of coastal erosion and sea level rise. Although, floods are the most frequent disaster in France. Due
 to most coastal occurrences, there is a higher number in economic loss. 


    Coastal erosion is always changing the French coastline, specifically in some areas along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. France is aware of the coastal problems and an example is that they actually knocked down a seaside building symbolic of coastal erosion. Environment Minister Christopher Bechu said "what the rising waters and coastal erosion have in store for lots of the other areas along the french coastline.  He also stated that by 2100, about 20% of the coastline and up to 50,000 homes would be affected.


(This is the building mentioned above)

A quarter of the french coastline is affected by erosion with the increase of suspenseful storms claiming metres at a time, towns are on the verge of engulfment. France has no national coastal management  strategy. Hard coastal defense structures in France are rock armoring and sea walls, groins, and breakwaters. Since the 1980s softer coastal and beach protection methods such as beach nourishments have become more popular. Beach nourishment in France has traditionally been coupled with the aforementioned hard structures, used as supporting measures to minimize sand losses and maintenance.

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  1. Audra CorralesApril 30, 2023 at 11:24 PM

    Hello Jazmin! I love how organize your work is. It is shocking to see how many countries have no coastal management strategies.

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  2. Ana GGMay 1, 2023 at 11:03 AM

    Very interesting read. Looking forward to what you'll discover this week

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