US EditionAs Spaniards summer at Barcelona’s beaches, some worry about the erosion of coastline
CATALONIA, SPAIN, JUL 21 – Building individual seawalls transfers erosion risk to neighbors, doubling rates and worsening shoreline loss amid rising seas, experts say this threatens coastal communities and tourism.
- In April 2024, a storm with waves up to 16 feet eroded parts of Montgat beach near Barcelona, leaving sections virtually without sand.
- This event followed ongoing climate change impacts, including rising sea levels and intensifying storms, which accelerate erosion of Barcelona's man-made beaches.
- Authorities have responded by replenishing sand and building breakwaters, but Ramon Torra states stopping sand loss is more critical than just adding sand.
- Maritime engineer Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla reports sea levels have risen fourfold along the Catalan coast since the 1990s, with a 5.5-inch rise and average waves 11.8 inches higher in 25 years.
- The erosion threatens local infrastructure and economies, implying urgent investment of around €60 million to stabilize Barcelona's coastline amid a worsening climate crisis.
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One of Spain's most popular cities - which attracted a record-breaking 11.7 million tourists last year - has issued a stark warning after authorities confirm a nearby beach risks disappearing
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Catalonia's popular beaches are shrinking due to climate change. Local authorities say parts of the coastline around Barcelona are shrinking by a metre every year. The clean-up of the coast for the Olympics three decades ago helped make Barcelona a European tourist hub. Locals fear that could change.
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As Spaniards summer at Barcelona's beaches, some worry about the erosion of coastline
Climate change is eroding the man-made beaches surrounding Barcelona. Local authorities say the sea is swallowing swathes of coastline per year in some places.
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