Montgat, the Catalan People Who Have Run Out of Beaches (and No Income)

Montgat, a municipality of 12,600 inhabitants located 14 kilometres from Barcelona, has become the epicenter of the consequences of climate change on the Catalan coast. In less than a decade, the population has lost almost all of its beaches. Before, the R1 line of Rodalies of Catalonia circulated parallel to the beach but, now, the roads are very scarce meters from the water. Arenales like Can Tano, Montsolís and Toldos have disappeared. Others…