After Landmark Beach in Nigeria, Mackenzie Beach in Cyprus is expected to experience a shoreline reduction of 660.9 meters due to rising sea levels. The shoreline of Landmark Beach has already diminished as a result of rising floods, water-borne illnesses, and deteriorating water quality.

San Tedora, Italy, is the second European destination where rising water levels are causing a shoreline reduction of 514.2 meters, according to the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. The third beach in Europe, Blåvand in Denmark, is predicted to see a major decline by 2100, with the water expected to encroach within 181.1 meters of the shore. This beach is the 20th in the world where this phenomenon is most prevalent.

According to NASA research, since the 1970s, the average global temperature has increased by 0.15 to 0.20 degrees Celsius every ten years. The polar ice caps are melting as a result of this warming, and in less than 20 years, about 28 trillion tonnes of ice have been lost. Over the same time period, sea levels are thought to have risen by an average of 34.6 millimeters worldwide.

Many approaches have been researched to address this problem, such as extending shoreline setbacks, generating dunes along beaches’ back shores, and introducing submerged aquatic vegetation to reduce erosion.

Beyond Cyprus, shrinking shorelines pose a threat to many beaches globally, especially in Asia. Patuakhali and Chattogram in Bangladesh are two such locations, where shoreline reductions of 361.2 and 245.8 meters are anticipated, respectively. By 2100, the Al Daayen and Al Khor beaches in Qatar will drop 298.6 and 278.9 meters, while the Kabyar Wa and Ngapali beaches in Myanmar will drop 351.7 and 249.5 meters.

Other locations impacted are Dado Beach in Haifa, Israel (reducing by 201.4 meters) and Royal Commission Beach Yanbu in Saudi Arabia (reducing by 336.2 meters). In Africa, Praia Da Costa Do Sol in Maputo, Mozambique, is predicted to drop by 351.7 meters in addition to Landmark Beach Entry in Lekki, which is predicted to decrease by 338 meters.

In the United States and South America, shrinking shorelines are also predicted. Playa Akumal, Cancun, Mexico (265.9 meters), Beach of Morro Branco, Beberibe, Brazil (224.6 meters), Brealade’s Bay, Jersey (213.6 meters), Cape Henlopen State Park, Lewes, United States (204.7 meters), Playa Veracruz, Panama City (202.4 meters), and Clearwater Beach, Longboat Key, Florida (193.4 meters) are among the locations where shorelines are expected to decrease.