Greenpeace predicts massive loss of beach area

We at meteo365.es work around the clock on weather and global warming. One thing is certain: global warming is happening. A glance at the glaciers in the European Alps or the countless days of snow in the European low mountain ranges is enough to prove that.

Whether the cause is a man-made CO2 problem or a cloud cover that is too thin over the northern hemisphere, etc., is still unclear to us. This Earth has produced so many extremes in its history that it's difficult to commit to just one theory.

What we do know is that decades ago, we were told the world would end if the average temperature rose by 1.5°C. The 1.5°C target has already been reached, and the effects are noticeable in some places, but are still limited.

The fact is, the earth is entering a warming period, and Greenpeace sees a difficult future for Andalusia's coasts.

Greenpeace currently writes:

"Climate change impacts on the coast: The average sea level is estimated to rise by around 0.20–0.27 meters by 2050. The areas most affected by this rise are on the Huelva coast, followed by the rest of the Gulf of Cádiz coast up to the coast of the city of Málaga. Nearly twenty beaches in the provinces of Cádiz and Málaga are at extreme risk of losing beach width (between 18 and 22 meters). Along the entire Andalusian coast, a coastline retreat of at least 1.84 meters is estimated. Some of the areas where this is expected to be most severe (between 15.86 m and 19.36 m) are the coast of Cádiz and the Bay of Cádiz, Marbella, Fuengirola, Torremolinos, and Málaga."

Greenpeace makes a bold claim. So, sea levels are expected to rise by up to 27 cm in the next 25 years? Well, that would certainly be a problem, and 25 years is a blink of an eye. This would cause severe flooding in the first row of Malaga beaches during Levante (a regularly occurring stormy east wind). This would effectively spell doom for hundreds of beach restaurants. Without a beach, there would certainly be significantly fewer tourists, and the region thrives on tourism.