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Europe’s coastal landscape could be completely reshaped in less than 100 years.<\/p>\n
Sea levels are rising at an increasingly faster rate, the European Environment Agency (EEA) has warned in one of its latest reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n It said that, between 2006 and 2018, levels rose by 3.7 millimetres a year, more than twice as fast as during the 20th century.<\/p>\n If emissions remain high, sea levels could reach between 0.63 and 1.02 metres by 2100.<\/p>\n EEA simulations also considered the worst-case scenario: a rapid disintegration of the polar ice sheet. This would lead to an increase in sea levels of up to five metres by 2150.<\/p>\n 1. Montenegro’s iconic spot most at risk among top-rated locations<\/p>\n The most endangered spot among top-rated beaches seems to be Sveti Stefan, on Montenegro’s Adriatic coast, according to research by Dutch climate solutions company Reinders Corporation<\/a>.<\/p>\n It’s an iconic, tiny island resort connected to the mainland just by a narrow causeway.<\/p>\n By the end of the century, the area could suffer a shoreline loss of over 200 metres (213.58).<\/p>\n 2. Sardinia’s ‘tropical’ beach faces over 100-metre shoreline loss<\/p>\n Next, Italy’s Porto Giunco, in Sardinia. One of the Med’s most pristine stretches of sand could lose up to 107 metres of coastline.<\/p>\n Porto Giungo is known as “a tropical beach in the middle of the Mediterranean”, with a “shallow and sandy seabed ideal for families with children”.<\/p>\n The beach is nestled between headlands that act as a natural wind barrier and is surrounded by dunes covered by juniper and lentisks.<\/p>\n 3. Algarve grotto plagued by overtourism and rising sea levels<\/p>\n Portugal’s Praia de Benagil is the third most at risk. The area, known for its iconic caves and already plagued by overtourism, could suffer a coastal erosion of nearly 70 metres.<\/p>\n Calls to better regulate tourism flows led to restrictions on sailing tours and a ban on watercrafts from landing on the beach. <\/p>\n Visiting time to the cave has also been capped to a maximum of two minutes per boat.<\/p>\n 4. Lofoten’s V\u00e6r\u00f8y: A soon-to-be lost paradise?<\/p>\n Northern Europe’s coast also faces significant risks. The enchanting V\u00e6r\u00f8y island, home to one of Norway’s most remote communities, could suffer a shoreline decrease of 58 metres.<\/p>\n The island is also a hiker’s paradise, offering routes to abandoned villages and human hideouts dating back as far as 6,000 years.<\/p>\n Other treks climb up rugged terrain to the top of the island, offering spectacular views over the Lofoten archipelago.<\/p>\n 5. Ireland’s Banshees of Inisherin film spot might disappear<\/p>\n Keem Bay, a former basking shark fishing site on Achill Island, defined by Lonely Planet as “one of Ireland’s most glorious, secluded strands”, might be next on the list.<\/p>\n This tiny stretch of white sand risks losing 40 metres by 2100.<\/p>\n Climate Ireland says rising sea levels<\/a> are “expected to increase for all Irish coastal areas”, including “coastal cities such as Cork, Dublin, Galway and Limerick”.<\/p>\n The country’s “storm surges and extreme waves” could contribute to “magnifying” the impact of the threat, according to the agency.<\/p>\n 6. Dangerous Iceland beach could become even more hazardous<\/p>\n It’s known as one of Iceland’s most dangerous destinations<\/a>, with waves reaching up to 40 metres.<\/p>\n “When an ocean wave grabs you, it can knock you off your feet and tumble you violently in the freezing water and rocky shoreline”, Visit Iceland says about Reynisfjara Beach.<\/p>\n This volcanic black sand spot is sixth on the list, with a projected loss of over 35 metres.<\/p>\n Waves however, aren’t the only hazard. “Additional dangers include rockfalls and rockslides”, particularly on the beach’s eastern side.<\/p>\n Authorities vehemently discourage any swimming or surfing activity, even warning tourists not to turn their backs to the ocean.<\/p>\n 7. France’s fancy C\u00f4te d’Azur getting tsunami-conscious<\/p>\n People who have passed by the French Riviera in recent years might have started noticing the presence of signposts warning tourists against the danger of tsunamis.<\/p>\n Although this area hasn’t yet been affected by such extreme weather events, the risk of rising sea levels is already present.<\/p>\n The Reinders study forecasts a nearly 35-metre erosion by 2100 at Plage des Marini\u00e8res, one of the highest-rated free-access beaches around Nice.<\/p>\n This beautiful and narrow 700-metre-long stretch lies gently beside the iconic railway line that winds along the C\u00f4te d’Azur from the Italian border at Ventimiglia all the way down to Cannes.<\/p>\n 8. Dubrovnik’s ‘must-go’ Pasja\u010da beach wiped out by 2100?<\/p>\n Beach lovers near Dubrovnik, in Croatia, hardly get it any better than at Pasja\u010da beach.<\/p>\n Voted as the world’s 39th best beach<\/a> two years ago, it is an idyllic, secluded golden sand strand nestled between a backdrop of imposing cliffs and a view of crystalline waters.<\/p>\n However, its relatively narrow size \u2014 the spot is only 80 metres long \u2014 raises the risk of the beach being completely erased in 100 years, with a projected shoreline loss of 31 metres.<\/p>\n 9. Kynance Cove: What future for the gem of Cornwall?<\/p>\n