Sinking into Paradise: Climate Change Worsening Coastal Erosion in Trinidad

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Coastal erosion by the Atlantic swells. Mayaro Beach, Trinidad and Tobago. Captions and Photo source: ©© Mark Morgan Trinidad A

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The coastline of Trinidad is under threat as seas rise, storms grow heavier, and as sand is washed away.

Seas in the region have been rising by more than 2 millimeters every year — though scientists are still trying to pinpoint the role of climate change in accelerating local beach erosion…

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