Before-and-after aerial shots show dramatic WA beach erosion

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The force of the ocean and wind erosion has decimated the carpark seen here, about 20km north of the Pinnacles, near Cervantes and Perth, Western Australia. Captions and Photo source: ©© David Ansen

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Arresting aerial imagery has revealed both the beauty and instability of Western Australia’s coast, showing properties under threat from the Coral Coast to Perth…

Read Full Article, Western Australia Today (07-27-2016)

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Coastal erosion is claiming more than a metre of land every year from parts of a seaside city on Western Australia’s Mid West coast, and the rate has increased significantly in recent decades, a new study has revealed…

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