Coastal Hazards in Greece

Aside from floods and tsunamis, Greece also encounters another coastal hazard known as erosion. Erosion is in definition, the wearing away of land and the removal of beach or dune sediments. This hazard happens very frequently in several coasts around its countries islands. Greece's coastline stretches over 15,000 kms in which four coastal types are found. Hard rock coasts, soft rock coasts, beach zones, and mud coasts. One of the largest vulnerabilities is happening in the Greek Hellenic Arc, which right now, 28.6% of it has eroded. Furthermore, in a case where the seal level rises up to 1.8 mm/year due to climate change, the result would be immensely hazardous. Almost half of the Aegean coast would be incredibly vulnerable to erosion. In order to try and mitigate this problem, Greek engineers have created solutions. They have built seawalls, breakwaters, revetments, and flood embankments in order to protect the coasts from further erosion. As of right now, over 15% of its coasts are being artificially protected by these structures. Another key factor in reducing sediment erosion is recycling. Several organizations are in charge of beach nourishment and sediment recycling. These erosion reliefs can definitely improve the coastline situation in Greece.

Reference: https://www.climatechangepost.com/greece/coastal-erosion/ 


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  1. UnknownNovember 18, 2017 at 7:59 AM

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  2. Emily EnriquezNovember 19, 2017 at 2:32 PM

    Hi Francisco! I was not aware that Greece had problems with erosion. It was really interesting to read about, especially considering there is so much coastline there. Glad to know that the country is taking measures to prevent erosion. Great post!

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  3. Edwin HermosilloNovember 19, 2017 at 4:30 PM

    Hey Francisco really liked your post this week. Really liked how in detail you got into it it really helped me see the big problem Greece is having with erosion.

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