Climate scientists declare: “Bondi, Ipanema, Waikiki and 50% of the world’s other iconic beaches will be gone by end of century!”

So long, Pipeline.

I feel that surfers* can be cleanly broken into two camps. Those who like the beach, who enjoy lounging after a wave slide, maybe drinking a fizzy pop, maybe playing a frisbee, catching some extra sun and those who dislike the beach, wearing some sort of water shoe whilst they cross the sand, glaring at children, using some sort of rinse-kit afterward to make sure none of that blasted sand comes home.

Well, for those who self-identify as the latter, the near future shall be an earthly paradise for climate scientists declare that 50% of the beaches they loathe will be disappeared forever by the end of the century.

What’s to credit? Man of course with his buildings and greenhouse gases etc. but let’s go straight to CNN’s reporting of the just released study in the exciting journal Nature Climate Change for more.

The new study found that as sea levels continue to rise, more and more beaches will face erosion problems.

The study found that Australia will likely see the most shoreline impacted, with at least 7,100 miles of coastline — roughly 50% of the country’s entire sandy coastline — that could be threatened by 2100.

Other countries that could see huge lengths of shoreline eroded are Chile, China, the United States, Russia, Mexico and Argentina.

(Scientist) Vousdoukas said that small island states are also likely to suffer, especially those in the Caribbean because of their flat terrain.

The researchers did find that humans have some control over what happens to the world’s beaches.

If the world’s governments are able to stick to modest cuts to heat-trapping gas pollution, the researchers found that 17% of projected beach losses by 2050 could be prevented, a number that grows to 40% by 2100 if greenhouse gases are limited.

“By trying to accomplish the Paris agreement goals, we can reduce 40% of the impacts that we project in our study,” Vousdoukas said.

So, do you think beach haters will take this information, buy older model SUVs and leave them idling all night, start smoking cigarettes etc. to increase greenhouse gases and make sure that beaches are erased?

We should keep our eye on them.