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Coastal erosion washes away beaches, threatens tourism in Senegal
2015-12-10 13:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The European winter is the high season for tourism in Senegal as visitors flock to its sea and sun to escape the cold, yet since last year the doors of the luxury Hotel Espadon have been closed. Its swimming pool has turned a swampy green. The skeletons of old parasols poke out from the sand and the sea gnaws at the foundations of its pretty beachfront rooms. The problem is not high prices or mismanagement but coastal erosion that is blighting the West African country's coast. The Atlantic...
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