Experts raise alarm as historic landmark may soon vanish entirely: 'Hugely iconic'

Experts raise alarm as historic landmark may soon vanish entirely: 'Hugely iconic'

An iconic Australian lighthouse is at risk of being inundated by the rising sea. What's happening? The 34-meter (112-foot) Point Moore Lighthouse in Western Australia, in service since 1878, is only about 100 meters (328 feet) from the creeping ocean, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported. Just five years ago, that distance was around 150 meters (492 feet). Rapidly rising temperatures and increasingly frequent and severe storms are er…