So What Do the World's Coastlines Look Like in 2025? Scientists Revisit Turn-of-the-Century Forecasts

So what do the world's coastlines look like in 2025? Scientists revisit turn-of-the-century forecasts

At the dawn of the millennium, a group of eminent scientists began compiling a list of the threats they felt were most likely to impact the world's rocky shorelines over the coming quarter of a century.

What has changed on the world’s coastlines since 2002

Scientists have revisited a 2002 study forecasting threats to rocky shorelines and found that while some predictions held true, others – including concerns around aquaculture – have yet to materialise.

So what do the world’s coastlines look like in 2025?

University of Plymouth news: An international group of scientists, led by the University and the Marine Biological Association, revisited turn-of-the-century forecasts about threats that would face the world’s shorelines