Scientists from Southwest France warn world leaders at the G7 Summit that the spot they're standing on is succumbing to rising seas.
Share to twitterBIARRITZ, FRANCE - AUGUST 25: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Council President Donald Tusk, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Italy's Prime MinisterBIARRITZ, France—Scientists from Southwest France warned world leaders this weekend at the G7 Summit that the picturesque shoreline where they are meeting could retreat 100 meters in this century because of rising seas.
"The coastal regions welcoming this major political and diplomatic event are calling for international cooperation to consider the protection of the oceans and the sustainable use of their resources a new frontier, an emergency and a shared challenge," said Alain Rousset, president of the regional council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, in a letter also signed by the heads of two departements and the mayor of Biarritz.
The impact varies according to terrain, but Chaumillon anticipates at least 30 meters of coastal retreat this century and possibly as much as 100 meters. So far, he added, measurements have exceeded scientists' estimates. The heads of state are meeting at the Hotel du Palais Biarritz in a rotunda 20 meters from the high-tide line.
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