Changes to Coconut Beach (Dominica) after the 1995 hurricane season

During a period between May 1994 to September 1995 the profile of the beach dramatically changed. A rising sea level combined with more storms, washed away vulnerable beaches. With the sand gone, the coast is more vulnerable to waves going further inland, threatening fresh water wells with salinisation, leading to land erosion, and making the…

  • Produced by:
    Viktor Novikov, UNEP/GRID-Arendal
  • Year:
    01/05/2005

Changes to Coconut Beach (Dominica) after the 1995 hurricane season

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