Sentences with phrase «shoreline recession»

The death toll was highest wherever there was little or no understanding of tsunami precursors, the harbinger shoreline recession that accompanies most tsunamis at their nearest target shoreline.

If these beaches were to follow current trends, an average 20 to 40 feet of shoreline recession would be expected by 2050 and 2100, respectively.

«This means that the average amount of shoreline recession roughly doubles by 2050 with increased SLR, compared to historical extrapolation alone.