From coastal living to the front line of planned retreat

The impacts of fossil fuel emissions are gnawing on Australia's coastline

* "87% of Australia’s population lives within 50 kilometres of the coast." >>
https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2.%20DCCEEW-SOE_factsheet_Coasts.pdf

* Living near the coast in an important part of the Australian lifestyle. The beach is more than just a place to swim; it's a central pillar of national identity and a way of life. 'Life's a beach' encompasses several key aspects of Australian settler culture.

* "Planned retreat often provokes intense backlash from Australian communities on the front line of climate change. Backlash is often swift when authorities try to plan retreat from the coast. With climate change likely to accelerate extreme weather in Australia, planned or managed retreat – moving people and infrastructure away from these areas – will grow only more important." >>
https://theconversation.com/backlash-is-often-swift-when-authorities-try-to-plan-retreat-from-the-coast-theres-a-better-way-275790
#climate #FossilFuels #RisingSeas #SeaLevelRise #coast #erosion #CoastalCommunities #PlannedRetreat #NationalIdentity #SettlerCulture #NSW

Image: NSW Mid North Coast erosion measured

#TNOCessay

Faith and the Sea by Vivek Ganesh — Bengaluru

A place where faith, fishing, and identity are inseparable—now facing the pressures of tourism, development, and environmental change.

This essay explores the delicate balance between tradition and progress, and why listening to local voices matters more than ever.

👉 https://www.thenatureofcities.com/TNOC/2026/04/06/faith-and-the-sea-balancing-progress-and-tradition-in-indian-fishing-communities/

#NatureBasedSolutions #ClimateJustice #CoastalCommunities #TNOC

On-Location: Educational Sustainability, Coastal Identity, and Hope in Great Yarmouth – A Conversation with Dr Catherine Richards

https://geogramblings.com/2026/04/12/on-location-educational-sustainability-coastal-identity-and-hope-in-great-yarmouth-a-conversation-with-dr-catherine-richards/

RT by @EU_MARE: Fishing is deeply woven into the cultural fabric of #CoastalCommunities.

The fishing port of Quarteira 🇵🇹 is a perfect example of this heritage.

I discussed with local small-scale fishers the implementation of the #CFP, heard the challenges. Let’s keep working together.
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https://nitter.net/vitcheva_eu/status/2034308642770412033#m

OnlineFirst - "Eyes on the shoreline: The disciplinary power of the ecological gaze in marine waste governance" by Jie Zhuo and Jingzhou Liu:

#MarineWaste #PlasticPollution #MarineGovernance #EnvironmentalGovernance #PoliticalEcology #HumanGeography #EnvironmentalSociology #WasteGovernance #OceanConservation #CoastalCommunities #ChinaStudies

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/25148486261417105

Trump Administration Plans to Break Up Premier Weather and Climate Research Center

Russell Vought, the White House budget director, called the laboratory a source of “climate alarmism.”

By Lisa Friedman, Brad Plumer and Jack Healy, Dec. 17, 2025

Excerpt: "Mr. Trump routinely mocks #ClimateChange as a hoax and his administration has labeled virtually all efforts to study climate change, reduce the level of dangerous greenhouse gases in the atmosphere or protect communities from the impacts of #GlobalWarming as 'alarmism.'

The administration said the center had supported what it called frivolous and ideological issues, such as research on how to protect wind turbines from hurricanes and a project to incorporate Indigenous knowledge into studies of how climate change would affect #CoastalCommunities.

"Yet experts said much of the center’s activities focused on basic atmospheric science that had little to do with political debates over climate change."

Read more:
https://nytimes.com/2025/12/17/climate/national-center-for-atmospheric-research-trump.html

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/bEUHB

#SeaLevelRise #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAlarmism #ClimateDenial #Oiligarchy #USPol #TrumpSucks