Coastal erosion worsening, experts warn

Coastal erosion has wreaked a significant impact on nearly a third of Greek beaches, according to data made public on Wednesday at a seminar in Athens organized by the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE) which also reported problems at river estuaries. 

Specifically, the TEE's investigation found that 28.6 percent of Greece's coastline has a problem with erosion with some areas particularly hard hit.

On Crete, for instance, 65.8 percent of beaches - or 756 kilometers out of its total of 1,148 kilometers - are eroded. In central Macedonia, 371 kilometers out of its 821 kilometers of coastline have also suffered from erosion.

According to Revekka Batmanoglou, an expert on climate change and atmospheric quality at the Environment Ministry, the banks of river estuaries are the most susceptible to the impact of erosion.

Serapheim Poulos, a professor of oceanography...