Coastal erosion. The action of the waves and wind have eroded the shore and felled palm trees. Land is being lost at a rate of 1 metre per year. Photo

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Coastal erosion. The action of the waves and wind have eroded the shore and felled palm trees. Land is being lost at a rate of 1 metre per year. Photographed on Lakshadweep, India.

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Photo credit: © GEORGETTE DOUWMA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: beach, coast, coastal, coastlines, eroded, erosion, india, indian, island, lakshadweep, ocean, palm, sand, sea, tree, trees, tropical, tropics, water