Hastings St, beachfront homes at 'high risk' of rising sea
However, experts preparing the council's coastal hazard adaptation plan have found the best protection could be levees that would need to be built by 2070 to counter inundation. They put the levee costs at $8.9 million while associated stormwater system protections against saltwater inundation was costed at $10.5 million. Along the coastal strip residents favoured using "nature-based solutions" solutions such as beach management and dune augmentation to combat increasing erosion impacts. The predicted Noosaville inundation levels for 2070 (top) and 2100 above. An adaptation plan project...
Source: sunshinecoastdaily.com.au