rising sea levels

The Past

This week: Butrint

With sea levels predicted to rise by as much as +2.0m by 2100, a recent UN study found many of the Mediterranean's greatest archaeological sites to be at serious risk of damage or loss. This week on The Past, we look in detail at how one site – the magical Graeco-Roman city of Butrint in Albania – is planning to confront the challenges posed by our fast-changing environment.

LEFT Winter storms puncture the flood defences around Mersea Island in 2018. A recent CITiZAN project focusing on this small island south of Colchester in Essex has revealed a complex story of coastal change that may help to suggest ways we can adapt to the current climate crisis.

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CITiZAN’S Climate Emergency: protecting the future by understanding the past

Can studying past coastal change help us to ameliorate the climate crisis facing us today? A project focused on Mersea Island in Essex has illuminated invaluable information, report Oliver Hutchinson, Danielle Newman, and Lawrence Northall.