Limestone cliffs at Vouliagmeni, near Athens, Greece. Two tidal notches can be seen, caused by changes in sea level over the past few thousand years due to tectonic activity
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Coasts are intensely settled areas. About 40% of the world’s population lives within 100 km of the coast, and two thirds of the world’s largest cities have coastal locations. Development in coastal areas is often faster than overall national development. It is predicted that, by 2100, around 600 million people will occupy coastal floodplain land below the elevation flooded by a 1,000-year return-interval flood.
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