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France's historic D-Day beaches threatened by rising sea levels
By Agence France-Presse
May 28, 2024 1:20 pm

CAEN, France — As France prepares to mark 80 years since Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, the historic coastline faces a new threat — rising sea levels linked to climate change.

More than 100 kilometers (62 miles) of Normandy's coastline bear traces of June 6, 1944, including bunkers, shipwrecked vessels, and other vestiges from the Allied troops' first step to freeing western Europe from Nazi German occupation.

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