Erosion of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years.

英格兰南部沿海白色悬崖的侵蚀问题一直存在，但近年来变得更严重了。

youdao

In Tanzania, maritime erosion has already destroyed a wall of the Kilwa fort, built by Portuguese colonialists on an island just off the coast in 1505, Francfort said.

弗兰克福特说：“在坦桑尼亚，海平面已经腐蚀掉了1505年葡萄牙侵略时期在一个小岛上沿海建立的基鲁瓦城墙。

youdao

Man made reservoirs and sand excavation in some rivers reduce silt discharge into sea, these human activities are vital factors that cause coast erosion hazard in Qinhuangdao region recently.

在本区入海的一些河流上兴修的水库与挖沙采石，减少了入海泥沙量，这些人为因素是现今秦皇岛海岸侵蚀灾害的主要原因。

youdao

For the residents of Skipsea, on the Holderness coast in the North East of England, coastal erosion is a fact of life.

BBC: Lost villages

The Defra grant will go towards improving the "poor condition" of the dunes on the Fylde coast to reduce the risk of coastal flooding and erosion.

BBC: Fylde sand dune restoration boosted by Defra funding