A leading geoscientist says two popular Cairns beaches will become mudflats over the coming decades, a revelation that would affect the beaches' waterfront home owners.
A leading geoscientist says two popular Cairns beaches will become mudflats over the coming decades in a revelation that could shock waterfront homeowners.
The map shows the mouth of the Barron River used to be further south than its current location — and the delivery of sand into Trinity Bay was its responsibility. "This is caused, to a great extent, to the part used by pedestrians being used as a training and exercising ground for budding racehorses," he wrote.Whatever the case, Dr Knott says the beach's vanishing act is natural.
The coastal shapeshifting routine is still happening today — and it could have significant implications for residents of two beach suburbs within this lifetime. The Nordmann's Greenshank, a rare bird commonly known as a 'Nordy', was spotted on the Cairns Esplanade mudflats by the ABC's Carli Willis in April.
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