Some of Scotland’s oldest golf courses are losing seven metres a year to coastal erosion.

Some of Scotland’s oldest golf courses are in danger of disappearing into the sea due to climate change, according to those trying desperately to save them.

Recent storms and rising sea levels are forcing some to crowdfund in order to build ever higher coastal defences.

Links courses on the east coast have been particularly affected, with Montrose Golf Club losing seven metres (23ft) to the sea in the past year alone.

A total of 34 coastal courses said they were suffering due to rising sea levels, with more said to be at risk.

  • Tangent5280@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Is there a giant dome over the golf course grass that captures moisture lost to atmosphere?

    Is the entirety of the Vegas course just desert sand with patches of desert flora?

    Better for the environment than other alternatives? Maybe better than a concrete jungle.

    I’m not a golf coursologist, so I can’t be sure how a golf course functions. I’m not an aeronautical engineer either but I don’t need to be to know bricks can’t fly.