World Shrinking shores: Half the world’s beaches could disappear because of climate change, study says March 2, 2020March 2, 2020Doyle Rice, USA TODAYComments Off on Shrinking shores: Half the world’s beaches could disappear because of climate change, study says A new study warned of "the near-extinction of almost half of the world's sandy beaches by the end of the century" because of climate change.