
Booming tourism and climate change threaten Albania’s coast
Tirana (AFP) May 1, 2025 - Albania's coast is being hit by a double whammy of climate change and chaotic tourist development.
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Tirana (AFP) May 1, 2025 - Albania's coast is being hit by a double whammy of climate change and chaotic tourist development.
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