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  "id": 16164328,
  "title": "How citizen science is tracking changes in shorelines around the world",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/how-citizen-science-is-tracking-changes-in-shorelines-around-the-world",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-23T05:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oct/23/how-citizen-science-is-tracking-changes-in-shorelines-around-the-world"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "An app and a camera phone are all that’s needed at more than 200 spots to help researchers monitor coastal areas The shoreline changes with the weather. Tracking these changes over time is a labour-intensive task, and an army of citizen scientists with camera phones is a great asset. The CoastSnap project started in Australia in 2017 and has spread to beaches worldwide. You may have spotted the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}