People watch waves in front of a lighthouse near the central beach, in Biarritz, southwestern France, on February 11, 2024. In the Basque Country, with its 35 kilometres of sandy and rocky coastline, more than 500 individual and collective dwellings and around 40 businesses are threatened within 20 years by rising sea levels and their consequences, according to the “Communaute d'agglomeration”. (Photo by Philippe Lopez/AFP Photo)
