Climate change will reduce the width of the Balearic Islands' beaches, causing dozens of beaches to retreat by about 30 meters, according to the report. Destruction at all costs 2025: impacts of urban planning and climate change on the coast, prepared by Greenpeace. According to Europa Press, the sea level in the Archipelago will rise more than 30 centimeters by 2050, which will cause a retreat of about 30 meters on several beaches. The rising sea level is influenced due to the increase in water temperature, which has increased by 1.6 degrees in the last four decades.