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A massive concrete bunker lists dramatically in the sand, its surfaces transformed by vibrant green algae as it slowly succumbs to the inexorable forces of coastal erosion. This deteriorating component of the Atlantic Wall—constructed using over 17 million cubic meters of concrete and 1.2 million tons of steel along Europe's western coastline—now provides researchers invaluable insights into the resilience of wartime architecture against marine forces, while offering environmental scientists a living laboratory to study how built structures are naturally reclaimed through biological colonization, a process accelerating as rising sea levels increasingly interact with the estimated 600,000 military structures remaining from WWII worldwide.
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A massive concrete bunker lists dramatically in the sand, its surfaces transformed by vibrant green algae as it slowly succumbs to the inexorable forces of coastal erosion. This deteriorating component of the Atlantic Wall—constructed using over 17 million cubic meters of concrete and 1.2 million tons of steel along Europe's western coastline—now provides researchers invaluable insights into the resilience of wartime architecture against marine forces, while offering environmental scientists a living laboratory to study how built structures are naturally reclaimed through biological colonization, a process accelerating as rising sea levels increasingly interact with the estimated 600,000 military structures remaining from WWII worldwide.