Poole beaches, UK. Photo source: ©© Charles DP Miller
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More than 40,000 cubic metres (1.4m cubic feet) of sand is being pumped on to a Dorset beach to protect nearby homes from storms.
Last winter Poole’s Shore Road beach suffered about 10 years’ worth of erosion in a couple of months, the borough council said…
Dorset Coastal Erosion: Nature Should Be Allowed To Take Its Course, Blackmore Vale Magazine (04-13-2014)
The National Trust has suggested that the best strategy in some cases is simply to allow nature to run its course…
House Price Fears Over Plans to End Coastal Erosion Defense, BBC News(11-18-2014)
Thousands of people living on the coast of Wales, could see the value of their homes fall as the Welsh government agrees to stop defending some properties from the sea…
Future-Proof UK Coastal Areas Against Rising Sea Levels
A clear national strategy is “urgently needed” to help future-proof coastal areas from rising sea levels and extreme weather, according to a report published by the National Trust, UK’s biggest coastal owners…
East Riding Coastal Erosion, In Pictures, Guardian UK (06-25-2014)
The coast of East Riding of Yorkshire, UK, is eroding at the fastest rate in Europe. Erosion rates of up to 3.5 metres a year threatens property and roads…
Popular Coastal Attraction Suffered 7 years’ Worth of Erosion in 2 Months, UK, (03002-2014)
A 30ft (9m) crack has appeared along the cliff top at Birling Gap in East Sussex. The crack appeared a week after the National Trust revealed the popular coastal attraction has suffered seven years’ worth of erosion in two months…
Sinking England, A National Geographic Video (11-25-2011)
All may seem calm on the beautiful stretches of british coastline, but there is a battle being fought on the beaches of Britain. It is a fight for survival against the mighty forces of the North Sea. Erosion of this coastline have been going on for thousands of years, but things have gotten much worst. The country is gradually tilting into the ocean.
Endless Erosion Battle a Matter of Money, The St Petersburg Tribune (07-21-2014)
