Coastal erosion, Birling Gap, UK. Captions and Photo source: ©© Andrew Tijou
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Scientists have found that the majority of instances of coastal flooding around the United Kingdom in the last 100 years have been due to moderate storm events combined with high spring tides, rather than extreme storms…
Read Full Article, Science Daily (12-07-2016)
Growing Climate Change Threat to Britain’s Historic Coastline, The Telegraph UK (06-12-2015)
This Sinking Isle: The Homeowners Battling Coastal Erosion, Guardian UK (04-17-2015)
As sea levels rise, thousands of people on the coast of Britain have been forced to move inland…
Future-Proof UK Coastal Areas Against Rising Sea Levels, Guardian UK (04-11-2014)
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…
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.
