Popular Coastal Attraction Suffered 7 years’ Worth of Erosion in 2 Months, UK
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.
Flooding And Erosion Damage Across The UK
Coastal beauty spots have suffered years’ worth of erosion in just a few weeks due to the winter storms that have repeatedly battered the UK.
Coastal Erosion And Fragile Ecosystems In The Mediterranean
A map from the State of the “Mediterranean Marine and Coastal Environment collection 2013.
Experts All Set For In-Depth Study Of Beach Erosion
A team of oceanography experts has submitted a report on the preliminary causes identified for the ongoing coastal erosion affecting the Port’s region on the AP littoral. Two main reasons have been identified.
Scientists Record Massive Coastal Erosion in Cornwall
Experts have found the equivalent of three Olympic-sized swimming pools of cliff has been swept from a short stretch of shore around Porthleven, Cornwall. The shocking scale of the loss of tonnes of soil and rock due to erosion over the past month is more than 850 times the normal expected levels.
Saving the Tiny Island of Petite Martinique
Petite Martinique, the tiny island that forms part of the tri-nation state of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, has experienced aggravated rate of coastal erosion over the last two decades.
Major Pollution And Erosion at Famous Beach, Malaysia
Erosion along the famous Batu Ferringhi beach was common but had become more serious allegedly, because of reclamation works, both legal and illegal, in nearby areas. Compounding the problem is a patch of black water, about the size of a football field, near the spot of the erosion in the tourist belt.
Threaten By Rising Sea, A 5 story Building Is Evacuated
The owners of a five story building built on a coastal dune in the french southwestern town of Soulac-sur-Mer, have been ordered to evacuate. Built 40 years ago, 200 meters away from the shoreline, the building now stands only 20 meters away from the ocean.
Erosion Happens: Can We Deal With It?
Coastal communities are increasingly experiencing the impacts of an encroaching ocean. Storm waves are eroding beaches and flooding developed areas. Rising sea levels are taking land. The ocean’s power even when it’s seemingly tranquil is unmatched, but when it’s angry our continued disrespect proves costly…