erosion eating away at Britain's coastline

[scooterscot]

Amazing pictures. The chunnel will need an extension soon...



The startling images that show the fast-paced erosion eating away at Britain's coastline - Home News - UK - The Independent

[SueEllen]

Don't buy a house <10 miles from the sea on chalk cliffs?

[OwlHoot]

Amazing pictures. The chunnel will need an extension soon...

It's alright for you - The UK is slowly tilting on an North East - South West axis, with Scotland rising and England sinking.

From some interesting articles on coastal erosion :

The difference is due to the tilt of the United Kingdom, a legacy of movements from the last Ice Age. Southeast England is sinking into the waves and northwest Scotland is rising from them. It will not be just the rise in sea levels which will bring havoc to vulnerable areas. By 2050 government advisers predict that average summer temperatures will be above 77F (25C). Dry weather will increase cracks in clay cliffs, allowing more rainwater to penetrate. Winter rains are forecast to be 5 to 25 per cent heavier. Storm surges, able to overwhelm sea defences and undermine the base of cliffs, are also forecast. Exceedingly high tides, now seen once every 100 years, are likely to happen every decade. ...

[Mich the Tester]

Amazing pictures. The chunnel will need an extension soon...



The startling images that show the fast-paced erosion eating away at Britain's coastline - Home News - UK - The Independent

I assume the two blokes in the black and white picture got away in time?

[scooterscot]

It's alright for you - The UK is slowly tilting on an North East - South West axis, with Scotland rising and England sinking.

From some interesting articles on coastal erosion :

So I should sell my London property portfolio?

On property, can I buy something that is not a carpark in central London with 1-bed for £150k and let it for how much?

If you can £150k cash, what would you do with it?