BREAKING NEWS Rising Sea Level

New estimates have profound implications for sea level rise and fresh water availability around the world.

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World’s glaciers ‘contain 20% less ice than previously thought'

www.independent.co.uk

February 7, 2022

CLIMATE NEWS

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Traditional defences may fail, and migration won’t be possible for everyone. But we may yet find more creative ways to live

www.theguardian.com

February 21, 2022

THE BIG IDEA

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How can we adapt to life with rising seas?

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The work at Avonmouth Port near Bristol involves 14m-high steel sheets being driven into the ground and earth banks built up.
Concrete walls and flood gates are also being constructed as part of a battle to protect 2,500 homes against rising sea levels.
As part of the work, 80 hectares of new wetlands for birds are being created.
This will be done by flooding land.

Severn Estuary: Work continues on flood defences at Avonnmouth

www.bbc.com

March 24, 2022

FLOOD DEFENCES IN THE U.K.

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Coastal Flood Risk United Kingdom

www.climatechangepost.com

April 5, 2022

SEA LEVEL RISE IN THE U.K.

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Sea level rise relative to the land is the combination of absolute sea level rise and vertical land movements.By 2100 relative sea level could have risen by as much as 80 cm around some parts of the UK coast .

Despite coastline management plans and adaptation measures, such as raising flood defences or managed retreat, the risks are not removed entirely and erosion has continued to exacerbate hazards like storm surges and landslides. Minimising damage and improving the safety of coastal communities is vitally important.

Can the UK’s crumbling coasts be saved from erosion?

theconversation.com

February 1, 2022

COASTAL EROSION IN THE U.K.

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