Author Archives: Jeremy

Footpath 37 From Island Lane to Mill Lane – A Public Right Of Way

The campaign to stop Environment Agency breaching the sea wall between Quay Lane and Island Lane at Devereux Farm succeeded because there was a public footpath, footpath 36, running along this stretch of sea wall. We were repeatedly told the … Continue reading

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Global Temperature Is It Rising Or Falling, Does It Even Exist?

Global temperatures are central to the alarm over climate change and global warming. The entire issue is driven by global temperatures having risen about 0.5°C since 1980. It is claimed by IPCC this rise has been caused by green house … Continue reading

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IPCC Global Warming Alarm Over CO2 But Stay Silent On Suns Growing Heat

I want to encourage you to read Peter Taylor’s book Chill.  The key point is from 1990 to 2000 changes in the sun’s output and reduction in cloud cover were responsible for an increase of at least 6 wm-2 at … Continue reading

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Broken Groynes Mean Poor Beach At Holland-on-Sea Even At Low Tide

There was a particularly low tide on 9 May 2012.  Here is how the beach looked at 8:30am at Walton-on-the-Naze. The sea is a long way from the Albion groyne, probably about 30 yards. At Holland Haven around 9am the … Continue reading

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UK May 2012 Rain – Holland Brook Floods Despite The Drought

On Monday 30 April I posted about EA plan to breach sea wall between Frinton and Holland. During the week it rained a lot and by Friday there were floods all over Tendring. 5 May 2012 From Holland Road, Great … Continue reading

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What A Drought – Water Bubbling Up Out Of Drain In Quay Lane Kirby-le-Soken

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Holland Brook – What Would Be The Effect Of Breaching Sea Wall At Holland Haven

This map shows that Holland Brook reaches as far the A120 near Horsley Cross. View Larger Map This larger scale map shows how Holland Brook runs very close to the railway line at Thorpe-le-Soken, even running under the line at … Continue reading

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Groynes And Beaches At Walton Frinton And Holland-on-Sea

There are clear differences between the beaches at Walton, Frinton, Holland and Clacton. There are also differences at different sections of the beach at Walton and Holland. A FOI request revealed that 4 times more has been spent repairing the … Continue reading

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How High Will Melting Ice Cause Sea Levels To Rise When Temperatures Rise 4°C?

So How High Will The Seas Rises When Temperatures Rise Due To Global Warming? It’s a trick question. Temperature does not cause ice to melt. Temperature is an indication of how much (heat) energy stuff has.  Or in every day … Continue reading

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Piers Corbyn Of Weatheraction.com Predicts May 2012 In UK Will Be Coldest For 100 Years

The title says it all really, apart from the “80% certain” in the original announcement. Read the announcement at weatheraction.com or see Piers’ tweets on Twitter I guess by the end of May we’ll know whether he’s right. [Update 3 … Continue reading

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