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How To Create A Flood In Somerset In Pictures – Feb 2014
Then and now pictures of bridge at Burrow Mump show how easy it is to create a flood by not dredging. Photos originally from Richard Norths eureferendum.com If you don’t know where Burrow Mump is here’s a map courtesy … Continue reading
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Tagged dredging, EA, environment agency, flood, somerset flooding
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Walton Mere Footpath 48 A Result – Feb 2014
December 2012 a new fence blocked a path by Walton Mere. February 2014 Essex County Council recognised the path as public footpath. In this post Norrth Street to Vicarage Lane or Mill-Lane a public right of way? I described how … Continue reading
Dawlish Sea Wall Network Rail Build Breakwater In A Week – Feb 2014
Dawlish sea wall supporting railway line washed away 4 February 2014. By 12 February a breakwater had been built. Why wasn’t this done before? The Problem The Solution The Questions If Network Rail could come up with a solution, even … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Breakwaters, Climate Change, EA, Groynes, SMP
Tagged breakwaters, dawlish, EA, environment agency, flood, groynes, network rail, sea defences, tdc, tendring district council
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John Redwood Writes About EA Again – 10 Feb 2014
John Redwood has another post about EA on his blog today. I left a comment which wasn’t approved so I’ll post it here. The post is titled Independent Bodies Can Cause Worse Problems Than Elected Ministers. The post starts of … Continue reading
Posted in DEFRA, EA, Politics, SMP
Tagged EA, environment agency, flood, john redwood, managed realignment, managed retreat, sea defences, somerset flooding, thames flooding
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Flooding Is EU And UK Government Policy – Feb 2014
Environment Agency has been much criticised over floods in southwest recently but they are simply implementing EU and UK government policy. This publication from John Gummer’s (aka Lord Deben) Climate Change Committee www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ASC-2013-Chap5_singles_2.pdf makes it explicit this is government policy, … Continue reading
Information Tribunal ICO EA and me – 3 Feb 2014
Appeal to Information Tribunal – continuing the story told in Environment Agency And Me – Jan 2014 and Environment Agency Information Comissioner and Me – Jan 2014 Contacting Information Tribunal The Information Tribunal is more properly First Tier Tribunal General … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Coastal Squeeze, EA, Sea Level, SMP
Tagged coastal squeeze, EA, environment agency, ico, information commisioner, information tribunal, saltmarsh, sea level rise
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Tidal Surge Breaches Sea Wall Levington – Feb 2014
Mark Johnson of EA, in a witness statement to Information Tribunal, talks about sea wall damage at Shotley but amazingly fails to mention an actual breach across river at Levington Worst damage on west side of River Orwell near Hill … Continue reading
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Tagged EA, environment agency, flood, sea defences, sea wall breaches
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Time History Of Atmospheric CO2 From ESRL – Feb2014
Video of evolution of CO2 in atmosphere from Earth System Research Laboratory. Interesting the marked difference between north and south hemispheres. What do you think?
EA Spend £593Million On Staff £20Million On Drainage – John Redwood
Courtesy of John Redwood EA spends tiny amount on ensuring water flows freely and a vast amount, nearly 30 times more, on staff. What do they all do? You can read John’s post here. But I’m so keen you read … Continue reading
Somerset EA Spend £31million Flooding Farmland For Bird Sanctuary – Jan 2014
EA says it can not afford £4million to dredge Somerset Rivers but has spent £31million in Somerset knocking down sea walls (managed realignment) to flood farmland in order to create intertidal habitat for birds. 29 January 2014 Daily Mail has … Continue reading
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Tagged EA, environment agency, flood, natural england, rspb, somerset, somerset flooding
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