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Work Begins On Seawick sea defences – Oct 2020
Sand has been eroded at Hutley gap, allowing the sea to erode the sea wall and potentially flood the holiday camp. Work aimed at preventing this has started Rock groynes were built at Seawick around 1998. 5 groynes were placed … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, EA, Groynes, Local, Sea Level, Seawick, SMP
Tagged breakwaters, EA, environment agency, groynes, sea defences
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East Mersea Sea Wall Collapsed – Oct 2016
Part of sea wall at East Mersea has collapsed. Over next 100 years EA plans to either abandon about half of sea defenses or knock them down. Despite alarming warnings people are still walking along the wall. Behind the wall, … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Coastal Squeeze, EA, Groynes, Sea Level, SMP
Tagged EA, East Mersea, environment agency, managed realignment, managed retreat, Mersea Island
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New Beach For Clacton – Naze And Seawick Falling Into Sea
Upgrade of groynes and beach at Clacton and Holland-on-Sea continues. Nothing is done to stop sea eroding beach, sea wall and cliffs at Naze and Seawick Clacton New groynes and recharged beach at Clacton near pier Photo from earlier … Continue reading
Nasa Makes False Claims About Sea Level Rise
Nasa recently announced likely 900cm rise in sea levels by 2100 based on work by Colorado University. News media uncritically broadcast this around world. The Nasa press release is here www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-science-zeros-in-on-ocean-rise-how-much-how-soon It quotes Steve Nerem of the University of Colorado, … Continue reading
Holland Haven – New Groynes New Beach And A Surprise
The new beach at Holland Haven is open now new groynes have been built. I went to have a look and found a surprise. Sea level rise in next 100 years? There’s now a beach at Holland Haven! … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Groynes, Sea Level
Tagged EA, environment agency, holland haven beach, rising sea level
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EA Say Sea Levels Risen Less Than Expected
David Evans emailed to point out wikipedia Thames Barrier entry quotes EA saying Environment Agency responded that it does not plan to replace the Thames Barrier before 2070, as the barrier was designed with an allowance for sea level rise … Continue reading
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Rates Of Sea Level Rise Around The World – August 2014
PSMSL holds global tide gauge data. For a tide gauge PSMSL show graphs of sea level but not the rate of sea level rise. So I’ve done it. There are more than 1400 tide gauges so I’ve put the results … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Sea Level
Tagged climate change, global temperature rise, global warming, sea level rise
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Sea Level At Vlissingen Falls Then Rises Around 1890 – As Does CET
Sea levels at Vlissingen in Netherlands from PSMSL show a fall until about 1890 then a rise which mirrors Central England Temperature (CET) record. Sea levels can appear to fall for a number of reasons among them Local land … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, EA, Sea Level, Temperature
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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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