Category Archives: Climate Change

Work Begins On Seawick sea defences – Oct 2020

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Jeremy

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 →

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How A Vegan Diet Will Help Fight Climate Change

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Jeremy

A Quick Dick McDick toonie on the combat of climate change through vegan diets.

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East Mersea Sea Wall Collapsed – Oct 2016

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Jeremy

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 →

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Erosion At Seawick Even Worse Where There Are No Groynes

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Jeremy

The sea is eroding beach at Seawick near Hutleys. Further south, where there are no groynes, the sea is close to eroding the sea wall. As these images from Google Earth show. 31 December 2000      31 December 2012 … Continue reading →

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New Beach For Clacton – Naze And Seawick Falling Into Sea

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Jeremy

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 →

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Nasa Makes False Claims About Sea Level Rise

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Jeremy

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 →

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Saltmarsh Erosion At Quay Lane – Are Ducks Responsible?

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Jeremy

Rising sea levels are eroding saltmarsh claim EA(Environment Agency) and NE(Natural England). Here is one place where something else is doing it. At the north end of Quay Lane, Kirby le Soken there is a tidal pool protected by the … Continue reading →

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Holland Haven – New Groynes New Beach And A Surprise

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Jeremy

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 →

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EA Say Sea Levels Risen Less Than Expected

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Jeremy

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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No Correlation CO2 & Temperature From 2004-14 & 1960-76

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Jeremy

Lack of correlation disproves causation. Correlation only suggests it. Lack of correlation between CO2 and temperature shows CO2 does not cause rising temperatures. Correlation measures how well 2 quantities are linked. A correlation of around 1 indicates things move together … Continue reading →

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