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Environment Agency And Me – Jan 2014
I was largely unaware of Environment Agency till 2009, then they tried to knock a hole in sea wall about 1/2 mile from my house. I live in Kirby-le-Soken in Essex near the section of sea wall labelled B4a in … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, DEFRA, Devereux Farm, EA, Kirby-le-Soken, Local, NE, Salt Marsh Erosion, Sea Level, SMP, Temperature
Tagged climate change, coastal squeeze, DEFRA, EA, environment agency, global warming, kirby-le-soken, managed realignment, managed retreat, natural england, sea defences, sea level rise, smp, tdc, tendring district council
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Reason 2 EA’s Policy of Saltmash Habitat Creation Is Fatally Flawed – Jan 2014
DEFRA have targeted EA with recreating saltmarsh by flooding farmland. Here is reason #2 why this policy is fatally flawed. There is mud in the sea around East Anglia, that’s why the sea is murky unlike in Cornwall or Mediterranean. … Continue reading
New Groynes For Clacton and Holland – Will They Work – Jan 2014
Plans for new groynes at Clacton and Holland have been exhibited and are available at TDC website. Will they work? Here are some reasons to think not. You can see the planning application by going to idox.tendringdc.gov.uk/online-applications/ and entering 13/01195/FUL … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, EA, Groynes, Uncategorized
Tagged breakwaters, clacton beach, EA, environment agency, groynes, holland haven beach, holland-on-sea beach, sea defences, seawick, tdc, tendring district council
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After Days Of Fawning Praise For EA In Media Sky News Airs Complaints – Jan 2014
Media has been awash with praise for EA in wake of recent storms and floods, from politicians and media itself. In particular media has been full of shock horror stories about cuts to EA staff and budget. They can’t have … Continue reading
Posted in EA, Media, Politics
Tagged EA, environment agency, extreme weather, flood, flood forecast, met office, weather forecast
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Reason 1 EA’s Policy of Saltmash Habitat Creation Is Fatally Flawed – Jan 2014
DEFRA have targeted EA with recreating saltmarsh by flooding farmland. Here is reason #1 why this policy is fatally flawed. DEFRA EA and NE claim rising sea levels are killing saltmarsh. DEFRA EA and NE claim the rate of sea … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, DEFRA, EA, Salt Marsh Erosion, Sea Level, SMP
Tagged coastal squeeze, DEFRA, EA, environment agency, habitat, managed realignment, managed retreat, saltmarsh
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Essex And South Suffolk Shoreline Management Plan 2 – Jan 2014
EA’s SMP2 outlines how EA plan to manage coast till 2105, by destoying sea defences. I will be making several posts about SMP2 so to start with here are the plans. The colour of lines drawn along sea walls have … Continue reading
Coastal Erosion At Naze And Seawick After Tidal Surge Dec 2013
The north east of Naze and Seawick are two places in Tendring suffering from bad coastal erosion which was worsened by the Dec 2013 tidal surge. The Naze In January 2013 the view from cliff at north of naze was … Continue reading
Posted in EA, Seawick, SMP, Walton-on-the-Naze
Tagged EA, environment agency, groynes, jaywick, naze, sea defences, sea erosion, sea level rise, sea wall, seawick
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One Place Where Salt Marsh Erosion Is Not Caused By Coastal Squeeze – Dec 2013
Coastal squeeze is an idea made up to explain how rising sea levels cause salt marsh erosion. The need to recreate salt marsh, allegedly lost by coastal squeeze, is behind EA’s unwillingness to maintain sea defences. Quay Lane Kirby-le-Soken At … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Coastal Squeeze, EA, Kirby-le-Soken, Local, SMP
Tagged coastal squeeze, EA, environment agency, natural england, quay-lane, sea level rise
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December 2013 Tidal Surge in Kirby-le-Soken and Tendring
A tidal surge visited Kirby-le-Soken and Tendring around 2am on Friday 6 December 2013. By 8am it had gone, leaving traces of its visit. It had been dry the preceding days, looking north down quay lane about 50 yards from … Continue reading
Salt Marsh Growing Back Despite Rising Sea Levels A Problem For Coastal Squeeze – Nov 2013
Salt marsh is being eroded by a process called coastal squeeze which is caused by rising sea levels according to Natural England and Environment Agency. The following photographs show salt marsh is growing back, at least in one part of … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Coastal Squeeze, EA, NE, Salt Marsh Erosion, Sea Level, SMP
Tagged EA, environment agency, kirby-le-soken, managed realignment, natural england, NE, smp
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