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Rising sea levels could force towns to relocate, Environment Agency head warns

Some of the UK’s coastal towns and villages may have to be relocated due to rising sea levels and erosion, the head of the Environment Agency will warn. Sir James Bevan will tell a flooding and coastal erosion conference that the “hardest of all ...

07 Jun 2022 at 11:08

Cornish castle linked to King Arthur at risk from rising sea levels

A Cornish castle immortalised in British mythology as the place of King Arthur’s conception is at risk of tumbling into the sea as climate change increases the pace of coastal erosion. Tintagel Castle is one of several sites at risk of being ...

23 Sept 2022 at 01:40

World

Glass barriers help protect Venice’s famous basilica from high tides

It’s a simple solution, but one that may keep the marble columns and valuable mosaics of Venice’s famous St Mark’s Basilica safe from seawater-induced erosion: a set of glass barriers installed around the 900-year-old church has kept its ...

22 Dec 2022 at 09:46

Threat of losing homes to sea taking ‘huge toll on mental health’ of villagers

A campaigner in a village where dozens of homes are at risk of going into the sea said it has taken a huge toll on people’s mental health. Ian Brennan, chairman of the Save Hemsby Coastline charity in Norfolk, spoke as climate action ...

31 Jan 2023 at 00:01

West Donegal

Work commenced on new path to protect Errigal from further erosion

Work has commenced on the construction of a path designed to protect Errigal from further erosion. After years of campaigning, countless meetings with various stakeholders and careful planning, it was with great joy and relief that ...

19 Apr 2022 at 17:33

Local News

'One big storm could wash it all away’ - Inver homes at risk from erosion

Two families in Inver who fear for the future of their homes are baffled as to why Donegal County Council has not carried out repairs despite funding being allocated by the Office of Public Works (OPW) in 2020. The Shallow and ...

31 Oct 2024 at 10:33

Extreme storms ‘could help mend eroding shorelines’

Extreme weather events could help offset erosion to beaches caused by rising sea levels by depositing large volumes of new sand along retreating shorelines, according to a new study. Major storms can pull up vast quantities ...

12 May 2022 at 11:55

Homes worth £600m could be lost to the sea this century, say campaigners

Almost £600 million worth of coastal homes in England could be lost to the sea by 2100, according to a climate action group. One Home identified 21 at-risk villages and hamlets and estimated how much coast could be lost ...

31 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Local News

Coastal erosion fears for Inishowen beaches

Fears about the increasing erosion problem along Inishowen's coasts were raised at Tuesday's meeting of the Inishowen Municipal District. Lagg Beach in particular has seen dramatic erosion of its dunes over the last ...

06 Sept 2023 at 10:33

Norfolk beach could be closed for decades over erosion dangers

Norfolk beached could be closed for decades over erosion dangers

26 Feb 2023 at 13:12

Demolition of five homes on erosion-hit coastline begins

Demolition work has begun on five clifftop homes in a village hit by coastal erosion. Workers knocked down the first of the homes in Hemsby, Norfolk, on Saturday morning. It comes after high tides and strong ...

09 Dec 2023 at 15:14

More than six million homes and businesses ‘in flood-risk areas’ in England

About one in five homes and businesses in England are in areas at risk of river, sea and flash flooding, analysis from the Environment Agency has warned. A major new update from the agency, which comes ...

17 Dec 2024 at 09:02

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