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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 lost ...

23 Sept 2022 at 01:40

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

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 Forbairt ...

19 Apr 2022 at 17:33

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

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 of sediment ...

12 May 2022 at 11:55

Rock defences being built to slow coastal erosion after homes demolished

Rock defences are to be built at Hemsby in Norfolk in a bid to slow coastal erosion after three clifftop homes were demolished over the weekend. Trucks have started to deliver granite to the resort, with almost 2,000 tonnes being ...

15 Mar 2023 at 15:03

Clifftop home demolished as councillor warns of impact on local economy

A councillor has warned that continued erosion of a Norfolk coastline could cause a “dramatic” decline in the local economy, as a clifftop home is demolished. Several wooden properties, built on sand dunes at Hemsby, are ...

11 Mar 2023 at 18:54

Residents evacuated from clifftop homes at risk of falling into sea

A number of clifftop homes are at risk of toppling into the sea during high spring tides, with people evacuated and the situation looking “pretty miserable”. Several wooden properties, built on sand dunes at Hemsby in ...

11 Mar 2023 at 11:43

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 11:33

Local News

Coastal erosion fears for Inishowen beaches

06 Sept 2023 at 10:33

Five homes to be demolished on erosion-hit coastline

Demolition workers are preparing to tear down five clifftop homes in a village hit by coastal erosion. High tides and strong winds caused the collapse of a stretch of private access road in Hemsby in Norfolk ...

06 Dec 2023 at 12:13

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 ...

09 Dec 2023 at 15:14

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