UK heatwave and global warming threaten to erode coastlines, wipe regions off the map

Much of the Jurassic coastline has sunk into the sea amid warnings thatglobal warmingis accelerating erosion of Britain's coastlines.

weather in southern England increases the likelihood of cliff falls as destabilizing cracks form and spread through the rock as temperatures rise.

At 9:15 am on Monday, pedestrians watched in horror as much of the Sidmouth coastline in Devon crashed into the beach.

Witnesses said parts of the cliff were still rolling into the sea hours later.

Last month's heat wave also caused him two dramatic collapses in the same location.

Sea level rise as a result of global warming has already eroded much of Dorset's Jurassic coastline. Dorset suffered the biggest rockfall in over 60 years last summer.

A 300m cliff was affected, causing a 4,000 tonne chunk the size of a car to fall onto the beach below. Did. Many homes are also facing being wiped off the map.

Environmental scientist and One Home founder Angela Terry warns: As we heat up, ice melts faster, resulting in sea level rise of up to 5 mm per year.

"A further concern is that this rate continues to increase and the tide cannot be contained. In addition to strong winds, superstorms regularly strike the English cliffs,

Slash emissions and move communities to safer places before their homes literally hang on the edge of a cliff.”

By 2050, the latest Environment Agency report It warned that 200,000 properties could be swept away by floods or tumbled off cliffs.

And about a third of the coastline will be under pressure from changes in sea level, according to research by Ocean and Coastal Management.

Paul Griew sits on a waterfall in a row of 12 houses on Cliff Road in Sidmouth. increase. In 2017, I fell into the sea and lost my summerhouse. He was just trying to collect something out of it when it collapsed.

A neighbor who moved in 25 years ago said he lost 20 meters of the garden.

He explained how he knew the cliffs were eroding when he and his wife moved in, but said it was "going faster than I thought." 83}

He added how Sidmouth's offshore barrier islands are causing erosion, but warmer seas And sea level rise was accelerating sea level rise. process.

More coastal areas could be at risk as another heatwave sets to scorch the country this week.

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for four days of extreme temperatures as a new heatwave looms over parts of England and Wales.

Thursday to Sunday as forecasters predicted 35 degrees in some locations, and even 36 degrees "alone" A warning was issued for It was a record temperature for the month, with highs exceeding 40 degrees Celsius in some places.

Large parts of the UK also experienced the driest period in the first eight months of the year since 1976.

There were 144 days with little or no rain. The numbers show that the heatwave has resulted in a severe level 3 drought and water companies have been allowed to install standpipes in the streets.

Yesterday Thames Water said it would announce a hosepipe ban in the coming weeks, but others warned customers it could last until October. .

The timing has not been determined," he said, urging the following for the time being. "Customers should only use what is necessary for their intended purpose." Southern Water has applied to the Environment Agency for a six-month “drought permit” to pump more water. from the river test. With a drought permit, a company can continue to pump water, but only if a ban on hosepipes is in place.

One of the longest hose pipe bans in recent memory covered the North West of England and lasted 14 months until October 1996.

River flows were below normal across most of the UK in July, according to an update from the UK Center for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH).

Flows were "exceptionally" low in central and southern England, but were generally at normal levels in north-west England. Below-normal flows are likely in areas of England, with central, southern and eastern England likely to remain very low for the next three months into October.

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