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Metafilter tags: BeachFrontProperty, ClimateChange, CoastalErosion, Geology, Pontins, SandDunes, SeaLevelRise, Storms, Tides
Author: BobTheScientist
The village of Hemsby has been on the East coast of England since Hemer the Viking started farming there over 1,000 years ago. Two weeks ago, a rather modest storm, which didn't even merit a name, carried away the road [BBC] which services a number of houses which used to be (safe) behind the dunes. Context below the fold.
In September the Guardian ran a sad story of one pre-emptive eviction & demolition. Drone footage before 24/11 storm [2½m], clearly showing the road along the cliff edge. Local people ask Why are we not worth saving? [80s]. 5½ years ago, several houses fell off the edge but you can see houses [BBC] on both sides of the road. Government taken to court [Guardian] to protect its citizens and their property rights. Earnest documentary by Faultline [22m] on realpolitik, Brandon Lewis MP, utilitarian decisions, value of tourism to the economy, Netherlands %GDP comparison, "they're not real homes because they are built on sand" etc. Meanwhile 180km NW a WWII pillbox slumps off cliff in Yorkshire [3m drone footage].
Grady of Practical Engineering explains coastal erosion. [8m] . . . and how to chop his sponsor's onions [2m]. MetaPrev on Australian solutions. Nearer to me: Lal and Willy Pierce from Co Wexford, Ireland reflect on the steady diminution [RTE] of their family farm.