Dont Buy A Cottage By The Sea

[The Old Ruminator]

I guess that many cavers are interested in climate change, sea level fluctuations etc. Caves are a record of such. I gave sea level fluctuations some research and learned about " The Rottnest Incursion " . We tend to think things now are relatively static but alarmingly they are not. We are probably nearing the halfway point of the current interglacial era. More worrying is sea level change which can be very dramatic and quick. Around 450 AD sea levels rose some four metres around the UK in a space of seventy five years then fell back again.. You might wonder what would happen on the Thames or Somerset levels if that scenario was repeated.. Yes all due to melting arctic ice and fluctuations in solar output. Research shows that we are on track for that to happen again due to global warming and runaway factors leading to ice melt. All the driving factors are back in place. Only ten thousand years ago you could walk to France. Mind you here in Taunton it would mean a much shorter drive to the coast.

 

[Lankyman]

Don't be so gloomy! There are some real bargains out there if you're quick

Nuclear bunker nears collapse due to coastal erosion

The brick building, on the East Yorkshire coast, is thought to be about 70 years old.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Don't be so gloomy! There are some real bargains out there if you're quick

Nuclear bunker nears collapse due to coastal erosion

The brick building, on the East Yorkshire coast, is thought to be about 70 years old.

www.bbc.co.uk

It might be worth more when its on the beach as a beach hut.

 

[mrodoc]

Wouldn't have been much use as a nuclear bunker then. For those who want to see what a 10m rise is like you need the Cider See map. I first spotted one in a pub near Langport. Probably still available showing where the desirable sea front properties will be in the future. https://glastonburyinformationcentre.co.uk/product/the-cider-sea-map/

 

[tony from suffolk]

The poor folk who have houses at Thorpeness on the Suffolk coast are currently witnessing a truly frightening level of coastal erosion due to rising sea levels & a gradual lowering of that part of the UK. I visit there regularly (it's a charming little place) & the speed at which the sea is eating away at the small cliffs is frightening.