Tag: Coastal Erosion

UK DEFRA Opens Consultation Period on Flooding & Coastal Protection

24/01/2019

The UK’s Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) have opened a consultation period on local funding for protection against flooding and coastal erosion. Entitled; Improving Our Management of Water in the Environment the consultation period, which started on 15th January 2019, closes on 12th March 2019. DEFRA has instigated this consulting period as they … More UK DEFRA Opens Consultation Period on Flooding & Coastal Protection

Scientists Develop Tool Which Can Predict Coastal Erosion and Recovery in Extreme Storms

15/12/2017

The damage caused to beaches by extreme storms on exposed energetic coastlines and the rate at which they recover can now be accurately predicted thanks to new research led by the University of Plymouth. Working with the University of New South Wales, scientists have developed a computer model which uses past wave observations and beach … More Scientists Develop Tool Which Can Predict Coastal Erosion and Recovery in Extreme Storms