Beauty spots to be surrendered to the sea

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/3966183/Beauty-spots-to-be-surrendered-to-the-sea.html

Beauty spots to be surrendered to the sea

Thousands of acres of picturesque landscape are to be surrendered to the sea under government plans that are redrawing Britain's coastline.

By Richard Gray, Science Correspondent
Last Updated: 3:34PM GMT 27 Dec 2008

Coastal defences that currently protect huge swathes of farm land, natural habitat and housing are to be moved inland, allowing the sea to flood into low-lying areas.

In some parts of the country, householders and land owners have been told they face spending millions of pounds of their own money to build and repair flood defences to try to protect their property.

Among the areas affected are Medmerry, a popular tourist destination, near Selsey, West Sussex, where 612 acres are to be surrendered to the encroaching sea, and East Head, another nearby beauty spot where residents have been told their homes will no longer be protected.

Along the Humber estuary, around 800 homes scattered along the shoreline are to be left at the mercy of the sea within the next 20 years. At the end of that period, a further 1,000 properties in the area will be allowed to flood, including parts of the villages of Kilnsea and Sunk Island. In East Sussex, 260 acres of the picturesque valley of Cuckmere Estuary will also be lost over the next 15 years.

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1. One Wonders If Global Warming Could Be To Blame - What You Think Repugs?

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2. Well, the proximate cause is policy

The question is whether "Global Warming" has initiated that change of policy. (Methinks the answer might be "Yes!")