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....Wondering how vulnerable sites round Britain's coasts have fared in the recent storms?

tomwatts wrote:
....Wondering how vulnerable sites round Britain's coasts have fared in the recent storms?
Well this was in the news this morning... Ancient Forest uncovered by storm..

http://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/10933164._/

Along this stretch of the Pembrokeshire coast, the old forest beneath the sea does come to light, especially at Whitesands below St.David's Head. But Newgale which this article is all about, has really received some rough pummelling by the sea, scattering hundreds of tons of pebble defence across the road making it impassable....

The west coast of Ireland took a battering too. "Storms expose archaeology on Omey island off Connemara"

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/storms-expose-archaeology-on-omey-island-off-connemara-1.1652758

Essential reading! Article by George Monbiot.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/13/flooding-public-spending-britain-europe-policies-homes

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/feb/04/volunteer-army-archaeological-sites-uncovered-floods

This is in today's paper. 800 thousand years ago is a very long time, it makes your brain hurt thinking about it. The footprints were found last May and are long gone now, but I'm guessing they're hoping to find some more what with all these storms? Bits of Happisburgh (Hazebrough) are always dropping off into the sea...
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/feb/07/oldest-human-footprints-happisburgh-norfolk