Some of Wales' coastal towns 'face being abandoned'

Some of Wales’ coastal towns ‘face being abandoned’

Published On: February 11, 2014

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BBC: Coastal communities in Wales are being warned they could face being abandoned in future. Some councils say rising sea levels mean they are too expensive to defend in the long term.

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UK Helicopter Aerial Fly Over – Flooded Thames Feb 11, 2014 | ClimateState

February 12, 2014 1:27 AM

[…] Some of Wales’ coastal towns ‘face being abandoned’ Climate change means we will have to get used to […]

ClimateState

March 24, 2014 9:42 PM

Jessica Carter

April 4, 2014 11:04 AM

This isn’t the first time I’ve heard about this. There was an island about
five years ago that had to be abandoned because of its changing
shoreline…I just can’t remember where it was.

mrstuperstefan

May 7, 2014 9:00 PM

I’ve got news….you’re NOT going to win against nature

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