East Devon’s chalk cliffs are between Seaton and Beer – perhaps time to look at a different kind of beach management plan.
Study reveals huge acceleration in erosion of England’s white cliffs
“Researchers analysed rocks from Beachy Head and Seaford Head in East Sussex and discovered that the cliff erosion rate over most of the past 7,000 years was just two-six centimetres a year. But the erosion rate over the past 150 years has been much higher at 22-32cm a year. …
… Hurst and his colleagues now aim to apply the technique to other parts of the UK coastline, including the stretch at Hinkley Point, the site of a large new nuclear power station.“
East Devon Watch 