Hemsby Erosion in the news
We measure time in storms. We’ve maybe got three more storms.
On a clear spring day in north Norfolk, I meet Simon Measures, chairman of Save Hemsby Coastline, a community group. We’re sitting at a busy beach café where lifeboat workers chat and dogs chafe at leads. The village, a popular tourist destination, faces the powerful North Sea. “We don’t measure how long we have in…
Read MoreTwo Britons to challenge UK’s ‘weak’ response to climate crisis in Strasbourg court
Two men who say they are being failed by the UK’s flawed response to climate breakdown are taking their case to Europe’s top human rights court. Doug Paulley and Kevin Jordan say their lives have been ruined by the rising temperatures and extreme weather caused by the climate crisis, and that the government’s response fails…
Read MoreLocals in Hemsby on how they are coping with coastal erosion
It was over a year ago when five homes along the cliff tops in the village were demolished after a storm had battered the coast leaving the properties on the brink of destruction. Read more HERE
Read MorePolitical differences put aside as parties unite in ‘fight’ to save Hemsby
Rival political parties have put their differences aside and joined forces to fight to save Hemsby from the peril of coastal erosion. The coastline at Hemsby has suffered severe erosion over recent years and in October 2023, another 2m to 4m of beach was lost to the sea. Read More HERE
Read MoreVisitors worry resort will vanish without defences
Residents and visitors to a seaside resort say they worry the entire village could be lost if sea defences are not built. Strong winds and high tides have stripped more sand from Hemsby beach near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on Wednesday. Read more HERE
Read MoreHemsby sea defence campaigner speaks out after recent erosion
While the sea relentlessly tears away at the dunes in Hemsby, the people who live along the erosion-ravaged cliffs are still waiting for answers. On Wednesday, October 2, another two metres of dunes by the Gap collapsed during the high tide and strong winds. Read more HERE
Read MoreHemsby prepares for three days of high spring tides
People living in erosion-threatened homes in Hemsby are preparing for three days of “extremely high spring tides”. Read more HERE
Read MoreHemsby coastal erosion emergency recreated in LEGO model
But while the tiny bricks tell a big story, the real battle against coastal erosion grows more urgent as winter approaches. Read more HERE
Read MoreHemsby sea defence campaigners want action against erosion
Campaigners for a sea defence at an erosion hot spot on the Norfolk coast have said they want to see action after being promised funding changes. You can read the whole article HERE
Read More‘Climate refugees’ sue British government for failing to protect homes from climate change
Europe’s most important court has ruled that protection from climate change is a human right. The judgment will be put to the test in Britain by a climate change refugee who lost his cliff top home to sea erosion View the whole report HERE
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