On the 31st January 1953 over three hundred people lost their lives when a surge tide broke through the sea defences on England’s East Coast. Fifty years later, we ask the question, are we due for another such disaster?
Taken at the flood
Sometimes the land loses out in the battle to tame the oceans. The results can be tragic, as with the flood of 1953.
Reclaimed by the sea
It might sound paradoxical, but breaking down sea walls might be the best way of holding back the tide.
Degrees and dollars
A shift in climate has wider effects than those felt by the natural world: Explore the economic impact of climate change.
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