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Postcards From The Future

 
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Coastline near Lands End

Ocean or dumping ground?

We use the sea as a handy dumping ground but how long can we continue trashing the waves?

Piers and other delights

For many in Britain, the coast means the seaside and leisure, fun and a taste of the forbidden. Sally Novello records the changes in the seaside as our first resort.

Weathering the storms

Melting ice caps and warmer oceans - how will our coastline cope with a climate of change?

Related programme

What are we doing to the future? See how the decisions you make now will affect the coastline in years to come with our interactive:

Screenshot from the interactive

Open Postcards From The Future

The tool is a Flash file. There is also a simple HTML version.

 
 
 

Explore Open2

Cucumber slices

Dick Skellington explains why a new cast for Cluedo is the first harvest of the cucumber season.

Yemen

What devious ends could be sought by attempts to promote Salmon Fishing In The Yemen?

Rock pool

Bringing our calendar to life: Woodmice, salmon and mallards.

 
 

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