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Postcards From The Future

 
Coastline near Lands End
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? Our interactive looks at how the decisions you make now will affect the coastline in years to come

Screenshot from the interactiveOpen Postcards From The Future

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

Content last updated: 22/07/2005

 
 
 

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Dallas - tied to a rocket!

Test your knowledge of the solar system and see if you can save Dallas from blast-off.

Painting of lute player

Allegri's Miserere, Bach's Komm, Jesu, Komm and Byrd's Agnus Dei, expertly explained and appreciated: listen to the music

Join David Dimbleby on his quest

David Dimbleby throws down a challenge: Can you use knowledge and research skills to complete the Seven Ages Quests?

 
 

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