Sand movement along the coast is a process known as long-shore drift. Here sand has been dumped in winter storms raising beach levels

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Sand movement along the coast is a process known as long-shore drift. Here sand has been dumped in winter storms raising beach levels and covering access steps

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Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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