Coastal Erosion,Martello Tower,Aldeburgh, Suffolk,
THE MARTELLO TOWER WHICH IS IN DANGER OF COLLAPSING DUE TO EROSION OF THE BEACH AT ALDEBURGH WHICH STANDS ON A NARROW SPIT OF LAND BETWEEN THE NORTH SEA ON THE LEFT AND THE RIVER ALDE COASTAL EROSION EAST ANGLIA ENGLAND THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT S ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AND LOCAL COUNCILS IN THE REGION SAY THAT THE ONLY AFFORDABLE AND SUSTAINABLE WAY TO MANAGE THE COASTAL EROSION ON THE EAST ANGLIAN COAST CAUSED BY SEA AND RAIN IS TO LET NATURE TAKE ITS COURSE AND ALLOW THOUSANDS OF HOMES LOCAL BUSINESSES AND FARM LAND TO BE TAKEN OVER BY THE SEA IN A MANAGED RETREAT OVER THE NEXT 100 YEARS FROM CROMER IN THE NORTH TO SOUTHWOLD AND ALDEBURGH IN THE SOUTH THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS ARE ASKING WHO WILL BE PAYING COMPENSATION FOR THEIR LOSSES SEA DEFENCES WHICH CAN COST 20 MILLION POUNDS PER KILOMETRE HAVE NOT STOPPED CLIFFS FROM FALLING DOWN ALONG THE COAST ROADS END AT THE NEW CLIFF EDGE HANGING IN SPACE WITH JUST A WARNING SIGN THE EXISTING SEA DEFENCES HAVE BEEN BLAMED FOR SHIFTING THE PROBLEM FURTHER ALONG THE COAST THERE HAVE BEEN SOME SUCCESSES SUCH AS AT SEA PALLING WHERE NINE REEFS HAVE BEEN BUILT OFF SHORE CREATING NEW SAND BEACHES
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Keywords: aldeburgh, coastal, erosion, martello, suffolk, tower
