Pagham, West Sussex, UK. 12 August 2014. Coastal erosion continues along the South Coast, accelerated by recent unseasonal storms. Bungalows on the beach at Pagham are now close to the advancing sea. Efforts are being made by Adur District Council to protect the properties, lorries evident today tipping large rocks on the shingle. Some locals are saying it is too little too late and believe that unless the large spit build up is breached again, as it was in the past, further erosion is inevitable. Credit: David Burr/Alamy Live News
Pagham, West Sussex, August erosion continues along the South Coast, accelerated by recent unseasonal storms. Bungalows on the beach at Pagham are now close to the advancing sea. Efforts are being made by Adur District Council to protect the properties, lorries evident today tipping large rocks on the shingle. Some locals are saying it is too little too late and believe that unless the large spit build up is breached again, as it was in the past, further erosion is erosion is due to the ever-growing spit that has displaced the entrance to the harbour,and is forcing an aggressive tide to flow parallel to the beach. To make matters worse,the spit is also blocking the longshore drift producing shingle that would otherwise replace erosion losses. As the high tide was receding I witnessed an intense current flowing from the harbour catchment area between the spit and eroding shoreline creating a massive whirlpool effect at the end of the spit directly opposite the bungalows most at risk just yards from the waters edge. The severe long term consequences for the whole area cannot be under Burr/Alamy Live News
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