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nce.co.uk - 11/3/2009
Viability of Welsh coastal defences questioned
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The study, for the Wales Audit Office led by auditor general for Wales Jeremy Colman, estimated that flood risk will increase 20-fold by the next century, and the cost of flood damage could rise from £70 million to £1.4 billion. The report recommends that the Assembly Government needs to develop ...

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Drumbeat: November 3, 2009
The Oil Drum — ... in the United States over what to do about climate change, cash has clouded the issue. Lobbying groups for both the energy and environmental sides have boosted their spending by double digits over last year as the US Senate is poised to debate key legislation ahead of global climate change talks next month. But science and specifics are hard to find in the barrage of ads and messages about green jobs, alternative energy and the dangers of pollution. Viability of Welsh coastal defences questioned People living in high flood risk coastal ...

Viability of Welsh coastal defences questioned
Peak Oil News — ... of this strategy. Currently, around 60% of people in Wales live in coastal areas. Those considered at high risk of flood damage include Kimmel Bay, Towyn to Llandudno in North Wales; Aberaeron, Aberystwyth, Tywyn and Borth in the west; and the Gwent Levels in the south. Climate change will result in more severe storms, according to the Coastal Erosion and Tidal Flooding Risks in Wales report, and sea levels are predicted to rise by around one metre over the next 100 years. New Civil Engineer