A collapsed coastal road at between Skipsea and Ulrome on Yorkshires East Coast, near Skipsea, UK. The coast is composed of soft boulder clays, very vulnerable to coastal erosion. This section of coast has been eroding since Roman times, with many villages having disappeared into the sea, and is the fastest eroding coast in Europe. Climate change is speeding up the erosion, with sea level rise, increased stormy weather and increased heavy rainfall events, all playing their part.
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Image id: 857-95431
Release status: No Release Needed
Shot date: August 2013
Upload date: September 2018
Artist: Ashley Cooper
Release status: No Release Needed
Shot date: August 2013
Upload date: September 2018
Artist: Ashley Cooper
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