2006

TQ9694 : Breaching the Sea Wall

taken 19 years ago, 3 km from Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, England

Breaching the Sea Wall
Breaching the Sea Wall
Mechanical diggers breach the sea wall on Wallasea Island to allow 250 acres of low-lying farmland to be flooded. Global warming and increasing high tides are creating problems along the East coast. This Wetlands scheme by DEFRA abandons flood defence ideas and allows the sea to reclaim the land that was drained centuries ago.

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Category: Flood defence
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Images shortlisted for GOTY, 2006 Automatic Clusters: · Sea Wall [6] · Wallasea Wetlands [4] Other Photos: · Ringwood Point - Dredger ·
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TQ9694, 34 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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David Williams   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 4 July, 2006   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 4 July, 2006
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 969 946 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:36.9467N 0:50.5592E
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