Battered Coastline (OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds)): Flashcards
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Date of 2014 Jurassic Coast storm
Date of 2014 Jurassic Coast storm
5 February 2014
Coastline battered by 5 Feb 2014 storm
Coastline battered by 5 Feb 2014 storm
Jurassic Coast of Devon and Dorset
Infrastructure destroyed at Dawlish (2014 storm)
Infrastructure destroyed at Dawlish (2014 storm)
Main railway line
West Bay coastline retreat distance (2014 storm)
West Bay coastline retreat distance (2014 storm)
Several metres
Climate change role in coastal hazards
Climate change role in coastal hazards
Threat multiplier
Two causes of rising sea levels
Two causes of rising sea levels
Melting ice sheets/glaciers & seawater expansion
Why warmer atmosphere creates more intense storms
Why warmer atmosphere creates more intense storms
Holds more moisture and energy
Climate change effect causing increased weathering
Climate change effect causing increased weathering
More intense rainfall
Two UK coastline types most at risk
Two UK coastline types most at risk
Soft rock coasts & low-lying coastal land
Memory pattern for high-risk coastal areas
Memory pattern for high-risk coastal areas
Soft and Low = High Risk