Seaside swamping
Seaside swamping about the UK could be deadly along with wreaking financial and ecological damage. The most awful in contemporary times was the North Sea floodings of 1953. Big waves breached flooding defences, and seaside communities in Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Kent were ravaged as seawater hurried right into the roads. In the Netherlands 1,800 individuals were eliminated while in England and Scotland the toll was 326, and over 600km2 were swamped. An query discovered that along the 1,600 kilometres of coastline afflicted there were 1,200 violations, at an approximated set you back of £40-£50m – about £1 billion at today's costs. Today, possessions well worth £150 billion and 4m individuals are in danger from seaside swamping in Britain. Evaluation by the Atmosphere Company programs that some 500,000 houses are in danger of swamping in the Thames floodplain. Damaged island The series of tornados that damaged Britain in December and January were a few of one of th...