Coasts

Question 1

what has been the impact of climate change upon coasts

Answer 1

impact that Costal erosion
beach loss or beach steepening may occur.
Increase the salinity of the water

Question 2

what will happen if we hit all our net zero targets

Answer 2

sea levels will still raise by 20-50 cmm

Question 3

politicians climate change quote
before 2015 how did beaches used to be managed

Answer 3

as devolved issues
causing large problems and poor management

Question 4

impact of sea level rise $$$$

Answer 4

physical mental economic 20 billion pounds worth of assets within 50 meters of teh coast that will be lost or damaged with costal erosion

Question 5

the coastal environment can be defined as

Answer 5

The area lying at the interface between land and sea summer field 1991

Question 6

what are beaches now managed as

Answer 6

sediment cells and systems because they are all interconnected with other features

Question 7

what are barrier islands

Answer 7

Buffers against sorms

Question 8

What else do barrier islands act as

Answer 8

Act as carbon sinks storing up to 10% of the uk’s annual green house gas emissions

Question 9

how much do barrier islands buffer of sea defences within England

Answer 9

50%

Question 10

development on the coasta has not always taken long term sustainability in to account