north norfolk coast Flashcards
1
Q
What is the north Norfolk coast?
A
The north Norfolk coast runs for almost 70km between wells-next-the-sea nd Cromer
2
Q
What are the impacts of climate change on the north Norfolk coast line
A
-warmer temperatures will lead to bigger storms with larger,powerful waves
-sea levels rise,more chance of flooding
-more intense rain fall will lead to more weathering and erosion
3
Q
What were the impacts of the storm surge in 2013/2014
A
-remove areas of beach,for examples in the 2013 storm surge sone areas of Blakeney spit attached to the coast dropped 6m
4
Q
What was the storm surge in hemsby in 2013
A
-5th December 2013
-20 foot high water
-7 houses went into the sea that morning had been 50 foot away from the edge
