Erosion on the coast of Happisburgh
Happisburgh, on Nortfolk’s North Sea Coast is a coastal village with a population of about 1,400 people. This town suffered a deadly flood 1953 that took the lives of 76 people and keeps on constantly being affected by rapid coastal erosion. Happisburgh, on Nortfolk’s North Sea Coast is a coastal village with a population of about 1,400 people. This town suffered a deadly flood 1953 that took the lives of 76 people and keeps on constantly being affected by rapid coastal erosion. There are cliffs in this are 6-10 meters high (19.5ft -32.8ft). These cliffs aren’t just straight down, they’re kind of in a stair-case way. So there are cliffs on cliffs on cliffs, kind of. These layers are normally buried under the beach waters but when the tide goes down then they show. They consist of stratified brown sands and clays. The government has built coastal defenses in this town to slow down the rate of retreat, they have also made "walls" with big rocks closer to th...