Walton-on-the-Naze Risks
- Created by: Ellie Hadley
- Created on: 12-05-13 20:07
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- Walton-on-the-Naze Risks
- Red crag - Permeable London clay - impermeable
- Clay becomes lubricated as it absorbs water.
- Cliff becomes unstable leading to rotational slumping.
- Weak rock type
- Clay becomes lubricated as it absorbs water.
- Marine Processes
- Hydraulic action
- Attrition
- Abrasion
- Longshore Drift - Transport of beach material
- Maximum fetch from NE
- Clay eroded and transported away creating a small beach.
- Existing management- Terminal groyne syndrome
- Global warming - rising sea levels and increasing storm frequency.
- Red crag - Permeable London clay - impermeable
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