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The North West beaches at risk of being wiped out in 30 years as a result of climate change
Global warming could result in a number of North West beaches being fully submerged in the next thirty years
A number of beaches across the North West and the rest of the UK could be wiped out as a result of climate change, worrying new research has shown.
Global warming has been an issue for years now, having mainly been fuelled by man-made issues such as the burning of fossil fuels, factory farming, the increase in livestock production and deforestation.
As a result of this, temperatures across the globe have slowly been creeping up, resulting in increasing sea levels and more severe weather conditions, with the world’s ice caps melting at alarming rates.
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However, while melting ice caps may not seem to directly affect us here in the North West, Climate Central – a non-profit news organisation focused on climate science – has recently revealed the devastating impact the climate crisis could have upon British beaches.
Kent beaches such as Folkestone, Dungeness, and Whitstable are just a few of those expected to be completely submerged by water by 2050.
Over in north Wales, Llandudno, Prestatyn, Rhyl, Shotton and Queensferry are also expected to be vulnerable to flooding.
In the North West the likes of Blackpool beach, Lytham St Annes, Formby, Crosby and Southport are at risk of sea levels rising and coastal flood threats. Other Northern locations such as Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Mablethorpe, Skegness and swathes of towns in Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, and Norfolk are also noted as at risk.
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Earlier this year, Climate Central also reported that areas surrounding Blackpool, Lytham, Fleetwood and Morecambe could also be underwater by 2050.
Other affected areas include Lancaster, Thornton-Cleveleys, Heysham, Preston, South Ribble, West Lancashire and Southport.
Inland areas including Common Edge, South Shore, Little Marton, Marton Fold and Squires Gate would also be impacted along with Fylde Industrial Estate, Blackpool Zoo and Marton Mere Local Nature Reserve.
It is worth noting that these images are based on predictions if no cuts are made to emissions – they also do not take into account engineered coastal defences nor long-term dynamic changes.