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Volcanic fragments rain down as Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (394+ words) The US Geological Survey reported that this fountaining episode reached 1, 300ft (400 M). According to the USGS, Kilauea's plume sent tephra falling within Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park and into adjacent communities. " Tephra is glassy volcanic fragments made up of volcanic ash, pumice, scoria,…...
Woman, 81, loses second Happisburgh home due to erosion
2+ week, 1+ day ago (785+ words) Bryony Nierop-Reading said she did not realise how quickly her home would be affected by coastal erosion for a second time An 81-year-old woman who is losing a second home to coastal erosion has explained why she has continued to…...
8m funding bid for North Yorkshire coastal monitoring project
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (546+ words) The programme examines coastlines in the north east, starting at Flamborough Head A bid for nearly "8m worth of funding is to be submitted with the hope that North Yorkshire can continue leading a major regional coastal monitoring project. North Yorkshire…...
Material resources - AQA Synergy - GCSE Combined Science - AQA Synergy - Video
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (85+ words) Add your subjects to find the right study guides, track progress and keep everything in one place. Metals and other useful resources can be extracted from the Earth's crust. Life cycle assessments measure the environmental impact of a product over…...
Coastal transportation and deposition - Coasts: Video playlist
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (58+ words) Coasts: Video playlist'BBC Coastal transportation and deposition This video can not be played Longshore drift transports sand and shingle along the coastline. This video demonstrates how swash and backwash move material in a zigzag motion and how beaches form when…...
Coastal deposition landforms - Coasts: Video playlist
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (77+ words) Coasts: Video playlist'BBC Add subjects, save guides and continue where you left off with your BBC account. Longshore drift transports sediment in a zigzag motion and deposition occurs when waves lose energy. This video explores depositional landforms along the Holderness…...
Coastal erosion processes - Coasts: Video playlist
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (58+ words) Coasts: Video playlist'BBC This video can not be played The Holderness coast in northeast England is one of the fastest eroding coastlines in Europe. Factors like geology and human activity affect rates of erosion. This video explains how hydraulic action,…...
Coastal erosion landforms - Coasts: Video playlist
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (63+ words) Coasts: Video playlist'BBC This video can not be played This video explains how geology affects rates of coastal erosion. Headlands made of resistant rock, like chalk at Flamborough Head, are gradually shaped into caves, arches and stacks. Weaker rocks, such…...
United Downs: UK switches on first geothermal power plant
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (534+ words) A brand new type of power station has been switched on in south-west England - producing electricity using hot water from deep underground. The plant, located in Cornwall, is the first geothermal power plant in the country. It took nearly 20 years…...
Project to ease Scarborough coastal erosion set for approval
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (583+ words) The scheme will look at natural methods to limit erosion A "100, 000 scheme to tackle coastal erosion using "environmentally sustainable, nature-based solutions" is expected to be approved. "North Yorkshire Council is due to accept a "97, 000 grant to mitigate coastal erosion at…...