stb12
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Post by stb12 on Mar 13, 2024 23:04:57 GMT
Penrith and Solway
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iain
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Post by iain on Jun 8, 2024 12:30:33 GMT
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Post by tucson on Jun 17, 2024 16:09:19 GMT
Posters appeared on telegraph poles and trees between Maryport and Silloth ,
“Vote Roy Ivinson Independent Save Silloth from rising sea levels”
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john07
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Post by john07 on Jun 17, 2024 16:13:37 GMT
Posters appeared on telegraph poles and trees between Maryport and Silloth , “Vote Roy Ivinson Independent Save Silloth from rising sea levels” To be fair he may have been pissed as Canute when he posted that! |
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Post by John Chanin on Jun 17, 2024 16:35:35 GMT
Posters appeared on telegraph poles and trees between Maryport and Silloth , “Vote Roy Ivinson Independent Save Silloth from rising sea levels” Well the coast is pretty flat there. But sea levels are rising at 3.5mm a year, so it will be a while before it's a real threat. And there isn't really any way to stop it rising, as even if greenhouse gases were stabilized tomorrow (an obvious impossibility) the ice will continue to melt. So Mr Ivinson will not be able to save Silloth from rising sea levels unless he's prepared to build a bloody great wall round the town. |
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john07
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Post by john07 on Jun 17, 2024 16:56:48 GMT
Posters appeared on telegraph poles and trees between Maryport and Silloth , “Vote Roy Ivinson Independent Save Silloth from rising sea levels” Well the coast is pretty flat there. But sea levels are rising at 3.5mm a year, so it will be a while before it's a real threat. And there isn't really any way to stop it rising, as even if greenhouse gases were stabilized tomorrow (an obvious impossibility) the ice will continue to melt. So Mr Ivinson will not be able to save Silloth from rising sea levels unless he's prepared to build a bloody great wall round the town. I thought that Great Britain was tilting with the east coast sinking and parts of the west rising? I have seen loads of evidence of the erosion of the east coast. I have heard of many settlements of the west coast being similarly affected. Apart from the fact the guy seems a complete nut-job, that is! |
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Post by John Chanin on Jun 17, 2024 17:12:37 GMT
Well the coast is pretty flat there. But sea levels are rising at 3.5mm a year, so it will be a while before it's a real threat. And there isn't really any way to stop it rising, as even if greenhouse gases were stabilized tomorrow (an obvious impossibility) the ice will continue to melt. So Mr Ivinson will not be able to save Silloth from rising sea levels unless he's prepared to build a bloody great wall round the town. I thought that Great Britain was tilting with the east coast sinking and parts of the west rising? I have seen loads of evidence of the erosion of the east coast. I have heard of many settlements of the west coast being similarly affected. Apart from the fact the guy seems a complete nut-job, that is! The north of Britain is still rising a bit, and the south subsiding a bit, as rebound from the removal of ice, but after 10,000 years these movements are now very small. And it's a north-south thing not an east-west one. There's more erosion on the east coast because the rocks/sediments there are soft. |
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Post by Delighted Of Tunbridge Wells on Jun 29, 2024 22:44:55 GMT
Posters appeared on telegraph poles and trees between Maryport and Silloth , “Vote Roy Ivinson Independent Save Silloth from rising sea levels” Well the coast is pretty flat there. But sea levels are rising at 3.5mm a year, so it will be a while before it's a real threat. And there isn't really any way to stop it rising, as even if greenhouse gases were stabilized tomorrow (an obvious impossibility) the ice will continue to melt. So Mr Ivinson will not be able to save Silloth from rising sea levels unless he's prepared to build a bloody great wall round the town. To be fair, a tidal barrage with a decent tidal power on the Solway Firth wouldn't be a terrible idea if you wanted to protect the towns in the area. Wind is good combined with decent storage options, but industry like Sellafield not too far away needs a constant source of predictable baseload power too. |
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The Bishop
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Post by The Bishop on Jul 5, 2024 14:21:51 GMT
Thought this one might be close at least, but not really. An impressive gain with an impressive candidate.
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