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Tag Archives: sea-level changes
Neaps and Springs: high highs, low highs, and high or low lows.
During the biggest Spring tides of the year, often in September, the height of the water in the Solway Firth might change by almost 10 metres – that’s nearly 33 feet – during the course of one tidal cycle. And … Continue reading
Posted in Allonby, Marine Conservation Zone, rowing, Sabellaria, honeycomb worm, Spring & Neap Tides, tidelines
Tagged guided walks, sea-level changes, skiff, tideline
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The balance sheet between blue and green
‘A thin blue line’. Of policemen edging a protest march? The blue halo of Earth’s fragile atmosphere as seen from space? No – in this case, a blue line that Robert Alcock painted along a sea-wall in Bilbao in 2011, … Continue reading
Posted in coal, The 'Energy Coast', tidelines
Tagged climate change, coal, sea-level changes, tideline
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