October 31, 2009 at 3:34 pm (Lady of the Waters, Land of Britain, Nautilus Project)
I couldn’t resist including this beautiful painting of a mermaid by the Pre-Raphaelite artist John William Waterhouse from the Wikipedia Commons. British folklore generally regards sighting of a mermaid to be unlucky and this one certainly has something of the femme fatal about her. I hope people don’t feel she’s too ominous a presence in the light of my previous post on the threat of coastal flooding !
October 30, 2009 at 3:37 pm (Nautilus Project)
Source : David Williamson, Western Mail 29 October 2009
A “COMPLACENT” attitude to protecting Wales’ coastal defences has left them neglected at a time when the danger of flooding is expected to rise, a major report from the Wales Audit Office warns.
A report published today by In it the Auditor General claims that in the future it may not be possible to protect all communities from the threat of floods and residents may have to leave their homes.
Today’s report, Coastal Erosion and Tidal Flooding Risks in Wales, advises that severe storms will become more common as a result of climate change and sea levels are predicted to rise by around one metre over the next 100 years.
Six out of 10 people live on coastal plains in Wales today and flood risk is predicted to increase by up to 20 times in the next 80 years.
Areas in high risk include:
The Gwent Levels in South Wales;
Aberaeron, Aberystwyth, Tywyn and Borth in Mid Wales;
Kinmel Bay and the stretch from Towyn to Llandudno in North Wales
October 30, 2009 at 3:26 pm (Nautilus Project)
The Nautilus Project is a further addition to the Green Man portfolio and will explore the environment of coastal Britain, and the wider heritage of the British maritime diaspora, including the importance of the sea in defining national identity and our multi-cultural legacy.
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