United Kingdom: Could more extreme weather speed coastal erosion?

EDP24: Following one of the wettest years on record, the Met Office has warned of more extreme rainfall events in future -- which could speed the erosion of our already-fragile coastline. According to the nation's official weather forecasters, the UK experienced its second wettest year on record in 2012, with warnings that we face a future of increasingly intense downpours. Analysis published by the Met Office this week shows that the country is experiencing more "extreme rainfall" events, and suggests...

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