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Cosmic clue to UK coastal erosion

Recent centuries have seen a big jump in the rates of erosion in the iconic chalk cliffs on England's south coast.
A new study finds that for thousands of years the rocks were being beaten back by the waves at perhaps 2-6cm a year.
The past 150 years has seen this retreat accelerate 10-fold, to more than 20cm a year.
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Scientists use technology to study coastal erosion

A group of scientists in Cornwall are measuring how grains of sands move up and down the beach and then adapting coastal defences in response to their findings.
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