The man behind the mangroves
23 Jun 2025 Dr Tom Worthington works on the restoration and conservation of coastal ecosystems. The data he provides sits at the heart of billion-pound...
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Sea change for Hull
16 Dec 2022 With a changing climate and rising sea levels putting cities at risk of flooding, it’s crucial for planners to increase their cities’ resilience. A...
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Sea Change
22 Mar 2019 The coast is an intrinsic part of British identity – and perhaps nowhere is it more at risk than in the East of England. Cambridge researchers are...
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Opinion: Methods for protecting England’s coastal communities ‘not fit for purpose’
07 Nov 2018 Professor Tom Spencer from Cambridge’s Department of Geography and Professor Gerd Masselink from the University of Plymouth say evidence suggests...
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Up to four-fifths of wetlands worldwide could be at risk from sea level rise
24 Feb 2016 Researchers have modelled how wetlands might respond to rising sea levels, and found that as much as four-fifths of wetlands worldwide could be lost...
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Salt marsh plants key to reducing coastal erosion and flooding
02 Oct 2014 Study finds that natural flood defences such as salt marshes can reduce the height of damaging waves in storm surge conditions by close to 20%.
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Cambridge researchers learn lessons from recent storm surge
16 Jan 2014 For researchers at the University at Cambridge, recent storm damage is providing vital data that could help improve future flood warnings and...
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Good tidings for coastal communities
23 Oct 2013 The sea sustains life but also threatens it. An innovative design concept by Ed Barsley aims to contend with rising seawater by welcoming it into our...
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Mangroves could survive sea-level rise if protected
31 Jul 2013 Human activity is currently a bigger threat to mangroves, and the natural defences they provide against storm surges and other coastal disasters, than...
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Climate change: can nature help us?
08 May 2013 Hard-engineered sea walls have a limited life span. Could saltmarshes and mangroves offer a different approach to buffering against storm surges and...
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