Time to evacuate

Residents of the Aberdeenshire village of Pennan are going to have to evacuate their homes while a section of cliff threatening to collapse is repaired. Engineers have been assessing the 25m crack above the village's only access road, after heavy rain.

Read more and watch the clip on this link.

It's rubbish!

Just in case we have the weather this Easter holiday to go to the seaside (Some hope?!) have a read of this before you go.

The most recent Marine Conservation Society (MCS) report has indicated that the amount of rubbish found on British beaches is at an all time high. To,find out more go to the MCS website by clicking this link.

Oh I do like to be beside the sea-side!

As fears grow of a metre sea level rise by the end of the century, the Environment Agency has told Sky News Online it is impossible to defend all of Britain's coastline.

For more detail click this link.

Or go to the home page of the Environment Agency by clicking here.

Coral Calamity

Coral growth in Australia's Great Barrier Reef has slowed to its most sluggish rate in the past 400 years.
The decline endangers the species the reef supports, say researchers from the Australian Institute of Marine Science.

Read more on the BBC Website

For more information about Coral Reefs click on this link to Coral Reef Info

Tsunami Warning

Indonesia has launched a new tsunami early warning system, designed to give people in coastal areas enough time to escape tsunamis before they reach land.

For more details follow this link to the news article on the BBC.

Coral's under threat

A third of the world's reef-building coral species are facing extinction.
That is the stark conclusion from the first global study to assess the extinction risks of corals.
Writing in the journal Science, researchers say climate change, coastal development, overfishing, and pollution are the major threats.

Half Term Hols

Yes it's another week off! Years 7 and 8 have finished their exams and can enjoy a relaxing week, but do they dare go to a British beach?

Today the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) announced that, due to last year's storms, of the 779 beaches that were tested for water quality 443 got the top rating with the remainder failing to make the grade.

The MCS claim that the 2007 summer storms washed raw sewage and animal waste into rivers and coastal waters and that has affected the quality of water.

So if you are going to a UK beach check out the Good Beach Guide to see if you risk the chance of stomach upsets or eye infections.

Happy holidays!