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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Nada Farhoud

UK heatwave and global warming erodes coastline and risks wiping areas off map

Large parts of the Jurassic coastline have plunged into the sea, amid warnings global warming is helping erode Britain's coastline.

The south of England's hot weather is making cliff falls more likely, as destabilising cracks will form and widen in rocks as temperatures rise.

Walkers watched in horror as a large section of Sidmouth coastline in Devon crashed onto the beach at 9.15am on Monday.

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