{"id":81800,"date":"2022-04-20T21:20:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T21:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?p=81800"},"modified":"2024-02-27T14:50:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T14:50:28","slug":"introducing-geocoast-new-coastal-datasets-from-bgs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/introducing-geocoast-new-coastal-datasets-from-bgs\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing GeoCoast: new coastal datasets from BGS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>In our previous posts, we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/sea-level-rise-and-coastal-erosion-whats-the-real-impact\/\">shared a broad overview of our coastal regions<\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/six-changing-coastlines-and-how-climate-change-could-affect-them\/\">examples of our coastal environments and potential future changes<\/a>. Here, we dig a little deeper into more specific vulnerabilities and focus on how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/geocoast-premium\/\">our new GeoCoast data product<\/a> can support coastal management and adaptation initiatives. This new dataset has been designed to assist future planning, with resilience considerations based on the natural geological characteristics of the coastal region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Low-lying areas<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n<figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P883414.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Damage caused by the winter storm surge of 2013, Hemsby, Norfolk. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_11256\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P883414-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"Seveal small buildings slumped down a small, sandy cliff above a beach\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P883414.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Damage caused by the winter storm surge of 2013, Hemsby, Norfolk. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P883414.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Damage caused by the winter storm surge of 2013, Hemsby, Norfolk. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_11256\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Low-lying coastal areas are already vulnerable to inundation (flooding by the sea). However, with increasing sea levels and storminess, impacts could be felt over a wider area than we think. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Many dune sites are already in fragile equilibrium<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Damage to infrastructure, agricultural production and a loss of homes and businesses could be felt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Groundwater levels at the coast are likely to rise, and the combination of rising groundwater and inundation from the sea, mean that flooding events could become more severe, extensive and prolonged<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Groundwater is also likely to become more saline (salty), causing added pressure on water resources, which in some parts of the UK are already critical (e.g. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectenportfolio.nl\/images\/5\/59\/04_Natural_Environment_section_vF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">southern England<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Shoreline defences<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n<figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P718096.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Boulders forming the latest sea defence efforts at Happisburgh, Norfolk. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_45340\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P718096-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"Large boulders in front of a sandy cliff with a building perched on top\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P718096.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Boulders forming the latest sea defence efforts at Happisburgh, Norfolk. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P718096.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Boulders forming the latest sea defence efforts at Happisburgh, Norfolk. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_45340\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Shoreline defences and their management are also under threat in many areas. How long can we continue to repair defences or implement new schemes; to what extent can we manage the realignment \u2014 or should we let nature take its course and adapt rather than resist? In a 2015 report, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/flood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-research-reports\/long-term-costing-tool-for-flood-and-coastal-risk-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environment Agency and Defra detailed their long-term costing tool<\/a> to help understand whole-life costing in flood risk management, including coastal erosion and protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many factors affecting our coastline and its resilience to these factors has been an ongoing debate for many years. Climate scenarios (UKCP18) predict that sea levels will continue to rise, wave heights will increase and freak storms might become more regular events by 2080 and 2100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Human influence<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n<figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P643533.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Crumbling sea wall at Howick Haven, near Alnwick, Northumberland. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_16923\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P643533-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"A snady and rocky cliff covered by a brick wall that is cru,mbling down onto a beach\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P643533.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Crumbling sea wall at Howick Haven, near Alnwick, Northumberland. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/P643533.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Crumbling sea wall at Howick Haven, near Alnwick, Northumberland. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_16923\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Humans may come and go but the underlying, fundamental natural deposits \u2014 the geology \u2014 will always remain an important factor to consider. A sea wall might be currently protecting weak sediments, but if that sea wall is breached or no longer maintained, we need to know where and what is vulnerable and how we can adapt the area to be more resilient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Impacts of climate change<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n<figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/geograph-7063349-by-Andrew-Diack.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Belle Tout Lighthouse on the edge of the white chalk cliffs of East Sussex.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_19696\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/geograph-7063349-by-Andrew-Diack-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"A lighthouse on the edge of a white chalk cliff\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/geograph-7063349-by-Andrew-Diack.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Belle Tout Lighthouse on the edge of the white chalk cliffs of East Sussex.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/geograph-7063349-by-Andrew-Diack.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Belle Tout Lighthouse on the edge of the white chalk cliffs of East Sussex.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_19696\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The effects of climate change have been seen around our coastline: Happisburgh in Norfolk has <a href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/long-reads\/coastal-erosion-norfolk-happisburgh-climate-change-retirement-examined-368574\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lost many houses<\/a> (around 35 homes) over the years and Norfolk has a long history of coastal erosion dating back centuries, for example with the so-called \u2018lost villages of Norfolk\u2019 (Eccles; Keswick; Waxham Parva; Newton; Foulness; Ness; Shipden, and Clare). Birling Gap in Sussex has lost its terraces and the <a href=\"https:\/\/myice.ice.org.uk\/what-is-civil-engineering\/what-do-civil-engineers-do\/moving-the-belle-tout-lighthouse\" class=\"broken_link\">Belle Tout Lighthouse<\/a>, perched above the English Channel, was moved 17&nbsp;m inland in 1999 to protect it from the failing cliff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Important structures and assets are strongly protected and have multimillion pound budgets to accommodate this. For example, the Bacton sandscaping scheme in 2019 cost around \u00a322&nbsp;million, raising the beach level by about 7&nbsp;m in places, and protects the gas terminal and adjacent village. It is estimated it will only be effective for the next 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Trust has funded several rebuilds of the harbour wall at Mullion Cove, Cornwall, costing over \u00a32&nbsp;million, as winter storms become more frequent and stronger. The trust has recognised that there may come a point where rebuild is no longer financially possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How will the GeoCoast data product help?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>GeoCoast is an integrated GIS package of datasets designed to inform and support coastal management and adaptation. Targeted at coastal practitioners, including regulatory bodies, local authorities, asset owners and also home owners who want to be better informed, GeoCoast can be used to underpin coastal decision making and planning relative to coastal inundation, erosion and climate change impacts. The datasets are compatible with shoreline management plan areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Coastal erosion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/coastal_erosion_web.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Happisburgh in Norfolk has some of the fastest-eroding coastline in the UK. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_55577\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/coastal_erosion_web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"Coastal erosion\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/coastal_erosion_web-960x310.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Happisburgh in Norfolk has some of the fastest-eroding coastline in the UK. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/coastal_erosion_web.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Happisburgh in Norfolk has some of the fastest-eroding coastline in the UK. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_55577\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Coastal erosion is a real issue and is only set to increase under future climate change scenarios. There are some 133&nbsp;km<sup>2<\/sup>, or 15.5&nbsp;per&nbsp;, of coastline that are classed as having a high susceptibility to erosion, much of which are located around the east, south-east and north-east coasts. A further 195&nbsp;km<sup>2<\/sup>, or 22&nbsp;per&nbsp;cent, are classed within the moderate-high category. Some are defended; others are not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if defences are maintained, this is a staggering amount of coastline under threat and there are some 30&nbsp;000 properties within 25&nbsp;m of potentially highly susceptible coast. Counties such as Lincolnshire, Hampshire, Norfolk and Lancashire have a high percentage of low-lying, weak, coastal landforms that are at potential risk from increased storminess and wave attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GeoCoast includes information on the morphology, behaviour and vulnerability of the coastline, underpinned by its geology and its coastal context (shape; slope; range, etc.) We have carried out a detailed analysis of the coastline sediments and cliff sections, and identified the changes of coastal stratigraphy that are stacked in cliff sections. <\/p>\n\n\n<figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/charmouth-1400x788.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Cliffs of the Jurassic Coast at Charmouth, Dorset. The different properties of the separate rock formations lead to different heights and slope angles in the cliffs.\u00a0\u00a9 Jacqueline Hannaford.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_37686\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/charmouth-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"A shingle beach with people and dogs walking on it, with high cliffs in the background\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/charmouth-960x540.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Cliffs of the Jurassic Coast at Charmouth, Dorset. The different properties of the separate rock formations lead to different heights and slope angles in the cliffs.\u00a0\u00a9 Jacqueline Hannaford.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/charmouth-1400x788.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Cliffs of the Jurassic Coast at Charmouth, Dorset. The different properties of the separate rock formations lead to different heights and slope angles in the cliffs.\u00a0\u00a9 Jacqueline Hannaford.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_37686\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Geology maps only identify the uppermost geology, whereas GeoCoast considers the whole sequence from beach level or sea level, to the top of the cliff or coastal deposit. For example, parts of the Jurassic Coast in Dorset have sequences, from beach level to cliff top, of: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Charmouth Mudstone Formation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eype Clay Member<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Downcliff and Thorncombe Sand Members<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gault Formation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upper Greensand Formation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of these lithologies has different properties and different levels of resistance to coastal erosion, which, in turn, affect the resilience of the coastline and how it responds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Coastal subsidence<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/geocoast_screen_shot.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Sample of GeoCoast at Plymouth, Devon. BGS \u00a9 UKRI \u2014 contains OS Data \u00a9 Crown Copyright 2022.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_96006\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/geocoast_screen_shot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"geocoast_screen_shot\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/geocoast_screen_shot-960x609.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Sample of GeoCoast at Plymouth, Devon. BGS \u00a9 UKRI \u2014 contains OS Data \u00a9 Crown Copyright 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/geocoast_screen_shot.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Sample of GeoCoast at Plymouth, Devon. BGS \u00a9 UKRI \u2014 contains OS Data \u00a9 Crown Copyright 2022.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_96006\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The potential for coastal zones to undergo subsidence due to natural processes of compaction, dissolution, and shrinkage of geological deposits, has been linked with variations in sea level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The coastal subsidence analysis combines satellite-measured movement with lithological data to generate levels of potential and measured movement (mm\/yr).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Coastal floods<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We have carried out extensive characterisation and modelling of the coast of Great Britain, considering many aspects of the coastal zone and its underpinning geology and sediments. Future sea-level rise has been modelled using UKCP18 SLR scenarios (RCP4.5) to provide an estimate of coastal inundation (nationally) of approximately 7258&nbsp;km<sup>2<\/sup> by the 2050s, 7768&nbsp;km<sup>2<\/sup>in the 2080s and 8145&nbsp;km<sup>2<\/sup> by 2100.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/iStock-483960147.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Large waves batter Dawlish, Devon, during a high tide. Photo \u00a9 Moorefam.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_92472\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/iStock-483960147-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"Large waves batter Dawlish during high tide. Photo credit Moorefam.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/iStock-483960147-960x640.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Large waves batter Dawlish, Devon, during a high tide. Photo \u00a9 Moorefam.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/iStock-483960147.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Large waves batter Dawlish, Devon, during a high tide. Photo \u00a9 Moorefam.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_92472\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Looking at the worst-case scenario and not taking into account defences, our data also suggests that some one million properties are at potential risk from inundation by 2050, increasing to 1.25&nbsp;million by the 2080s and 1.35&nbsp;million by 2100 if no protective measures are implemented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More examples of the datasets can be viewed in our case studies, available as ESRI Storymaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out more about our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/geocoast-premium\/\">GeoCoast data product<\/a>, including to arrange sample datasets or licensing, please get in touch with us at <a href=\"mailto:digitaldata@bgs.ac.uk\">digitaldata@bgs.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read previous entries in this blog series:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/six-changing-coastlines-and-how-climate-change-could-affect-them\/\">Six changing coastlines and how climate change could affect them<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/sea-level-rise-and-coastal-erosion-whats-the-real-impact\/\">Sea level rise and coastal erosion: what\u2019s the real impact?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join us for our GeoCoast launch event<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Join our data products team for a live webinar on the 28 April 2022, and discover more about our new data product to underpin coastal decision making, resilience and adaptation.&nbsp;<strong>&gt;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/geocoast-dataset-launch-event\/\">Register online<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<h2>About the author<\/h2>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact no-shape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Katy_Lee-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Katy_Lee\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Katy_Lee.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Kathryn Lee<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Geologist; Informatics Product Portfolio Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>BGS Keyworth<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/lee-kathryn\/\">Find out more<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relatives\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5>Relative topics<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/tag\/climate-change\/\" class=\"button primary-background\">climate change<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/tag\/coastal-vulnerability\/\" class=\"button primary-background\">coastal vulnerability<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/tag\/coastal\/\" class=\"button primary-background\">coasts<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/tag\/data-products\/\" class=\"button primary-background\">data products<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/tag\/digital-data\/\" class=\"button primary-background\">digital data<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/tag\/geocoast\/\" class=\"button primary-background\">geocoast<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/tag\/resilience\/\" class=\"button primary-background\">resilience<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section   id=\"latest-content-4695-block_e27294fa41b100ab418e0378232ec05a\" class=\"grid-section  primary-background   \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row header-of-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>You may also be interested in<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row grid-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-launches-new-coastal-datasets-to-inform-coastal-management-planning-and-adaptation-in-the-face-of-climate-change\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Flamborough_head_iStock-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Flamborough Head - iStock\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Flamborough_head_iStock.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-launches-new-coastal-datasets-to-inform-coastal-management-planning-and-adaptation-in-the-face-of-climate-change\/\">New BGS datasets for coastal management, planning and adaptation in the face of climate change<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS GeoCoast is a package of geospatial datasets designed to provide information on the geological conditions and constraints around the coastline of Britain.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-launches-new-coastal-datasets-to-inform-coastal-management-planning-and-adaptation-in-the-face-of-climate-change\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/geocoast-premium\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Example-data_GeoCoastgrid-inundation-potential-under-UKCP18-climate-scenarios-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"GeoCoast inundation potential under UKCP18 climate scenarios. BGS \u00a9 UKRI \u2014 contains OS data \u00a9 Crown Copyright 2022.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Example-data_GeoCoastgrid-inundation-potential-under-UKCP18-climate-scenarios.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/geocoast-premium\/\">GeoCoast Premium<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GeoCoast\u00a0is an integrated GIS package of datasets designed to inform and support coastal management and adaptation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/geocoast-premium\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/geocoast-open\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Varying-glacial-deposits-at-Happisburgh-Norfolk-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Varying glacial deposits at Happisburgh, Norfolk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Varying-glacial-deposits-at-Happisburgh-Norfolk.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/geocoast-open\/\">GeoCoast Open<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GeoCoast Open provides a range of historic images and diagrams extracted from our archives, memoirs and other publications, which can provide a reference for coastal change.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/geocoast-open\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/coasts-and-estuaries\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/banner_coastal_change-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Coastal team members setting up the portable devices used to measure sediment transport on mixed sand and gravel beaches at Minsmere, East England, UK (more info about the device here: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.coastaleng.2019.103580)\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/banner_coastal_change.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/coasts-and-estuaries\/\">Coasts and estuaries geohazards<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Coasts and Estuaries provides independent and expert geoscientific tools and advice for collaborative decision making to assess different adaptation options to coastal flooding and erosion.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/coasts-and-estuaries\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section  style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/News-events-scaled.jpg')\" id=\"latest-content-1223-block_8ea86051f4b2ff23b2a97b0afc069c61\" class=\"cards-carousel-section  basic-background-1   \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row header-of-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Related news<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 owl-carousel carousel-primary-color owl-theme carousel-js\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/uk-legacy-geothermal-catalogue-released-in-digital-format-for-the-first-time\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/distribution-of-sites-sample-geothermal-catalogue-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Distribution of sites in the first digital release of the legacy geothermal catalogue. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/distribution-of-sites-sample-geothermal-catalogue.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/uk-legacy-geothermal-catalogue-released-in-digital-format-for-the-first-time\/\">UK legacy geothermal catalogue released in digital format for the first time<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>18\/04\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS has released the first digital version of the UK legacy geothermal catalogue of subsurface temperature measurements, rock thermal conductivity measurements and heat flow calculations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/uk-legacy-geothermal-catalogue-released-in-digital-format-for-the-first-time\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  \">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-research-supports-conservation-of-fallow-deer-across-europe\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fallow-deer-bob-brewer-14A9X2feLJ8-unsplash-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fallow deer stag \u00a9 Bob Brewer\/Unsplash.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fallow-deer-bob-brewer-14A9X2feLJ8-unsplash.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>Research highlight<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-research-supports-conservation-of-fallow-deer-across-europe\/\">New research supports conservation of fallow deer across Europe<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>16\/04\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>New research has combined zooarchaeology and ancient and modern biomolecular datasets to reveal new understandings into the history and projections of fallow deer. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-research-supports-conservation-of-fallow-deer-across-europe\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-signs-memorandum-of-understanding-with-servico-geologico-do-brasil\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240303_164711_web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Representatives from the Servi\u00e7o Geol\u00f3gico do Brasil and BGS at the signing event. Copyright: Rafael Sandim\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240303_164711_web.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-signs-memorandum-of-understanding-with-servico-geologico-do-brasil\/\">BGS signs memorandum of understanding with Servi\u00e7o Geol\u00f3gico do Brasil<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>10\/04\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The partnership will advance the two organisations\u2019 shared interests in mineral research and geoscience to help benefit society. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-signs-memorandum-of-understanding-with-servico-geologico-do-brasil\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/world-mineral-production-2018-to-2022-is-now-available\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/World_Mineral_Production_2018_2022-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"BGS World Mineral Production 2018 to 2022\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/World_Mineral_Production_2018_2022.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/world-mineral-production-2018-to-2022-is-now-available\/\">World Mineral Production 2018 to 2022 is now available<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>09\/04\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The latest edition of World Mineral Production has been released.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/world-mineral-production-2018-to-2022-is-now-available\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-underground-observatory-open-for-research\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/UKGEOS_Cheshire_Keys_website-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr Mike Spence, Director of Science for the UK Geoenergy Observatories, receives the keys to the Cheshire Observatory from AECOM, principal contractor for construction of the site. 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BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/P1038363.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-to-lead-a-new-research-project-on-microplastic-occurrence-in-springs\/\">BGS to lead a new research project on microplastic occurrence in springs<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>06\/03\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS has been awarded a two-year research project to undertake the first assessment of microplastic occurrence in springs in the UK. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-to-lead-a-new-research-project-on-microplastic-occurrence-in-springs\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/local-mp-helps-bgs-launch-a-living-laboratory\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/P1039076-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Breaking ground ceremony. 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BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/P1039076.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/local-mp-helps-bgs-launch-a-living-laboratory\/\">Local MP helps BGS launch a \u2018living laboratory\u2019\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>05\/03\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS is implementing a low-carbon heating system to help meet its net zero targets and provide data to the public. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/local-mp-helps-bgs-launch-a-living-laboratory\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/scientists-produce-first-record-of-environmental-data-off-coast-of-hawaii-clone\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/iodp-exp-389-science-party-members-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"IODP Expedition 389 science party members, including BGS&#039;s Margaret Stewart (second from right), discussing cores. Marley Parker @ ECORD_IODP.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/iodp-exp-389-science-party-members.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/scientists-produce-first-record-of-environmental-data-off-coast-of-hawaii-clone\/\">Scientists produce first record of environmental data off coast of Hawai\u2019i<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>01\/03\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An international team of researchers, including BGS geoscientists, have succeeded in acquiring a continuous record of environmental data using fossilised coral from Hawai\u2019i.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/scientists-produce-first-record-of-environmental-data-off-coast-of-hawaii-clone\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-bgs-board-member\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TK_picture-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"A white man with brown hair and eyes smiling at the camera\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TK_picture.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-bgs-board-member\/\">New BGS Board member<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>01\/03\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>New non-executive director appointed to the BGS Board.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-bgs-board-member\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-data-product-licence-fees-to-rise\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Debris-Flow-Susceptibility-Model_GlenCoe-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Debris flow susceptibility model GlenCoe. Contains Ordnance Survey data \u00a9 Crown Copyright and database rights 2022.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Debris-Flow-Susceptibility-Model_GlenCoe.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-data-product-licence-fees-to-rise\/\">BGS data product licence fees to rise<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>01\/03\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>New direct licence fees to be introduced from 1 April 2024.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-data-product-licence-fees-to-rise\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GeoCoast is an integrated GIS package of datasets designed to inform and support coastal management and adaptation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":42785,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"6223,9089,10235,8160,34248,32954","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[986,1209,1408,1143,1064,1207,1319],"purpose":[],"challenge":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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