Not entirely new as features here in 2008:
From 2008 http://www.sott.net/article/155790-Huge-landslide-hits-Dorsets-Jurassic-Coast
The BBC articles are all over ther place whereas Strange Sounds pulls together from another source too - the video from the BBC isn't that interesting!
From 2008 http://www.sott.net/article/155790-Huge-landslide-hits-Dorsets-Jurassic-Coast
The BBC articles are all over ther place whereas Strange Sounds pulls together from another source too - the video from the BBC isn't that interesting!
http://strangesounds.org/2016/04/huge-crack-dorset-jurassic-coast-picture-video.html said:Huge crack running 100m opens up along Dorset’s Jurassic Coast
By Strange Sounds -
Apr 16, 2016
A huge crack running 100m (328ft) opened up on a section of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast on April 13, 2016.
It appeared between Bowleaze Cove and Redcliff Point at Preston, near Weymouth.
2016
via ITV
The massive crack splits the land in two on the famous Jurassic Coast in Dorset.
2016
via ITV
The resulting crevasse measures about 250 yards long, up to 3ft wide and 4ft deep on April 12, 2016.
via ITV
Thousands of tonnes of earth have given way and will continue to slip away, changing the landscape of the renowned coastline.
via ITV
It is unknown when the cliff will fall down on the beach, but walkers and tourists are now being warned to steer clear of the chasm.
via Dorset Echo
This gigantic landslip was caused by heavy rainfall in the last few months.
via Telegraph
Fossil hunters and beachgoers are also being warned as the crack will mean extra clay and mud on the shore below the cliff.
via BBC
As if an earthquake had struck.
via BBC
The thing is that this geological process is all part of a progressive evolution of the coastline.
via BBC
If hundreds of thousands of tonnes of rock have moved there is an increased risk of rock falls and mud that will spill out onto the beach and create a danger.
via W Essex FM
Watch a video here. - links to the BBC page posted above.
The soil is very unstable right now so keep away.
