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Man-made levees can fail in a number of ways. The most frequent form of levee failure is a breach. A levee breach is when part of the levee actually breaks away, leaving a large opening for water to flood the land protected by the levee.
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What causes weathering and erosion on the coast?
Ocean Waves
How does the weathering and erosion effect human?
Many cities, town and villages are either based by rivers or on the coast, any change in the rate of erosion will cause the land under and/or around houses, and businesses, to crumble away into the sea/river.
Do salt marshes help protect the coast from erosion?
do salt marches prevent erosion fro happening
How does southend-on-sea protect it's coast from erosion?
Get moses to push it back
How can the coast line be protected from erosion?
You can build gabions or build sea walls
What did Cyclone Hamish destroy?
Nothing. Cyclone Hamish veered away from the coast before it could do any real damage. However, it did cause immense erosion along the Queensland coast.
What are some specific changes to Earths surface as a result of hurricanes and tornadoes?
Hurricanes can cause significant coast erosion. Flooding resulting from heavy rains can alter river channels. Tornadoes can destroy vegetation, but rarely cause significant amounts of soil erosion.
What causes weathering and erosion on the coast?
Ocean Waves
How does the weathering and erosion effect human?
Many cities, town and villages are either based by rivers or on the coast, any change in the rate of erosion will cause the land under and/or around houses, and businesses, to crumble away into the sea/river.
Do salt marshes help protect the coast from erosion?
do salt marches prevent erosion fro happening
What is shorline erosion?
Shoreline erosion is when ocean waves erode the shoreline of the coast. It also can happen on the shores of rivers.
An area of wave washed sediment along a coast is?
Erosion
What can be done to protect the coast from erosion?
You can put concrete around the edge
How does the tide influence the coast line?
it affects it by erosion and erodes rocks
What are the two results of wave erosion along a coast?
way a wave erosion happens is it collects abrasion:) there ya gooo<333
How does southend-on-sea protect it's coast from erosion?
Get moses to push it back
How can the coast line be protected from erosion?
You can build gabions or build sea walls
