A comparison of the causes, effects and aftermaths of the coastal flooding of England in 1953 and France in 2010

This paper provides a comparison of the causes, effects and aftermaths of the coastal flooding that occurred on the east coast of England in 1953 and the west coast of France in 2010 that resulted in 307 and 47 deaths respectively. The causes of both events are strikingly similar. Both were caused b...

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Main Authors: D. M. Lumbroso, F. Vinet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-08-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/11/2321/2011/nhess-11-2321-2011.pdf