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Originally Posted by Mr K
The problem with sea/flood defences is that water has a habit of going round the sides, its sneaky like that. Plus there's the little problem of tides, waves, and the increasing regularity of storms. An 18 inch wall even if it could cover the 11,073 miles of UK coastline, might not be much help.
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You know they only build sea defences on the bits that are low lying or susceptible to storm surges, right?
There’s not much of a call for a sea wall (of any height) around Dover.