A few pictures of how the world is changing on the BBC:

<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/05/sci_nat_how_the_world_is_changing/html/1.stm">In pictures: How the world is changing</a>

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Interesting. And worrying.

There was a lighthouse somewhere in England that was dragged back from the cliff edge, which was crumbling away.
Beachy head? I saw the start of the process on tv. Were they successful?

And there have been images over the last few years of other structures around the
British coast toppling into the sea.
Any politicians have houses on the coast / in low lying areas?

Les

&gt; Interesting. And worrying.

Yes, I had seen that and it is worrying. Make sure you see <a href="http://www.worldviewofglobalwarming.org/">this</a> link also, it can be followed through as a link from the last page in the sequence from the BBC link.

&gt; There was a lighthouse somewhere in England that was dragged back from the
&gt; cliff edge, which was crumbling away.
&gt; Beachy head? I saw the start of the process on tv. Were they successful?
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&gt; And there have been images over the last few years of other structures around
&gt; the
&gt; British coast toppling into the sea.
&gt; Any politicians have houses on the coast / in low lying areas?

If they did, they would only ensure that they were protected from further trouble using taxpayers money, almost certainly at the expense of lesser people along the nearby coastline/riverbank :-(

Then they wonder why fewer people can be bothered with any of them, at least here in the UK.

Pete

Now don't forget, there is NO evidence of global warming ... ;-)

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The link that Pete mentions to worldviewofglobalwarming.org is well worth a visit.

Les, have a look at the old coastguards' cottages overlooking the Seven Sisters and Beachy Head where my cousin lives. Their cliff isn't so high, but the chalk is being steadily eroded. Last year all the neighbours joined forces to rebuild the wall below the houses, adding an enormous quantity of concrete in a stepped system that follows the contour of the cliff. In a few years the sea will have undermined it and they'll have to add more.

I don't think that this is due to global warming, though. Wherever the chalk meets the sea in S. England, it forms cliffs that get eroded, and this has been happening for centuries. The material is laid down further east at Eastbourne and Dungeness.

The villages in greater danger from rising sea levels are in East Anglia, where the land is low, flat, and often reclaimed marsh. Another cousin is moving there.........

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Nice view of the chalk cliffs, Mo. I like looking at views of England. Sigh. Bit 'cool' now, though, I guess. :)

The problem with rising sea levels would be that the erosion would be over a greater height of cliff,
and therefore faster.
Got a friend who lives in Ely.

Getting a bit OFF TOPIC:
I got interested in trains in Switzerland, then looked for photos of Switzerland.
This led to lots taken on and around the Thunersee (Lake Thun, pronounced Toon), SE of Bern, and just to
the west of Interlaken. This person had a Fuji FinePixS1Pro, and the photos were amazing.
I've spent hours, over several weeks looking at them. Then I looked elsewhere on his site, and ended up in England.
Hundreds more wonderful photos, including East England.
He must have thousands of photos on all subjects from around the world.
I'm still not sure where he lives, as the relevant links led nowhere.

Just had a look at his site. Still there, but changed. OK. Some contact info now. USA &amp; UK. Not much help.
Well worth a <A href="http://www.freefoto.com/index.jsp"> look.</a> If you have a few hours to spare.

Les

&gt; Now don't forget, there is NO evidence of global warming ... ;-)

Of course not! It's purely coincidence that I'm collecting lots of gopher wood.
And snakes and spiders aren't on my list. The only reason for lots of flys and mosquitos are because of all the frogs. :)

Les

Hi again, Les

This guy, Ian Britton, has spent a lot of time in Northumberland and has been to Holy Island again and again. You can't just pop over there because the causeway is tidal.

The zoom of his camera is mind-boggling. From Holy Island, Bamburgh Castle is miles away but he's taking pics of it from the island as if he was close up. And on one of the H I pages he's taken over 50 photos in 3 hours, starting at 6.15am with a high tide which means he's stayed overnight.

His camera must have auto-focus and aperture, because he's sometimes taking several pics per minute, but there must be a manual override as well for his stunning lighting effects.

My brother-in-law is doing an advanced photography course in N England - I'll ask him to investigate who this guy is.

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I tried googling for the FinePixS1Pro about a year after they were taken, and the camera was obsolete,
replaced by the S2. Six months ago, it was the S3. I don't know what it is now.
Digital cameras are worse than computers for speed of obsolescence!

You're right; the zoom is about 10x I think. And it's got 'all the mod cons'.

Les

http://www.freefoto.com/browse.jsp?id=1015-01-0

Photo 10 on this page of the fab foto file shows the houses at Birling Gap built at right angles to the cliff - I think they were also coastguards'houses. There used to be at least 1 more house!

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Hi again, Les

I was looking at the computing books in my school's library today. A book published by Usborne about creating a website uses one of Ian Britton's photos of Edinburgh as an example many times, so his work is obviously well recognised.

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Hi Mo,
I found him! Well, sort of.
Just now did a google. Some refs to football, but someone else I think. But the 1st ref was a blog site.
<a href="http://freefoto.blogspot.com/"> Here</a>

See photo 9, and the 2nd last.
Will change I guess, as it appears to be a scrolling setup, as more days get added.

Lots of photos of Vermont etc in winter. Beautiful! Mind you, I'm sitting here in warm suburban Sydney.

He was given 2 model trains for his birthday, and they are American, so maybe HE is too.

I meant to get back to you earlier, after looking at the photos of coastguards' houses.
After I had spent weeks looking at Swiss photos, on a slow computer/modem, I decided to look at what had
till then been a thumbnail on several pages. It looked like the launch towers at cape Carnaveral, but when the
full size image appeared, it was Tower Bridge, lit up at night! It was a bit of a shock, as I had never seen it
at night, and had never even considered the possibility. But it sure was impressive.
So then I started 'looking around' England. And found lots of interesting places.
That was when I realised that I was getting into the trap of 'just one episode' of a 'soap opera'.
Well, a 2nd one won't hurt. Wonder how they get out of that? etc.

So I decided not to continue, or I would never get anything else done. And the phone bill!

But now the site has so many new and interesting places. And I have a faster computer and modem.
And a big hard disk. So maybe 1 or 2 photos won't hurt. :)

Had a look at info on his camera. It has interchangeable lenses, not a fixed 10x zoom, so it's hard to say what he used at Holy Island.

Les

Hi Les

Looked at the blog and like you I was looking for clues about who he is. First clue - he refers to his mother as Mam, which is usage from NE of England. Then I clicked on the Contact button, and found a real geographical address for FreeFoto head office in Stockton-on-Tees, in NE on border of County Durham and Yorkshire.

So I think I was right, when I saw how often he'd been to Holy Island (off coast of Northumberland), to guess that he is from the NE. So how have I never heard of him? My brother-in-law, doing the photography course, hadn't heard of him either.

I would also guess that the 7-year-old nephew LIVES in the USA because you probably wouldn't take a child on holiday during term-time. Britton's mother could also be with him visiting family there.

Maybe my deductions are all mistaken.

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Oh dear! My previous post about said photographer is also in the Google search list because I had mentioned his name!!!!!!! I recognised what I'd written.

We had all better be careful about what we say because we are being googled. I noticed what Honza said about Google passing through the temp php forum, where we are all behind passwords. The passwords obviously make no difference.

I will think about this, check a bit and then maybe post a warning for everybody. I certainly won't be writing any more stories now!

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Mo,
You could be right re: location.

Did a google once looking for thyme lawns, (plants), and got lots on Thyme Lawn, the 'person', on our forums.

And years ago when I was looking for various ancestors on genealogy news groups, I posted a bit.
More recently I've come across my own posts when doing another search for same ancestors with Google.
And my old posts are apparently on news group archives.

As 'Neddie Seagoon' used to say: 'Hallo Folks and World! And in that order folks!'

Les

A bit OT but not too much. If you've never seen this panaramic view from Mt.Everest, it ranks among the "not to be missed", IMO. <a href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050306.html">Seen from here</a>

(Edit: Actually, it's more OT as an astronomy picture, eh?)

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Amazing 360 degree panorama Jim, thanks. :-)

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&gt; (Edit: Actually, it's more OT as an astronomy picture, eh?)

Did you mean ET? :)

That sure is an amazing view. Thanks for posting the link.

Les