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With a long and well-populated coastline, the United Kingdom is at serious risk from climate change. Flooding and storm damage could make many areas uninhabitable by 2050.
The government is planning to spend $7bn to protect the coast.
But experts say hard decisions are needed about which areas are to be saved and which are to be surrendered to the sea.
Al Jazeera's @Jonah Hull reports from Sidmouth in Devon, UK.
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The government is planning to spend $7bn to protect the coast.
But experts say hard decisions are needed about which areas are to be saved and which are to be surrendered to the sea.
Al Jazeera's @Jonah Hull reports from Sidmouth in Devon, UK.
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- Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish
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#AlJazeeraEnglish #UnitedKingdom #CoastlineErosion
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