Coastal Erosion and Storm Surges | Britain’s Wildest Weather
New sandscaped coastal defences were built to protect the low-lying village of Walcott from flooding, but how did they hold up in an extreme storm in 2020?
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- Clip length: 5'53''
- Broadcast year: 2020
- Geography | Natural World | Weather and Climate | Climate Change
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- Provider: Channel 4
- Channel: Channel 4
- Programme: Britain's Wildest Weather
- Episode: Britain's Wildest Weather 2020
2020 | Britain's Wildest Weather
Footage of the most extreme weather conditions in the UK over the past year, from the worst floods in a decade and a freak landslide in Fife, to an account of being in a house when it is struck by lightning. The programme also explains the scientific reasons behind the wildfire that destroyed one of the UK's most precious nature reserves, as well as a look back at record-breaking days of both heat and rain.
Lightning Strikes a House | Britain's Wildest Weather
In summer 2020, after days of record-breaking heat, a lightning storm rolls into Yorkshire, and lightning strikes a family home in Haxby, with serious results.