source: Sky News
Sea Levels 'Impossible' To Defend Against
As fears grow of a metre sea level rise by the end of the century, the Environment Agency has told Sky News Online it is impossible to defend all of Britain's coastline.
Many places along the UK's East Coast will become particularly vulnerable to flooding.
The Environment Agency (EA) is already planning new defences. It has chosen to spend £50m on protection in Ipswich, including a new barrier, like that already across the Thames.
Just along the coast, Jaywick near Clapton has also been given sea defences to protect the 2,600 homes that lie almost at sea level.
But with 1.7 million properties in flood risk areas in the UK, many other places will not be as lucky.
EA chairman Lord Smith told Sky News Online: "We're not going to be able to protect every single inch of coastline. We've got something like 2 thousand miles of sea defences already that we have to maintain, that we have to keep in order.
"There are some places where even if we had a completely bottomless purse, er, we wouldn't be able to defend... Happisborough I'm afraid is one of those.''
The village of Happisburgh in Norfolk is fast losing its battle with the sea.
For years, residents have watched as cliffs supporting their houses have crumbled.
Diana Wrightson feels the government has abandoned them: ''It's disappeared very quickly," she said."One year we lost eight metres from the front. This year we've lost one, so you cannot tell how fast it's going to happen. It depends on the weather and the tides."
A metre rise would mean many areas of the UK would be inundated, particularly along the East Coast, if new defences are not built. Hull, East Anglia, much of the Thames Estuary and Portsmouth are among the main areas at risk.
For most of the UK, storm surges, fuelled by extreme weather, will cause the most damage.
Professor Tim Lenton from the University of East Anglia told Sky News Online the East Anglian coast will be worst hit.
He said: "We know when that mixture goes wrong and we get the high tide and the weather and the wind behind it - on the back of a risen global sea level - then we have the concern for big flooding events."
A recent report predicted the cost of damage from sea levels rising could increase from £1.5bn a year to £21bn a year by the 2080's.
So while protecting most places may be possible, the question is whether the huge Government investment needed for the defences will be forthcoming.
hubby dan anak2 sumer dah tdo...aku je tak terasa nak tdo lg, baby dlm tummy pun makin active kicking mcm tak bagi umminya tdo...anyway,macam2 kat kepala otak nie....yang pasti, aku amat merindui keluargaku.....mak,babah,mak mertua,adik2......especially adik aku yg paling kecik tu...azim...wpun tiap2 hari call msia (habit dr zaman skolah smpi skang, call mak aku satu hari 3 kali, mcm makan time la...), still missing them a lot...bak kate hubby, homesick yang takkan ilanglah.....huhuhu....nak wat camne...aku ni mmg sgt rapat ngan keluarga tau wpun anak sulung dr 8 beradik....
lately, hubby sibuk sgt ngan aktiviti lab dan school (aku kena paham la bab tu) ....even weekend pun kat lab....so byk time dgn anak2 je lah....bila pk secara positif, peluang mcm ni bukan selalu dapat nanti...tp yerlah, kita ni manusia...punya hati dan perasaan...satu tahap, dah takleh nak menahan rase 'kebosanan tahap cipan' tuh...sepanjang kat cni, aku mmg selalu rase nak balik msia je (smpi hubby pun ada ckp, nanti kalau cukup duit, abang htr la awak ngan anak2 balik msia...sedihnyerrr aku dgr...terus je pujuk hati yg lara ni dengan bykkan bersabar dan tersenyum...kata nak jadi Isteri Solehah???!)...coz dok merantau ni bukan jiwa aku la...hubby ada plan nak bwk kitorang jenjalan ( p mana, tak tau la....p City Centre ke??...x yah lerrr...p London??...tak terasa nak p la...Manchester???...pun taknak...balik msia??...nak,nak,nak...huhuhu...ini perbualan hati aku..)....tp yg pasti, aku mmg tak terasa nak berjalan lah buat masa skang......time preggy ni sumer perkara pelik2 dan meletihkan sangat ittew....aku tak nak buatlah...tak larat tuh....skang nie, terasa nak dok umah+jaga anak+masak resepi orang yg besh+tanam pokok+rehatkan kepala otak+tenet dan blog walking+p car boot+makan+tdo.....ngantuk lah...ADIOS
p/s orang lain dok merantau bertahun2 okay jer kan...aku??...susah nak kater coz kita nie rambut je same kaler tp hati lain2...lain orang lain ragam, lain pandangan........but whatever it is, i'm still trying to adapt to the new environment (br 5 bulan, what do u expect???).......aku sentiasa cuba jadi positive-minded and always want to be thankful to Allah coz segala nikmat telah aku perolehi selama ini....amin...wish me luck for the long journey guys...c ya in my next entry...projek menanam pokoks (banyak pokok kay!)....
salam....
akhirnya, setelah menunggu dari bulan Jan....aku p first check-up kat GP arini...eventhough Dr just asking a few questions pasal pregnancy kali nie...aku rase mcm aku plak yang jadi Dr tadi..huhuhu...kita plak dok explain kat dr what happened till the 24 weeks.....first Q dr Dr, what can i do for u??....ikutkan hati nak cakap nothing la dr....so far, alhamdulillah....i'm okay....huhuhu...kureng asam punya patient plak....tp dengan ramah tamahnya aku dok explain kat dr yang aku dah 24 weeks++....first time p check-up nie, tak pernah jumpe mane2 Dr lagik...baby kicking okay.....so far taken only acid folic for supplement....no problems in health till now..mmhhh...pastu aku diam...last2 Dr cakap, okay...u can see the receptionist outside to fix the next appointment with the midwife and the nurse......tu jerr....pastu leh balik...
kesimpulannya???....kat sini, senang woooo jadik Dr.....sape nak belajar Medic, leh dtg UK....pastu terus koje kat sini...koje pun senang, gaji leh tahan...tak percaya??....cube tanya Dr...kihkihkih.......no wonder Msian yg koje as Dr kat sini tak nak balik serving the country...kalau sape tak setuju, angkat tangan tau!!!!!.....betul3x (bak kate upin dan ipin)...
My next check-up would be on the 30th March with the nurse and 9th April with the midwife...can't wait to see what's going on next....boleh buat cter bersiri....huhuhu
JANGAN MENGELUH ………..Kita selalu Bertanya… dan Al-Quran sudah menjawabnya…
KITA BERTANYA : KENAPA AKU DIUJI? QURAN MENJAWAB ‘Apakah manusia itu mengira bahawa mereka dibiarkan saja mengatakan; ‘Kami telah beriman,’ (’I am full of faith to Allah’) sedangkan mereka tidak diuji? Dan sesungguhnya Kami telah menguji org2 yg sebelum mereka, maka sesungguhnya Allah mengetahui orang-orang yg benar dan, sesungguhnya Dia mengetahui orang-orang yg dusta.’- Surah Al-Ankabut ayat 2-3
KITA BERTANYA : KENAPA AKU TAK DAPAT APA YG AKU IDAM-IDAMKAN? QURAN MENJAWAB ‘Boleh jadi kamu membenci sesuatu padahal ia amat baik bagimu, dan boleh jadi pula kamu menyukai sesuatu, padahal ia amat buruk bagimu, Allah mengetahui sedang kamu tidak mengetahui.’- Surah Al-Baqarah ayat 216
KITA BERTANYA : KENAPA UJIAN SEBERAT INI? QURAN MENJAWAB ‘Allah tidak membebani seseorang itu melainkan sesuai dengan kesanggupannya.‘ - Surah Al-Baqarah ayat 286
KITA BERTANYA : KENAPA RASA KECEWA? QURAN MENJAWAB ‘Jgnlah kamu bersikap lemah, dan janganlah pula kamu bersedih hati, padahal kamulah orang-orang yg paling tinggi darjatnya, jika kamu orang-orang yg beriman.’ - Surah Al-Imran ayat 139
KITA BERTANYA : BAGAIMANA HARUS AKU MENGHADAPINYA? QURAN MENJAWAB ‘Wahai orang-orang yang beriman! Bersabarlah kamu (menghadapi segala kesukaran dalam mengerjakan perkara-perkara yang berkebajikan) , dan kuatkanlah kesabaran kamu lebih daripada kesabaran musuh, di medan perjuangan), dan bersedialah (dengan kekuatan pertahanan di daerah-daerah sempadan) serta bertaqwalah (be fearfull of Allah The Almighty) kamu kepada Allah supaya, kamu berjaya (mencapai kemenangan).‘
KITA BERTANYA : APAKAH JALAN TERBAIK UNTUK MENGHADAPINYA? QURAN MENJAWAB ‘Dan mintalah pertolongan (kepada Allah) dengan jalan sabar dan mengerjakan sembahyang; dan sesungguhnya sembahyang itu amatlah berat kecuali kepada orang-orang yang khusyuk’ - Surah Al-Baqarah ayat 45
KITA BERTANYA : APA YANG AKU DAPAT DRPD SEMUA INI? QURAN MENJAWAB ‘Sesungguhnya Allah telah membeli dari orang-orang mukmin, diri, harta mereka dengan memberikan syurga utk mereka… ? - Surah At-Taubah ayat 111
KITA BERTANYA : KEPADA SIAPA AKU BERHARAP? QURAN MENJAWAB ‘Cukuplah Allah bagiku, tidak ada Tuhan selain dari Nya. Hanya kepadaNya aku bertawakkal. ‘ - Surah At-Taubah ayat 129
KITA BERKATA : AKU HAMPIR BERPUTUS ASA!!! QURAN MENJAWAB‘… ..dan janganlah kamu berputus asa dr rahmat Allah. Sesungguhnya tiada berputus asa dr rahmat Allah melainkan kaum yg kafir.’ - Surah Yusuf ayat 12
p/s SubhanAllah.......apa lg yang kita perlukan??.....sentiasalah muhasabah diri dan yang pasti Al-Quran ada setiap jawapan kepada persoalan hidup kita....
Got this from a fren...kebetulan hubby baru je cter pasal benda ni....hubby pun dpt knowledge ni dr Kelas Quran yang dia attend kat cnie....let's share....
Semoga boleh dimanfaatkan, Al-Fatihah adalah satu rukun dalam solat, apabila cacat bacaannya maka rosaklah solat.Oleh itu perbaikilah bacaannya dengan ilmu tajwid. Bukan setakat bacaannya saja rosak malah kita menyebut nama syaitan di dalam solat kita.
Berikut diperturunkan nama syaitan laknat yang wujud didalam Al-Fatihah, sekiranya kita tidak berhati-hati.
1) DU LI LAH (bila dibaca tiada sabdu) sepatutnya DULILLAH
2) HIR ROB (bila dibaca dengan sabdu) sepatutnya HI ROB
3) KIYYAU (bila dibaca dengan sabdu) sepatutnya KI YAU
4) KANNAK (bila dibaca dengan sabdu) sepatutnya KA NAK
5) KANNAS (bila dibaca dengan sabdu) sepatutnya KA NAS
6) IYA (disebut tanpa sabdu) sepatutnya IYYA. Iya bermaksud 'matahari'.
Dalam ayat ke 5, jika salah bacaannya akan bermaksud "kepada mataharilah yang kami sembah dan kepada matahari kami meminta pertolongan"!!!!
7) SIROTHOLLAZI........sehingga habis hendaklah dibaca tanpa henti.
8) AMIN, hendaklah mengaminkan Al-Fatihah dengan betul iaitu AA.... dua harakat, MIN.... 3 harakat, semoga Amin kita bersamaan dengan Amin malaikat, Insya-Allah.
p/s berdakwah selagi ada ruang dan peluang....Aku hanya insan kerdil....
' WHAT IS OUR EXCUSE NOW?"
p/s Rasulullah SAW (pbuh) said that ' An intelligent person is one who is constantly thinking about and preparing for death'
~Tag pelik Cik Indie....Hasilnya....tengoklah kat bawah sekali...
Type out the sentence you end up with in the TITLE of your note and tag your friends.
Pick the month you were born:
January-------I kicked
February------I loved
March--------I karate chopped
April----------I licked
May----------I jumped on
June----------I smelled
July-----------I did the Macarena With
August--------I had lunch with
September----I danced with
October-------I sang to
November-----I yelled at
December-----I ran over
Pick the day (number) you were born on:
1-------a birdbath
2-------a monster
3-------a phone
4-------a fork
5-------a snowman
6-------a gangster
7-------my mobile phone
8-------my dog
9-------my best friends' boyfriend
10-------my neighbour
11-------my science teacher
12-------a banana
13-------a fireman
14-------a stuffed animal
15-------a goat
16-------a pickle
17-------your mom
18-------a spoon
19------ - a smurf
20-------a baseball bat
21-------a ninja
22-------Chuck Norris
23-------a noodle
24-------a squirrel
25-------a football player
26-------my sister
27-------my brother
28-------an iPod
29-------a surfer
30-------a homeless guy
31-------a llama
What is the last number of the year you were born:
1--------- In my car
2 --------- On your car
3 ----------- In a hole
4 ----------- Under your bed
5 ----------- Riding a Motorcycle
6 --------- sliding down a hill
7 --------- in an elevator
8---------- at the dinner table
9 -------- In line at the bank
0 -------- in your bathroom
Pick the color of shirt you are wearing:
White---------because I'm cool like that
Black---------because that's how I roll.
Pink-----------because I'm NOT crazy.
Red-----------because the voices told me to.
Blue-----------because I'm sexy and I do what I want
Green---------because I think I need some serious help.
Purple---------because I'm AWESOME!
Gray----------because Big Bird said to and he's my leader.
Yellow--------because someone offered me 1,000,000 dollars
Orange--------because my family thinks I'm stupid anyway.
Brown---------because I can.
Other----------because I'm a Ninja!
None----------because I can't control myself
Now type out the sentence you made, in the TITLE and tag your friends.... have a great day!
hasilnya sangatlah hampes...huhuhu
