Weather also has an impact on the coastline. Rainwater can cause surface erosion and frost (in cold climates) can cause rock to shatter. Strong winds can also contribute to the erosion of cliffs.

Erosion is the process that wears away the river bed and banks. Erosion also breaks up the rocks that are carried by the river.

It used data from the Environment Agency's National Coastal Erosion Risk Mapping (NCERM) dataset. Erosion fears affecting mental health - residents 'My house and village are falling into the sea ...

Coastal erosion: Landslide leaves house hanging over ... on its numbers Mr Henderson admitted that there was a "Wild West-type environment" among some on the island, who preferred to be free ...