Masselink urges me to look at a map of the British Isles in order to better visualise Norfolk’s problem: waves and winds from the north are hitting Norfolk’s coastline at an angle. In an ...

1. Happisburgh, Norfolk The map predicts that 97 metres - the equivalent of two football pitches - of the Happisburgh area could be lost over the next 20 years.

Happisburgh, pronounced "haze-bruh," is home to about 1,400 people and about 600 homes. Aerial view of Happisburgh, Norfolk, England, in 2021. Historic England Archive/Heritage Images/Getty Images ...