Has managed retreat worked in Essex, UK?

Here is a great link to a story about a managed retreat project (where the sea is allowed to inundate the land) in Essex, UK:
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/5143802.stm
Here’s how the Wallasea Island project has been implemented:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7030298.stm

Where is your name from?

This is an interesting website which allows you to track the spread of your surname through time….so where are you from?
http://www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk/

Wild weather in Farnborough: what happened when a tornado struck the UK in September 2007?

Here is a link to the BBC News webpage showing what happened when a relatively small tornado hit Farnborough in Hampshire, UK in September 2007.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7010172.stm
You can see how tornados form here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/5328524.stm