In January and February of 2010, beach deposits at Redcar – in an area roughly extending between the Information Center and Park Hotel – were stripped away by tidal scour revealing some infrequently exposed beds beneath the usual sand and pebbles.
At the base of the steps opposite the Information Center, and extending seaward for over [...]
Introduction
Sub-divisions in the Quaternary of the British Isles.
The Quaternary Period is the shortest division of time in the geological column covering only the last 2.6 million years or so of Earth’s history. The period is characterised by extraordinary changes in global climate producing several major phases of ice-sheet advance, (glacial), and retreat (interglacial) across lower [...]