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Storm Ciarán hits Chesil Bank

Storm Ciarán hits Chesil Bank

On the 1st November this year, Storm Ciarán battered the UK, causing widespread flooding and damage, with the south of England being the worst affected. Locally, windspeeds were recorded reaching gusts of 78mph and along Chesil Bank, huge nine metre waves crashed into...
A stormy start to the year

A stormy start to the year

                    The Chesil Wave Rider Buoy, as can be seen in the graphs above, has recorded wave height above the threshold (the red line) on a number of occasions so far this year. Most noticeably there was a...
Whatever the weather

Whatever the weather

The Reserve now has a live weather station based at the Abbotsbury end of Chesil. With wind, temperature, rain and other measurements being recorded, this will be a great tool to help the Reserve team and researchers gather valuable data. Better still there is a live...