Humber Estuary homeowners in northwest England must fend for themselves as sea levels rise. - 10 Mar 2008  
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Humber Estuary homeowners in northwest England must fend for themselves as sea levels rise. The British Government says it cannot afford to protect all of the homes on the Humber Estuary from flooding due to rising sea levels.

A recent Environmental Agency report says the government will spend €320 million to protect the area from a projected one meter rise in sea level over the next century, but that some properties will remain vulnerable. Phillip Winn, the Environment Agency's manager for the Humber Estuary project said the agency hoped "to build secondary lines of defence" in those locations.

Our prayers are with the residents of the Humber Estuary. May you be safe and protected in God’s grace. With immediate actions from the world’s governments and people, we can still halt the effects of global warming to save lives and our earthly abode.