因為大雨和天氣寒冷,英國著名觀光景點“多佛白壁”上月崩塌,約有重達數千噸、面積相當於一個足球場大的巨塊石灰崩塌後掉落海中。5.39.217.76( N# K7 W+ c, D, A# X
" ?( E" o6 ^' y) V H, z2 ~1 F4 Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb幾千萬年前在英格蘭南部海藻化石形成的白堊崖,從法國橫越英吉利海峽到英國都會看到這片白壁,一直是英國著名的景觀。不過,由於海藻化石不夠強硬,一碰到大雨就會崩落,因此常有白堊崩塌。
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$ q f" R/ Q* D5.39.217.76An aerial view of the latest chalk slip at the White Cliffs of Dover
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The collapse may have been caused by rain over the winter months being absorbed into the chalk and freezing ( Z1 s3 q# y# d/ |" M
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The Kent landmark has suffered large rockfalls before, most significantly in January last year + C4 @, _3 B d7 y* L5 u: m
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8 @$ _6 p# i+ r8 f5 K& Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhen the cliffs tumble, locals have described it as 'like a lorry going down the hill'
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A spokeswoman for the National Trust - which looks after parts of the chalk grassland in the area - said the cliff-fall happened between Langdon Cliffs and South Foreland Lighthouse" `$ d! N2 p5 J
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Collapse: Thousands of tons of the White Cliffs of Dover have plunged into the sea in a landfall last Friday, Dover Coastguard said公仔箱論壇& _+ \% I' F/ e, Y! K _/ `
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& ?2 ~. x9 C7 X; {Dover Coastguard said no one was injured but that it serves as a reminder that if people are walking along the cliff-top or underneath, that the cliff can crumble away3 |6 z3 o, O$ C+ A
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8 a4 C7 n! b+ l% P* j9 M9 }公仔箱論壇Cliff investigation: Dover Coastguard said a full survey has yet to be carried out to determine the exact amount and length of cliff that crumbled on Friday
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Collapse: Thousands of tons of chalk fell from the white cliffs of Dover in an area known as Crab Bay. Here a woman surveys the damage公仔箱論壇8 y3 C, `* @* f% `9 [
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1 L9 b) f- @. l7 e" ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCliff face fall: The collapse may have been caused by rain freezing after being absorbed into the chalk and then expanding, causing it to weaken& @$ j( W# o& N: W' c
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4 ?/ y1 Z+ p- }7 F公仔箱論壇Immortalised: A Spitfire flies over the White Cliffs which were popularised by Dame Vera Lynn's wartime song The White Cliffs of Dover
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