Tarea geo

WHY DID HOLBECK HALL HOTEL FALL?

REASONS

CLIMATE

The last two summers were really dry

The night before there was a heavy storm with lots of rain

Water lubricates rock and this makes them easier to fall

EROSION

The coastline of Yorkeshire has the higher erosion rate in all Europ

Erosion processes

The cliff is made of a type of clay

Powerfll waves hit the coastline and make the cliff, were the hotel was located, erode faster by Hydraulic action and atrision

When clay dries out cracks are formed and this weakens it

Clay is a soft type of rocck wich erodes faster

This made the cliff very steep

Two meter of land were lost because of ersosion every year

HEAVY WEIGHT

The heavy wieght of the hotel made the rocks to colpase faster.