Catastrophic Sea Level Rise

'The year is now 2015 and the human population is still shooting skyward as if there is some sort of bright techno-utopian future on the horizon, the high priests of capitalism are still praising endless growth, fossil fuels are still the predominant energy source on the planet, and the masses still can’t get enough of celebrity gossip. No need to worry about the future. I’m sure if there’s a buck to be made by holding back the rising tides, we can count on some capitalist lurking in the shadows to fix the problem. Sea walls will do the trick, right? Humans are looking more and more like ants on a floating turd: “When the log turns over we will all be dead…” '

from the Collapse of Industrial Civilization blog 'Catastrophic Sea Level Rise within Three Generations' 7th April 2015.

Tillingham Marshes

The marginal lands of Essex: Doctor Who on Tillingham Marshes in 'Carnival of Monsters'.

London Bay

The Seattle mapmaker and urban planner Jeffrey Linn creates maps of the future, redrawing coastlines based on the raised sea levels that melting ice sheets would produce. Above is his depiction of London if 2/3rds of the ice sheets melted.

Below is Great Britain at various depths. Similar to the Greenhouse Britain work of Harrison& Harrison.

Linn's beautiful maps depict locations all over the world and are available to buy as posters .

Fire & Water

Add caption

Illustration by Rob Pybus for a New York Times editorial:

'For this piece I had to depict the struggle going on in NY the moment concerning sea defenses on Fire Island. For the most part its seen as a waste of money and a danger to the environment.'

London flood risk: Map shows areas of the capital most in danger

Independent article on London's floor risk areas:

'More than 300,000 homes in London are at risk of flooding from the Thames and the capital’s numerous other rivers, according to a new report.
  
Groundsure, an environmental risk consultancy, used Environment Agency and census data to calculate the places most in danger of damage.

Hammersmith and Fulham was found to be the worst borough for potential flooding, with almost 60,000 homes – 60 per cent of the borough - at risk.'

Florida is sinking

Rising, Rising

New York City Panel on Climate Change has released a new report detailing how climate scientists expect New York City to change over over the next 100 years, focusing on projected increases in temperature and sea level [Via Wired]