This is absolute tosh. It uses a low-res American model that takes no account of flood defenses or topography too small to appear in their model.
To find out about actual threats to coastal properties in the UK from rising sea levels you need to look on a case-by-case basis at assessments from local and national government agencies.
Off-topic, but the readers of Country Living must be a well-organised bunch. At the end of the article, there is another article featuring the best eco-friendly Christmas crackers.
Yup, I think that’s an acceptable sacrifice to Manannán mac Lir.
Years ago, a magazine listing seaside resorts mistakenly listed my firmly inland town as being on the coast. Oh, how we laughed!
… Turns out, it was prophetic.
How underwater are we talking here? The Dutch were able reclaim land for the sea hundreds of years ago, surely we have better technology to do the same thing now?
Yet house prices in these areas are not impacted? Why?
So that’s why property is cheap where I live.
RIP my house.
That seems a bit extreme.
If it’s not, I can look forward to having a beach-front property after all!
…what do we need to do for Essex to be underwater?
I think the government could sell rising waters as a positive if we lose Essex.
They’ve got Sunderland on that list which is strange as its hilly, even the seaside properties are 20-30 foot above sea level.
The only parts that could be affected by a 30cm rise would be some cafes and a pub at Roker beach, and maybe the houses at Roker marina.
My house in Scunthorpe might become beach front property… Or an aquarium. I love swimming so I’m happy with both
*England. Only England is on it.
When you buy a house then make sure it’s well above sea level and not in a flood plane.
Just need to dump a load of water over Manchester and Sheffield and we’ll finally have a moat to keep the Southerners from venturing North.
>Shoreham-By-Sea, West Sussex
In 30 years to be renamed Shoreham-In-The-Sea? :O
Aaand that’s why the folks house is gone as soon as they pop their clogs. Assuming it isn’t swallowed up for care payments… God, that’s a miserable thought on all levels. Happy event horizon day, everyone. Wine!
Well lets face it, with rising temperatures it’s not like the land will be growing crops anymore.
Happisburgh is going to be in the sea rather than under it. Coastal erosion at a very fast rate. Been over that way last year and this year and changes are very visible.
Floodmap.net is interesting to see how much the sea level has to rise. After 60m I’ve drowned apparently.
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Dibs on the Kingdom of Lincolnshire and it’s low Tax environment that will attract investment soon to become a Monte Carlo of Northern Europe.
Wouldn’t be the worst thing ever to wipe Lincolnshire off the map.
Grimsby, you’ll be sadly missed. Not by me, or anyone I know or have ever heard of but I assume there’s GOT to someone,,,
Keep driving though assholes.
Peterborough being underwater is a ringing endorsement of global warming. Blackpool and Hull could do with being deleted too.
Joking aside, it’s hardly surprising that reclaimed swampland would be the biggest casualty. The Netherlands must be shitting themselves.
The recent climate change committee modelling showed London becoming “undefendable” in high emission scenarios.
Around 52 minutes: https://youtu.be/kXQ46R15e1c
Sam Fender might even write a song about it.
This is absolute tosh. It uses a low-res American model that takes no account of flood defenses or topography too small to appear in their model.
To find out about actual threats to coastal properties in the UK from rising sea levels you need to look on a case-by-case basis at assessments from local and national government agencies.
This article might be a good place to start:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61795783
Not London! Oh well anyways..
Off-topic, but the readers of Country Living must be a well-organised bunch. At the end of the article, there is another article featuring the best eco-friendly Christmas crackers.
Yup, I think that’s an acceptable sacrifice to Manannán mac Lir.
Years ago, a magazine listing seaside resorts mistakenly listed my firmly inland town as being on the coast. Oh, how we laughed!
… Turns out, it was prophetic.
How underwater are we talking here? The Dutch were able reclaim land for the sea hundreds of years ago, surely we have better technology to do the same thing now?
Yet house prices in these areas are not impacted? Why?
So that’s why property is cheap where I live.
RIP my house.
That seems a bit extreme.
If it’s not, I can look forward to having a beach-front property after all!
…what do we need to do for Essex to be underwater?
I think the government could sell rising waters as a positive if we lose Essex.
They’ve got Sunderland on that list which is strange as its hilly, even the seaside properties are 20-30 foot above sea level.
The only parts that could be affected by a 30cm rise would be some cafes and a pub at Roker beach, and maybe the houses at Roker marina.
My house in Scunthorpe might become beach front property… Or an aquarium. I love swimming so I’m happy with both
*England. Only England is on it.
When you buy a house then make sure it’s well above sea level and not in a flood plane.
Just need to dump a load of water over Manchester and Sheffield and we’ll finally have a moat to keep the Southerners from venturing North.
>Shoreham-By-Sea, West Sussex
In 30 years to be renamed Shoreham-In-The-Sea? :O
Aaand that’s why the folks house is gone as soon as they pop their clogs. Assuming it isn’t swallowed up for care payments… God, that’s a miserable thought on all levels. Happy event horizon day, everyone. Wine!
Well lets face it, with rising temperatures it’s not like the land will be growing crops anymore.
Happisburgh is going to be in the sea rather than under it. Coastal erosion at a very fast rate. Been over that way last year and this year and changes are very visible.
Floodmap.net is interesting to see how much the sea level has to rise. After 60m I’ve drowned apparently.