Punk London: Going Underground?
It has emerged, apparently, that London is subsiding by 1-2mm per year (along with the land around the Thames estuary). Coupled with water levels risiing about 1mm per year, this means that London is moving closer towards sea level.
Obviously, in the event that global warming means more of the polar ice melts, this will increase sea levels further, increasing the risk of London flooding.
This, coupled with the fact that the North and West are rising at the expense of the South and East (as the country ever-so-slowly springs back into shape after being compressed by ice sheets during the last ice age), means that if global warming is severe enough, London could eventually end up underwater.
When you think of London, you think of a city with:
- the elegance, class and merit of a drunk’s vomit outside a kebab shop
- a leech-like ability to drain taxes, wealth, jobs and creative talent from the rest of the country
- a supreme self-declared self-interest
And if we’re not all jolly careful, it’s going to end up under water.
And they talk about global warming like it’s a bad thing! I don’t know about you, but I’m off to turn my heating up a bit. Aaaah! Just feel those carbon emissions.
JackP says:
July 13th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
Note to Londoners: I am aware London has good points, too. But we all know a reasoned, well thought-out piece that considers all sides to every argument is much less entertaining to read or write, so just remember this is intended a touch tongue-in-cheek, okay?
ThePickards » Blog Archive » Close to Home: English Martyrs Bus Crash says:
July 16th, 2007 at 7:01 am
[...] Well national media, London, fuck you. If we matter so little to you, don’t expect us to give a toss when you end up below sea level. [...]
Dan Govan says:
July 17th, 2007 at 10:54 am
What is more, with England – and particularly the South East – being sedimentary rock; the whole thing will wash away eventually. Hurrah for igneous Scotland!