The antarctic is melting.
This is a dramatic visualisation of how rising sea levels could affect parts of the UK. The large version has some great detail. See see the whole set.
Also check out these amazing animations of the effects of small sea level increases on the following land-masses.
People hear things like "sea levels may rise by 6 meters" and they think, "hmm yeah right. whatever." but if they could see a high res map of their own house get flooded with even a 2 meter sea level rise… watch them start to give a damn all of a sudden.
Visualizations like these are critical in guiding people’s understanding of the consequences of inaction. You are a force for good in a bad bad world. — DS
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