#Drownyourtown

Check out this new modelling service one group is using to bring sea level rise home!

#Drowyourtown

Using google maps and a 'sea level rise image' they produced visual representations of what cities would look like after an increase in sea level.  It was a novel outreach programme aimed at making people think about sea level rise, with people able to send in requests to see how their home town would look after a rise in sea level.

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Southampton, UK after a 10m rise in sea level
Source: Drownyourtown

Whilst it provides nice visualisations it has been stated by the group that such predictions lack validation and should therefore not be used for real estate speculations.

So what are you waiting for? Send your requests into @Drownyourtown and search #Drownyourtown and get connected with sea level rise, past maps also available on their blog:

http://drownyourtown.tumblr.com/