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By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 05:50:31 +0000

I like you picture very much. I suppose considerations of being flooded (due to climate change) is a major preoccupation in the Netherlands? [ http://www.pbl.nl/en/publications/2006/TheeffectsofclimatechangeintheNetherlands ]

By: Tjarko

Tjarko — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:34:54 +0000

If you like this picture than you might like my painting ‘Fugit Hora’ (Time Flies). This painting is also about a flooded city.
You can see the painting here: http://www.tjarkovanderpol.nl/Werk/FugitHora/FugitHora.html

Kind regards from the Nehterlands,

Tjarko van der Pol

By: Tom Turner

Tom Turner — Fri, 07 May 2010 19:53:47 +0000

I better speak to my bank manager about that – and until I saw this photo I believed it impossible to take an attractive photograph of the Atlantis Hotel. Photography is an art.

By: Christine

Christine — Fri, 07 May 2010 06:19:05 +0000

For $14,000 AUD a night you can enjoy quite spectacular water views in the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai. [ http://www.news.com.au/travel/world/the-atlantis-hotels-underwater-world-in-dubai/story-e6frfqc0-1225754590914 ]

By: Tom Turner

Tom Turner — Tue, 04 May 2010 18:02:54 +0000

Thank you – I am tempted to experiment with flooding London. But, apart from the texture, do you think someone did a cut-out round each building, or do you think they found a way of automating the operation?

By: James Clarke

James Clarke — Tue, 04 May 2010 12:04:05 +0000

For Tom or anyone else wishing to produce a similar visual to the submerged NYC one above, I can recommend this photoshop tutorial, it goes beyond simply using a mirrored image with great results and is well covered in the article:
http://photoshopcontest.com/tutorials/26/displacement-water.html

By: Tom Turner

Tom Turner — Tue, 04 May 2010 06:41:17 +0000

You are right and, even though my disposition is optimistic, I do not think my chances of making it to 2100 are good. Also, considering what the Dutch hav achieved, I think it quite possible that London could be defended against a 6m rise in sea level. The Thames is a valley and the ratio between the length of the required barrier and the number of homes which would be protected is much more favourable for London than for the Western Netherlands. It would in fact be a good idea, given the risks, to identify a flood defense line and start taking precautions. With regard to the greatest good of the greatest number, I am willing to do without a good view.

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 04 May 2010 06:19:01 +0000

I can empathise with your desire for water views! [ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1537893/London-on-Sea-the-future-of-a-city-in-decay.html ]

In 2006 the climate scientists were very optimistic about your chances of a new vista. Although an extreme prediction in 2006 for the year 2100 was a sea level rise of 6 metres – perhaps not sufficient to give you really good views? [ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article694819.ece ]

By: Tom Turner

Tom Turner — Tue, 04 May 2010 05:19:09 +0000

More thought should be given to the design life of a city. I am sorry that so many ancient cities have been 'renewed' instead of being abandonned to fauna, flora and archaeologists. We need more Pompeiis - and more Uruks - and more new towns. The automobile industry has the right ideas about this: preserve some antiques; keep building new models; recycle the time-expired trash. The above photograph of NYC après-la-deluge is so appealing and so un-NYC: serene, silent and sublime. I think my house, in London, is about 40m above sea level and we would have wonderful views if the level of the Thames rose by 20 or 30 metres. But I don't want to be selfish about this!