It's About Time and Tide

By G. Rendell. There's a set of pictures currently circulating the Web.  Artistically done, they depict "what some classic American city scenes would look like today", given twelve feet of sea level rise (a moderate estimate given the widely anticipated collapse of Antarctic glaciers).  If you're Facebook acquaintances with anyone even softly focused on climate change, you've probably already seen at least one of these 'shopped photos.  And I have absolutely no doubt that many of them will make their way into slide decks for introductory courses on the subject. Read more...