Thursday, March 16, 2006
SPECIAL PLACE THREATENED
The BBC reports:
UN experts are meeting to determine the risks which climate change poses to some of the world’s special places.
The UN’s cultural and scientific wing Unesco says climate change threatens World Heritage Sites such as the Great Barrier Reef and ...
Wait for it ...
... the Tower of London.
Right. Here’s the Tower 600 years ago:
And here it is today:
Note the Thames’ terrifying rise. It’s practically swamping the joint! Curse you, Jeremy Clarkson.
UPDATE. Reader dipole nominates other post-flood attractions:
Utzon Aquarium, Sydney
The Eiffel Lighthouse, Paris
The Great Seawall of China
World’s Largest Paddlewheel, London
Rod Laver Olympic Pool, MelbourneAny more candidates for the Seven Wonders of Global Warming?