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Drowned Shepperton
Author: Simon Sellars • Feb 19th, 2007 •Category: Ballardosphere, enviro-disaster, Shepperton, suburbia, urban decay
Check out these flood maps — dynamic maps predicting sea-level rise around the globe (found via Dissensus).
First, adjust the rising sea level to +14m.
Then focus on London.
Now zoom into Shepperton.
Result: a self-fulfilling prophecy for the Shepperton-based author of The Drowned World.
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“Later, as Jim piloted the Zodiac through the abondoned soundstages, he would recall the perfect breasts of the American
actress who starred in the film adaptation of The Drowned World. Ms. Barrymore cleavage….”
As far as I can make out from the IPCC AR4, there isn’t enough fossil fuel in the world to get +14 metres of sea level rise. Mind you, that area is all Thames backwaters. (Heathrow Airport was built on a swamp.)
Wouldn’t that just be a fulfilled prophecy, and not a self-fulfilling one, unless it’s Ballard’s will that’s somehow raising the sea?
well it’s just a bit of fun; idle speculation. if ballard believed this scenario would come to pass, then i suppose it’s self-fulfilling. you could hedge either way, of course.
in any case, adjust the sea level to +7m, which is far more likely based on current predictions, and shepperton escapes.