Sea Rise near Leeds & York

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3 Meters

I’m working with the folks at the University of Leeds on a graphic novel depicting life in England in 200 years–if nothing is done to curb carbon emissions. It’s a sequel to their graphic novel about a low carbon future. The maps will be centered around York and Leeds, and includes the surrounding counties. The first three images will be a part of the novel, and show sea levels at 3, 5 and 8 meters.

The grey outlines are the boundaries of the two cities…Leeds to the west, York to the east.

These maps are based on sea rise elevations estimated by the IPCC. Scroll down for other sea rise levels…

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5 Meters
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8 Meters
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40 Meters

This Post Has 9 Comments

  1. Miriam Hurley February 9, 2015

    so at some point between 8 mt and 40mt I shall own a beautiful coastal property which will if the water continues to rise will fall into the sea, FML.

    1. Anna Viola Wallenius January 3, 2019

      Curious to know whether the sea level at the time of the birth of these two towns, then village communities, was 10 meters higher? For me it would be reasonable, for whom would not want to have access to water for living and food service. One could sail right in, or float out. In the case of Leeds, it’s also protected in the valley by the slooping hills, so by me it ought to be an older settlement. Older than Viking Age.

  3. Vivian February 12, 2015

    And this doesn’t include erosion. The Holderness coast of East Yorkshire is eroding extremely fast. By the time the sea has risen that much there won’t be any land left, east of the Yorkshire Wolds

  5. Sean February 18, 2015

    I used to live in this region. Look south of the Humber and in the corner of the junction formed by the M18 and M180 motorways is a small market town called Thorne. To the right, on the 8 metre map, you’ll see a raised inland island, which is actually called the Isle of Axholme. This area was once almost entirely marshland and the Isle was an area of raised ground. The Norman church in Thorne was not a parish, and those who used to die there were taken by boat to the nearby village of Hatfield to be buried. When a funeral party was drowned in 1320s, the Abbot of St. Marys in York was petitioned and Thorne church was rebuilt as a parish, which permitted the dead to be buried there. In the 17th century a dutch engineer by the name of Cornelius Vermuyden was brought in to drain the area and redirect the River Don, which flows downhill from Sheffield.

  6. dlanod February 26, 2015

    How about “London Falling”, if you’re still looking for a name?

    1. Jeffrey February 26, 2015

      I’m always open to suggestions…I like the Clash reference.

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