Never mind up north, it's about to get grim down south. And wet. Like seriously wet. The Telegraph reports:
'Dr Nassos Vafeidis of the University of the Aegean, Greece, and Prof Rob Nicholls of the University of Southampton and colleagues have weighed up the impact of rising levels on the Thames Estuary, where 1.25 million people currently live, 1.5 million commute and there are assets worth up to £100 billion.'
Apparently, the coming sea rises will leave Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament and Canary Wharf under a wall of water. Kind of puts those rain-water drought problems into perspective doesn't it?
*Laugh? I nearly Global Warmed myself*
And of course we wonder why, eh? Why? Of course, I'm sure it has nothing to do with the other ridiculous piece of news doing the rounds these last weeks which informs us that it is now cheaper to fly places than to use the train in England. From IC Liverpool:
'Plummeting air fares have left Merseyside rail passengers paying more for a weekend break to London than for a flight to a top European holiday destination...
...new prices will take effect from next week, meaning the cost of a return ticket for use on any service will pass through the £200 mark to £205 for the first time.'
So. That whole priviatisation of state assests has really worked out to be a charm, eh? EH?
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