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UNPSTcommandermark [2020-06-11 04:21:58 +0000 UTC]
Why does the new English flag Look Hungary's flag?
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Crimson-Quill-086 [2020-05-14 10:22:08 +0000 UTC]
Did you use any GIS software to find the changes in terrain as a result of sea rise? I am learning Arcmap as a Student in Surveying, and have seen it used to map out situations like this. All in all, this is both intriguing, and worrying, as it possibly could happen if we don't get our act together.
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Ashtagon [2019-05-09 09:36:02 +0000 UTC]
It seems odd to have a Middlesex that doesn't even include any of the historical Middlesex region (even the 'greater Middlesex' that some say was around in the 4th century, which went as far north as Luton).
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Charidemos [2019-04-04 16:00:42 +0000 UTC]
See New East Kilbride. I've been thinking about this for some time. East Kilbride is on a massive hill. It seems to snow there half the year. I doubt most of 'Old East Kilbride' would particularly be under threat from rising sea levels. What would be quite interesting, and makes more sense is see posh Whitecraigs and Newton Mearns? Whitecraigs is a massive hill. The area is filled with bungalows. If you wanted a new settlement, much to the upset of the local residents, you could easily fill that place.
Likewise, with Paisley. Paisley is on a flood plain and its all pretty flat. I imagine the centre would move to somewhere like Linwood, Johnston, etc, where it's far more hilly. Greenock has no chance though, it floods all the time! But behind it is a rather large hill range, like Loch Thorn and the likes. You could migrate some of those towns in-land a bit. Likewise for Ayr, on a floodplain, but there's nearby hills, so moving inland would be advisable. But I'd imagine a great deal of the population would just move to nearby Kilmarnock.
If Scotland is feeling particularly ambitious, there's tons of unused land in the valleys of Galloway Forest Park. Suitable for smaller new towns. For example, now that Dumfries is an island, you could build a town at the mouth of that river, somewhere near Drumlanrig Castle, I imagine.
Also Gaelia is a very odd name for the Outer Hebrides/Western Isles/Na h-Eileanan Siar. Especially since the first Gaels in modern-day Scotland were in Argyle.
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Chwilhogyn [2018-10-06 13:37:49 +0000 UTC]
The new town of Llywelyn which is a very unusual name for a Welsh town, Tryweryn would be more appropriate due to the river. It also located where the village of Fron Goch stands today which has a lot of history.
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procrastinating2much In reply to Chwilhogyn [2018-10-06 14:01:04 +0000 UTC]
It’s named after a national hero. I imagine in this future Wales sees a rise of nationalism. By their independence, they want to commemorate national hero’s such as Llywelyn the Great.
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Chwilhogyn In reply to procrastinating2much [2018-10-06 16:51:23 +0000 UTC]
If you were to imply the rise of Welsh nationalism and as a Welshman myself and a history buff it's more likely for a new town to be named 'GLYNDŴR' after 'Owain Glyndŵr, the last leader of an independent Wales (1400-1422) and is remembered and commemorated today than any leader on the 16th of September.
The latest mountain on the Carneddau range in Snowdonia was named 'Gwenllian' after 'Gwenllian ferch Llywelyn' or 'Gwenllian of Wales', Llywelyn(the Last) and Eleanor(de Montfort) only daughter which Eleanor died in childbirth.
A few months after Gwenllian's birth, north Wales was encircled by the English army of King Edward I. On 11 December 1282 her father, 'Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf'(Llywelyn, Our Last Leader), was assassinated. Gwenllian was taken and placed in the Gilbertine Priory at Sempringham, where she was detained behind its high walls until her death at the age of 54.
In committing her to a nunnery, Edward's plan was not only to prevent her from marrying and having sons who might lay claim to the Kingdom of Wales but also to hide her away, unknown to the outside world.
Dafydd ap Gruffudd (Llywelyn's brother) was Prince of Wales from 11 December 1282 until his execution on 3 October 1283 by King Edward I of England. His sons Llywelyn and Owain were imprisoned then later executed, their sister Gwladys was taken to the same nunnery as her cousin Gwenllian.
Edward I took the title of "Prince of Wales" for the Crown, bestowing it upon his son, Edward, at a Parliament held in Lincoln in 1301 at the age of seventeen. The title is still given to the heir apparent to the British crown to this day.
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procrastinating2much In reply to tard15 [2018-05-07 21:21:35 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! Yeah but with a Northern Irish unification before UK dissolution then the UK would just exist on Great Britain, so by this time the two would be pretty much interchangeable!
The sea barrier would probably have to be up to 20 meters in parts, which is a huge feat of engineering and it’s cost is why NHS was stopped for a while in the timeline! And yeah, the Thames is quite a vital part of London, so a small bit of the sea would be allowed to pass through the barrier to recreate the water.
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tzj [2018-05-05 21:58:28 +0000 UTC]
Even if a good chunk of yorkshire will sink, am sure we'll make good use of the areas lost.
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Hardwing [2018-05-03 17:54:08 +0000 UTC]
Amazing map!
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SaraWolfPhotographer [2018-05-03 08:48:23 +0000 UTC]
I've shared this on Facebook, I hope you don't mind. I've credited you, of course. Us Scots are thrilled that much of our country remains intact but the union hasn't.
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SaraWolfPhotographer In reply to procrastinating2much [2018-05-03 11:49:36 +0000 UTC]
We'll grasp at any straw. It's very popular, but most of my friends are environmentalists and pretty gloomy about the future. I'm more optimistic about the Green Party than another commenter, but I'm a member. There you go, politics again. I don't know when to stop. 😂
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viaelgod [2018-05-03 06:23:23 +0000 UTC]
But I'm having doubts about the green party getting more that 3 MPs
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procrastinating2much In reply to viaelgod [2018-05-03 10:51:26 +0000 UTC]
It's unlikely today, but I'm thinking if sea levels were really beginning to harm the country people might want to vote green!
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viaelgod [2018-05-03 06:21:28 +0000 UTC]
Wow, my home only just survived
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esteost [2018-05-03 00:21:21 +0000 UTC]
when I'm 18 I'm going to Scotland to do an exchange or go along with my parents and my sister, hugs.
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Mattrik-Belmont [2018-05-02 23:37:29 +0000 UTC]
A most excellent alternative map! I like the broad strokes of history alongside the rising tide graph.
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