Postcards from the future: how will London be affected by Climate Change?

Climate change is central to London’s future. It will affect every aspect of the city, from buildings and public spaces to the way Londoners live and work.

What impact will climate change have?

A display of 14 images will be on display at the Museum of London from 1 October 2010 to 6 March 2011. Like ‘Postcards From The Future’, familiar views of the capital have been digitally transformed by illustrators Robert Graves and Didier Madoc-Jones.



View the gallery here.

My Coastal Life Competition...

My Coastal Life from Atlantic Rising on Vimeo.

I have registered Seaford Head Community College for this competition. All you have to do is take a photograph of a coastal scene that is important to you and then write 50 words about it!

Fantastic prizes are available including:
- Nikon digital camera for the winning student.
- Over £500 of Nikon camera equipment (digital SLR and lenses) for the student's school.
- One year membership to Royal Geographical Society Schools network.
- One year member ship to Rafi.ki.

For more information click here.

Time-lapse proof of extreme ice loss

Photographer James Balog shares new image sequences from the Extreme Ice Survey, a network of time-lapse cameras recording glaciers receding at an alarming rate, some of the most vivid evidence yet of climate change.

Thanks to Marcus Cherrill for alerting me to this :)

One in six UK homes 'at risk of flooding'

One in six homes in England is at risk of flooding, the Environment Agency warned today.

And with climate change likely to raise the risk of flooding through rising sea levels and more rainstorms, £20bn needs to be invested in flood defences to protect properties in the next 25 years, the agency said.Read the full article here. More from the BBC here.

Here are the top 10 local authorities with the highest number of properties in areas with a significant chance of flooding:

Boston district: 23,700
North Somerset: 20,415
East Lindsey district: 14,949
Windsor and Maidenhead: 11,477
Kingston upon Hull: 9,825
Shepway district: 9,065
Sedgemoor district: 8,092
East Riding of Yorkshire: 7,513
Runnymede district: 7,007
Warrington: 6,533

How will global warming affect us in the future?

This week scientists issued the most detailed assessment yet of how global warming will unfold across Britain. In a range of possible scenarios published by the government, the experts painted a picture of a very different UK, with soaring summertime temperatures and dwindling rainfall.Read more here.

Big Climate Callout Competition...

This December we could see history in the making. World leaders will meet in Copenhagen to discuss issues around climate change and make decisions that will effect everyones future. You could be there. You just have to answer 3 questions:
1. Why is Climate Change an important issue to you?

2. What can young people do about climate change?

3. What should young leaders decide at their meeting in Copenhagen?

You can submit your entries by video here, or by text here.