Will Self’s 2006 novel Dave’s book – in which the author mixes a contemporary comedy novel with a science fiction dystopia – includes a map of London after the Flood. All that remains of the rest of England, now called the Ing Archipelago, are a few jagged islands. It’s an extreme version of the apocalypse … Read more
Salisbury Beach, MA, experienced significant coastal erosion after a storm on March 10 raised tides up to 15 feet, destroying a resident-funded dune.MyCoast Residents of Salisbury Beach pooled their money for a sand dune to protect their homes from coastal erosion. But ‘king’ tide washed away half of the man-made dune after just three days. … Read more
LOS ANGELES – A wave of heavy rain has accelerated landslides and contributed to damaging coastal erosion in California, leaving multimillion-dollar homes on the edge of cliffs, falling a hundred feet of palm trees into the surf and forcing the closure of a historic chapel . The state is now drying out, but the effects … Read more