“…And The Waters Around Us Have Grown”

Thanks to @Lidsville on Twitter we are alerted to the excellent interactive maps of anticipated sea level rise by 2050, just 30 years away. Here is a map of the Lower  Mainland:

 

A closer view of Grandview and its neighbours shows False Creek reclaiming its historic Clark Drive boundary:

 

More importantly, this is where the new St. Paul’s Hospital is supposed to be built.  Already there have been stories of liquefaction tests at the proposed site; this is a problem that can only be worsened by a rise in sea level. I suspect  that the technology-heavy and expensive “solution” will be some form of barrier at Main Street, probably with SNC involved.

And what of the entire industrial waterfront along the Inlet?  Are they planning for sea level rise and I missed seeing the stories?

This is important stuff, and thirty years is not very long.

Image: Lines & Shadows #3

LA Neon

The Guardian recently ran an interesting gallery of images by Los Angeles photographer Franck Bohbot who specializes in the night-time neon scene.  My own favourite was this:

Beverly Vapes, Franck Bohbot