Europe with a sea level rise of around 80m

(Source: sonky, via felicitate-me)

elegantbuffalo:

Skagen is the northernmost point of Denmark, where the Baltic and North Seas meet. The two opposing tides in this place can not merge because they have different densities.

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Excellent representation of the One Child Policy, shame they left out the granny police.

lookingwidelivinglife:

From the US Geological Survey

This drawing shows the size of a sphere that would contain all of Earth’s water in comparison to the size of the Earth. The blue sphere sitting on the United States, reaching from about Salt Lake City, Utah to Topeka, Kansas, has a diameter of about 860 miles (about 1,385 kilometers) , with a volume of about 332,500,000 cubic miles (1,386,000,000 cubic kilometers). The sphere includes all the water in the oceans, seas, ice caps, lakes and rivers as well as groundwater, atmospheric water, and even the water in you, your dog, and your tomato plant.

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An incised meander on the Colorado River, Utah.

Wait, what is an incised meander I hear you say? It’s a landform of river rejuvenation. River rejuvenation occurs when either the global sea levels fall (Eustatic fall), or the local land level rises (Isostatic uplift) - either way meaning that the river has now risen above the base level even in the lower course. With its renewed potential erosive energy, the river cuts down into the rock beneath it, attempting to reach the base level once more. The river adjusts to its new base level first in the lower reaches, then progressively inland.

As the river erodes vertically, it creates new landforms, namely knick points, incised meanders and river terraces. A knick point is simply the point at which the rivers old profile meets with the new - usually in the form of a waterfall. One of the best examples of this is Skógafoss in Iceland. River terraces are remnants of former flood plains which have been left high and dry as the river eroded down to the new base level, the Grand Canyon is one. Incised meanders follow the same principle - deepened meanders due to the river cutting downward. There are two types however, ingrown and entrenched. The first, as attractive as it sounds, is the product of a combination of both vertical and lateral erosion whilst entrenched meanders are born from pure vertical power. Obviously, the Colorado river pictured above has some, but closer to home, the River Wear in Durham sports several.

funeralgames:

This Little Light of Mine by Mark S Weaver on Flickr.

Just visited Leith Hill with my family ^^

The highest point of the greensand ridge which comprises much of the north and south downs. Also the highest point in south-east England! I got some nice pictures of views and shrubs and protosoils and other exciting geography things.

The tea shop was closed though :c 

Oh my god. Any one want to buy this for me? XD