{"id":31573,"date":"2021-10-29T17:50:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T16:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=31573"},"modified":"2021-10-29T17:50:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T16:50:22","slug":"ihbccop26-features-heritage-from-the-icons-doorstep-climate-change-impacts-from-buckingham-palace-to-jeddah-tower-via-the-daily-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=31573","title":{"rendered":"IHBC@COP26 features \u2018Heritage from the icon\u2019s doorstep\u2019: Climate change impacts from Buckingham Palace to Jeddah Tower, via The Daily Mail"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Buckingham_Palace_from_gardens,_London,_UK_-_Diliff.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-31574\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Buckingham_Palace_Diliff_Commons_Wiki.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" \/><\/a>Shocking images reveal famous landmarks that will be flooded if we continue on the current global warming path are reviewed by <em>The Daily Mail.<\/em><\/h3>\n<h6><em>image: Buckingham Palace &#8211; Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0 &lt;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8230;some of the world&#8217;s most iconic landmarks could be under water by 2050, climate scientists warn&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><em>The Daily Mail<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n<p>From Buckingham Palace to Jeddah Tower: Shocking images reveal the famous landmarks that will be flooded if we continue on the current global warming path and temperatures rise by 5.4\u00b0F.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Researchers used Google satellite imagery as well as current climate models in producing their predictions.<\/li>\n<li>They looked at sea level rise impact for different levels of temperature increase between now and 2050.<\/li>\n<li>The latest climate change models say we will see a 5.4F (3C) increase over pre-industrial levels by 2050.<\/li>\n<li>However, if emissions are cut drastically that could be reduced to 2.7F (1.5C) and minimise sea level rises\u2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Without urgent and drastic action to lower carbon emissions, some of the world&#8217;s most iconic landmarks could be under water by 2050, climate scientists warn.<\/p>\n<p>Within the lifetime of Prince George, much of Buckingham Palace could be underwater, according to Climate Central, a Princeton, New Jersey based non-profit that reports\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-10080837\/Shocking-images-reveal-famous-landmarks-flooded-without-action.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-31166\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/COP26-1990PX-300x300.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/COP26-1990PX-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/COP26-1990PX-1024x1020.png 1024w, https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/COP26-1990PX-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/COP26-1990PX-768x765.png 768w, https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/COP26-1990PX-1536x1530.png 1536w, https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/COP26-1990PX.png 1990w\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"154\" \/><em>Why is IHBC@COP26? Because \u2018Conserving our<\/em><em> Places\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><em>Conserves our Planet\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Join IHBC\u2019s globally accessible virtual built and historic environment \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/ihbcatcop26.ihbc.org.uk\/\">Conservation Helpdesk+<\/a>\u2019, #IHBCHelpdesk #CultureCOP26 \u2013 open 31\/10 to 12\/11)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shocking images reveal famous landmarks that will be flooded if we continue on the current global warming path are reviewed by The Daily Mail. image: Buckingham Palace &#8211; Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0 &lt;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31573"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31575,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31573\/revisions\/31575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}