Rising seas 'clue' in sunken world off Orkney

[Adsos Letter]

Source: BBC

A unique discovery of submerged man-made structures on the seabed off Orkney could help find solutions to rising sea levels, experts have said.

They said the well preserved stone pieces near the island of Damsay are the only such examples around the UK.

It is thought some of the structures may date back thousands of years.

Geomorphologist Sue Dawson said that people have survived and adapted in the past and it is that adaption to climate change that needs to be learned from.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/north_east/8416600.stm

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If things keep going the way they are, without significant policy changes by all nations, we're certainly going to have to "adapt"...or "go into the dark" (to borrow a phrase from LBJ's famous "daisy-girl" campaign TV spot).

Anyway, some interesting photos at the link.

[hedgehog]

1. I thought there were several Authurian legends about sunken

villages or counties.

[Adsos Letter]

2. It's entirely possible. I find it interesting how legends/myths

often speak to memories of ancient realities. :)

[hedgehog]

3. I can only recall vague references - like to church bells beneath the waves?

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. You may be thinking of Dunwich, in East Anglia

http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/dunwichas.html

That was due to coastal erosion.