Hull could be completely submerged in water in the next hundred years or so.
Just let that sink in (pun intended) for a moment.
Hull.
Hull, the 2017 City of Culture, a pinnacle of civilization as we know it, will one day - relatively soon - be under water.
Hull, a place immortalised in poetry by Philip Larkin; somewhere that's been city since the late 12th century could cease to exist by 2115.
Apart from the frankly terrifying prospect that Busted's Year 3000 is not merely a lighthearted pop song, but in fact an accurate vision of the future, it's odd to think that my great-grandchildren could feasibly not know that Hull was ever a real place.
Hull is the Atlantis of our time.
Hull.
I've never actually been to Hull, but now it's only got a limited amount of time left as a viable tourist attraction, I feel like I should probably go see the Humber Bridge or something.
Which got me thinking...
