What If All The Ice On Earth Melted?

    Race you to the top of Big Ben.

    If all the ice on Earth melted, sea levels would rise by around 66m. Here's what that would look like in some familiar places.

    Disclaimer: these images were all made using the technique described in this article by Andrew David Thaler and are rough approximations of what the world would look like underwater. In any case, this kind of sea level rise is thousands of years away at least.

    1. The City, London, England.

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    Kelly Oakes / BuzzFeed / Google Earth
    Kelly Oakes / BuzzFeed / Google Earth

    2. Westminster, London, England.

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    Kelly Oakes / BuzzFeed / Google Earth
    Kelly Oakes / BuzzFeed / Google Earth

    3. St Pauls, London, England.

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    Kelly Oakes / BuzzFeed / Google Earth
    Kelly Oakes / BuzzFeed / Google Earth

    4. The Empire State building, New York, U.S.

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    Kelly Oakes / BuzzFeed / Google Earth
    Kelly Oakes / BuzzFeed / Google Earth

    5. The White House, Washington DC, U.S.

    6. Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, U.S.

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    Kelly Oakes / BuzzFeed / Google Earth
    Kelly Oakes / BuzzFeed / Google Earth

    7. Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge, Australia.

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    Kelly Oakes / BuzzFeed / Google Earth
    Kelly Oakes / BuzzFeed / Google Earth

    8. Burj Khalifa, Dubai.

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    Kelly Oakes / BuzzFeed / Google Maps
    Kelly Oakes / BuzzFeed / Google Maps

    9. Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy.

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    Kelly Oakes / BuzzFeed / Google Earth
    Kelly Oakes / BuzzFeed / Google Earth

    10. Manchester city centre, England.

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    Kelly Oakes / BuzzFeed / Google Earth
    Kelly Oakes / BuzzFeed / Google Earth

    11. Edinburgh Castle, Scotland.

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    Kelly Oakes / BuzzFeed / Google Earth
    Kelly Oakes / BuzzFeed / Google Earth

    12. White Cliffs of Dover, England.

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    Kelly Oakes / BuzzFeed / Google Earth
    Kelly Oakes / BuzzFeed / Google Earth

    13. The Shard, London, England.

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    Kelly Oakes / BuzzFeed / Google Earth
    Kelly Oakes / BuzzFeed / Google Earth