Rising water levels engulf Netherlands

Much of the European coast would be affected by 2 metres (red) of sea level rise.

Sea levels should take a couple of thousand years to rise by 25 metres (red).

The map show the areas that lie within 2 and 25 metres of present sea levels.

(Image: Google – Map data © 2009 PPWK, Tele Atlas. Overlay: heywhatsthat.com)