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Possible Future of Belgium, The Netherlands and Europe.

 As I recently went over to belgium for 4 days I thought I should do a little post on what Belgium might turn into.

Now, in case you didn’t know Belgium is pretty much two seperate countries that couldn’t get independence from the respective countries. (Flanders in the North belonging to The Netherlands and Wallonia in the South belonging to France.)

With current anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, as well as the vast amounts of Sulphur and Methane locked up in Permafrost. If the ice from Antarctic and Greenland shelf all melted, there will be a global sea level rise of 60-70 metres!

The effect that this would have would be catastrophic. The whole of Flanders (including Brussels) and the whole of the kingdom of the Netherlands would be completely submurged under water.

In effect, Wallonia would become the safe haven for Flanders and Dutch people. With there being a mass migration of people from the Netherlands to here and in neighbouring German where many Dutch citizens already live.

There are plans of protection for major cities such as Brussels, Amsterdam and Bruges. However even if this is the case, the economic cost of doing the same for other cities is simply none feasible. With the cost of ‘floating highways’ connecting these areas already being in the billions.

What would this result in sea level rise for the rest of Europe?

In the United Kingdom the English regions of Somerset, East Anglia, Humber, Bristol and most of the southern counties such as Kent, Sussex and Bournemouth would be completely submurged. South Eastern Wales and many parts of Munster and Connaught in Ireland too, would be submurged.

The Historical region of Venato in Italy, home to the world renound city of Venice would be completely submurged.

Western Latvia and Estonia would be submurged.

The only thing left of Denmark would be a few small islands poking out of the water. Many Danish residence would have to seek refuge in the other countries of the Nordic council (Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland).

Climate Change is a scarily real thing. Soon you won’t be seeing this on an alternate scenario page. But on the front pages of the news.

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In this alternate scenario… The Dutch and French colonies on Australia sucede with the Island being split into west (New Holland) and east (New Normandy).

Although the two nations remain separate, neither country settles in the centre of Australia. This becomes a refuge for the surviving aboriginals.

By the time the British arrive in the 19th century the continent is claimed, and Britain instead claims Tasmania and New Zealand.

After World War 2 the tribes of the aboriginals in central Australia have united to form a new form of government with the capital situated over the largest aquifer in the region. Aboriginal culture remains purely untainted. Many attempts for independence are made with no success. Despite the small population of only 10,000-20,000 or so aboriginals in the central Australia region, they gain notable recognition by the turn of the century by forming the new country of Central Australia. its own national language and capital in Alice Springs. The new country only source of GDP growth is through tourism, mainly to Alice springs.

Countries in Australasia.

1. New Holland.

2. New Normandy.

3. Tasmania.

4. New Zealand.

5. Central Australia