An attempt to remap Europe and claim back the lost territories of the North Sea
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Sylt
After returning from Norway, the Berlin summer – or rather lack of one – got the better of me. I headed for an extended sabbatical at a mountain retreat in the eastern Mediterranean. While I was there, I chose not to follow the media and my internet access was intermittent at best. Elena kept me [...]
Helgoland
I was talking to Lone yesterday, and she mentioned that the people of Helgoland were voting on whether they wanted to reunite their two islands. It occurred to me that if they were to vote yes, and the landbridge was made, it would theoretically mean more territory for Doggerland. The smaller island, Düne, was cut [...]
Sizewell
Recent protests at the Sizewell power stations have centred on the threat of coastal erosion on the nuclear reactors. The two power stations are built on a vulnerable position right up beside the long sandy Suffolk coast. Protesters are planning a camp over the Easter weekend (22–25 April) against the construction of the so-called Sizewell [...]
Dunwich
WG Sebald writes about Dunwich in The Rings of Saturn. He describes the aftermath of a storm in 1285 when “no one could tell where the land ended and the sea began”. This began a process of the town repeatedly rebuilding itself, only to get washed out to sea again, until the city eventually learned [...]
