Europe will go through some of the quickest and most severe
Earth changes. Much of Northern Europe will go beneath the sea as
the tectonic plate upon which it rests collapses. Norway, Sweden,
Finland, and Denmark will be inundated, leaving hundreds
of small islands.
Most of the United Kingdom, from Scotland to the Channel,
will go beneath the sea. A few small islands, about the size of what
is now Shetland Island, will remain. London and Birmingham will be
among the remaining islands. Ireland will go beneath the sea
except for higher ground.
Russia (the former Soviet Union) will be separated from
Europe by a large new sea as the Caspian, Black, Kara, and Baltic
Seas merge. The new sea, divided by the Ural Mountain range, will
stretch all the way to the Jenisej River in Siberia. The region's
climate will become more temperate, enabling Russia to supply much
of Europe's food. The Black Sea will merge with the North Sea as
well, leaving Bulgaria and Romania under water.
The region from Poland to Turkey will see great
turmoil. A great Holy War will be born in this region, ending
with the purification of the land by fire and water. Portions of
westernTurkey will go under water, creating a new
coastline from Istanbul to Cyprus. Much of central
Europe will be inundated; most of the land between the Mediterranean
Sea and the Baltic Sea will be lost. Many of the World War II
battlegrounds will go beneath the sea, and small islands will be
formed.
Much of France will go under water, leaving an island in the
Paris region. A new waterway will separate Switzerland
from France, along a line from Geneva to Zurich. Italy will
be divided by water. Venice, Naples, Rome and Genoa
will be claimed by the sea, but the Vatican will be saved by
moving to higher ground. Higher elevations will remain as islands.
New land will rise from Sicily to Sardinia.
