What the world would look like if water wiped out humanity

NEW YORK, UNDATED: The top of the Empire State Building peeks out from above the water. WORLD-famous landmarks the Eiffel Tower and Empire State Building are engulfed by a sea of water in a terrifying vision of the future. The photographic series imagines the worldís most famous buildings drowned in sea water 300m higher than present levels. Francois Ronsiaux, 40, from Paris, imagined ice sheets in the north and south would melt, causing ocean levels to rise and flooding New York, London and Paris with water. The photographic series, made over two years since 2012, shows a world without borders and a in state of chaos, which forces the population to drastically change their way of living. PHOTOGRAPH BY Francois Ronsiaux / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com — The top of the Empire State Building peeks out from above the water (Picture: Barcroft)

Is this a bleak glimpse into humanity’s doomed future?

The incredible artist impressions shows world-famous landmarks engulfed by a sea of water in scenes that resemble those from The Day After Tomorrow.

Francois Ronsiaux, 40, from Paris, imagined ice sheets in the north and south would melt, causing ocean levels to rise flooding New York, Dubai and Paris.

The photographic series was created over two years from 2012.

UNKNOWN, UNDATED: An iceberg inches closer to the remains of a skyscraper. WORLD-famous landmarks the Eiffel Tower and Empire State Building are engulfed by a sea of water in a terrifying vision of the future. The photographic series imagines the worldís most famous buildings drowned in sea water 300m higher than present levels. Francois Ronsiaux, 40, from Paris, imagined ice sheets in the north and south would melt, causing ocean levels to rise and flooding New York, London and Paris with water. The photographic series, made over two years since 2012, shows a world without borders and a in state of chaos, which forces the population to drastically change their way of living. PHOTOGRAPH BY Francois Ronsiaux / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com — TV tower in Alexanderplatz, Berlin (Picture: Barcroft)

NEW YORK, UNDATED: Times Square, normally brimming with tourists, is deserted underwater. WORLD-famous landmarks the Eiffel Tower and Empire State Building are engulfed by a sea of water in a terrifying vision of the future. The photographic series imagines the worldís most famous buildings drowned in sea water 300m higher than present levels. Francois Ronsiaux, 40, from Paris, imagined ice sheets in the north and south would melt, causing ocean levels to rise and flooding New York, London and Paris with water. The photographic series, made over two years since 2012, shows a world without borders and a in state of chaos, which forces the population to drastically change their way of living. PHOTOGRAPH BY Francois Ronsiaux / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com — Times Square, normally brimming with tourists, is deserted underwater (Picture: Barcroft)

But a world engulfed by water may not be our demise.

Scientists at the University of East Anglia claim boiling oceans and searing air temperatures will render our planet uninhabitable in the distant future.

CAMBODIA, UNDATED: The ruins of Angkor Wat in Cambodia are engulfed in the sea water. WORLD-famous landmarks the Eiffel Tower and Empire State Building are engulfed by a sea of water in a terrifying vision of the future. The photographic series imagines the worldís most famous buildings drowned in sea water 300m higher than present levels. Francois Ronsiaux, 40, from Paris, imagined ice sheets in the north and south would melt, causing ocean levels to rise and flooding New York, London and Paris with water. The photographic series, made over two years since 2012, shows a world without borders and a in state of chaos, which forces the population to drastically change their way of living. PHOTOGRAPH BY Francois Ronsiaux / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com — The ruins of Angkor Wat in Cambodia are engulfed in the sea water (Picture: Barcroft)

UNKNOWN, UNDATED: A carnival scene is subsumed in water. WORLD-famous landmarks the Eiffel Tower and Empire State Building are engulfed by a sea of water in a terrifying vision of the future. The photographic series imagines the worldís most famous buildings drowned in sea water 300m higher than present levels. Francois Ronsiaux, 40, from Paris, imagined ice sheets in the north and south would melt, causing ocean levels to rise and flooding New York, London and Paris with water. The photographic series, made over two years since 2012, shows a world without borders and a in state of chaos, which forces the population to drastically change their way of living. PHOTOGRAPH BY Francois Ronsiaux / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com — A carnival swallowed up after doomsday (Picture: Barcroft)

Then there’s the possibility of a ‘bio-terror – or bio-error’ which could wipe out one million people by 2020, predicts astronomer Royal Martin Rees.

How about a robot uprising?

Drones and other automated weapons systems are common on the battlefield – and even for police surveillance. But Human Rights Watch warn that Terminator-style robots – which can ‘decide’ to kill – will be feasible in decades.

UNKNOWN, UNDATED: A ship glows underwater. WORLD-famous landmarks the Eiffel Tower and Empire State Building are engulfed by a sea of water in a terrifying vision of the future. The photographic series imagines the worldís most famous buildings drowned in sea water 300m higher than present levels. Francois Ronsiaux, 40, from Paris, imagined ice sheets in the north and south would melt, causing ocean levels to rise and flooding New York, London and Paris with water. The photographic series, made over two years since 2012, shows a world without borders and a in state of chaos, which forces the population to drastically change their way of living. PHOTOGRAPH BY Francois Ronsiaux / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com — A super yacht is submerged under a sheet of ice (Picture: Barcroft)

What the world would look like if water wiped out humanity

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