New Scientist: Not even massive geoengineering projects will stop the seas’ relentless rise. Maybe it’s time we found somewhere to put all that excess water FOR some, the end may come slowly, as the seas creep a little higher each year. That was the fate of the ancient cities of Herakleion and Eastern Canopus, which took centuries to be swallowed up. Elsewhere, the land may be eroded by waves and swept away by currents, as happened to the medieval English port of Dunwich. Or disaster could strike …