Volume 26, Issue 2, Pages R47-R50 (January 2016) World under water  Michael Gross  Current Biology  Volume 26, Issue 2, Pages R47-R50 (January 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.01.001 Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Going under: The north of England and parts of Scotland suffered severe flooding as storms Desmond, Eva and Frank swept across the British Isles in December 2015. The image shows the Carlisle Civic Centre. (Photo: via Geograph ©Rose and Trev Clough.) Current Biology 2016 26, R47-R50DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2016.01.001) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Sinking feeling: Catastrophic flooding occurred on the southwest coast of India during the Paris climate meeting. Millions of people in and around the city of Chennai were affected. (Photo: Indian Navy.) Current Biology 2016 26, R47-R50DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2016.01.001) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions

Lost lands: Canalisation of the Mississippi river has made the Louisiana coast vulnerable to erosion. The map shows the predicted land change over the next 50 years under a less optimistic environmental scenario. (Image: Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.) Current Biology 2016 26, R47-R50DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2016.01.001) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions