The Telegraph’s Science Editor, Sarah Knapton, seems to be having a bit of fun at the expense of the people of Hull today. In an article titled “Will Hull still exist in 100 years?” Knapton reports on remarks made by the head of policy at the Town and Country Planning Association, Hugh Ellis, repeating without question his claim that “the science tells us” the sea level will rise by at least 120cm in the next century. Apparently Hull will end up under water.

Knapton then repeats an old warning from the Royal Institute of British Architects that Hull could be transformed into the ‘Venice of the north” if climate change is allowed to rage unabated. Will the locals be falling out of nightblubs at 2am into gondolas?