When Rising Sea Levels Hit Home

As our world temperatures rise, with more frequency, we see more flooding of coastal cities. In the face of this problem there is not much we can do, except to  reduce fossil fuel burning. The title of this post has been borrowed from the "Union of Concerned Scientists" website, in order to present the danger of rising sea levels and the eminent catastrophes that hundreds of coastal cities around the world are facing or will be facing in the near future.

Coastal residents are about to get exposed to seawater visiting their homes, interruptions of normal routines such as driving to work. As the United States pulls out of the Paris Accord Agreements the fight and survival of our world falls on the shoulders of industrialized nations such as France, Germany, Great Britain, among others. Chronic flooding will make normal routines almost impossible if nothing is done right now by the biggest emission emitters.

According to the scientific definition chronic flooding is defined as flooding that occurs at least 26 times per year. According to studies done by scientists by 2035 about 170 communities will suffer from chronic flooding in the United States. The number will dramatically increase and by the year 2100 close to 500 communities will suffer chronic flooding throughout coastal cities in the United States. As the study expands worldwide it is estimated that thousands of coastal regions will become victims to the effects of global warming and climate change.