Scientists expect that the climatic change will continue to pose related impacts if nothing changes about human activities and natural causes that affect the process. For instance, temperatures will continue to increase in the future. Carbon dioxide emissions absorb heat and re-emit it, causing extra heating on earth. However, if technological or other regulatory processes are established and followed, carbon dioxide reduction can reduce warming levels (Science Forward, 2014). Increased temperatures will continue to cause an increase in sea level due to the melting of glaciers and ice and the expansion of water.
There is proof that world sea levels have risen over the last several years. According to the national academy, there has been a global average increase of sea level by 8 inches (How is Earth’s climate changing?). The condition has been amplified by the warming ocean and melting of glaciers and ice sheets from the Greenland and Antarctic areas. The coastal cities are now experiencing more floods than before, whether on sunny days, flooding or when storms strike. This may disrupt people’s livelihoods, hinder the provision of emergency services and affects different populations in distinct ways.
Sea level rise puts residents of New York City at risk with their resources and the economy. Storm flooding may be aggravated by rising sea levels in low-lying regions and overwhelm some, permanently destroying lives and property. Landward shift or retreating coastline and erosion can threaten New York and residential business centers, making the place hostile to human activities. The fact that New has an extensive connection of subways makes it vulnerable to the impact of rising sea levels.
Rising sea levels are connected to other environmental problems such as erosion, destruction of coastal habitats, and loss of habitat regions for fish and plants. This indicates that the effects affect both the sea creatures and living things on land. For instance, when seawater floods onto lands, it can contaminate several agricultural locations with water making it difficult for crops and plants to proliferate.
Each administration’s goals usually dictate the executive branch’s strategies and actions toward climate change. The US approach to climate change is structured to allow the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by about 50% compared to 2005 levels by the year 2030 (Fakhry & Yeh, 2021). President Biden announced the strategy as the new target in curbing global warming.
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Fakhry, R., & Yeh, S. (2021). The Biden Administration must swiftly commit to cutting climate pollution at least 50 percent by 2030. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
Science Forward. (2014). Science Forward–Urban Ecology [Video]. YouTube.