Ice loss is speeding up and this is not great. The more ice that melts, the higher the seas rise which puts more people in danger from coastal flooding and displacement. Doing what we can to slow the climate crisis is one thing but we must all be prepared for a world where our coasts are different.
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Climate Change Affects Us All – so we should all work together against it
Climate change effects everyone. You, me, people who we do not know and will never meet. We are all at the mercy of the changing world. And one research study thinks that to survive these changes we need to focus on adapting as a group, not just as personal beings.
Read MoreSinking City Proof of Climate Crisis – one African city is already disappearing into the sea
When we talk about the climate crisis it is generally as something that will happen. If we don’t get the emissions in check the temperature will heat up. If we don’t stop emissions then we will have more fires. If we don’t stop emissions then we will have rising sea levels. But these things are already happening. Saint-Louis, Senegal is proof.
Read MoreRising Sea Level Kills Forests – plants are dying after being exposed to seawater due to climate change
Climate change is already effected the coasts of the world. We often talk about the rising sea levels in relation to the people who will be displaced. This is absolutely an issue but even now the rising ocean water is doing massive ecological damage, destroying plants and displacing animals.
Read MoreClimate Change Refugees – in a decade, whole islands will be gone
A very real consequence of the climate crisis is going to be refugees. People are going to be displaced because their homes literally will not exist anymore. Hundreds of thousands of people’s homes will be sinking into the rising sea. And there’s not really a plan for that.
Read MoreHigher Sea Levels – earlier estimates due to climate change may be wrong
The general news is that climate change is way worse than anyone originally thought so it should come as no surprise that one of the biggest problems, the rising of the sea levels, is also going to likely be much worse than originally planned for.
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