In the Northern Hemisphere in 2017 and 2018 brought several destructive hurricanes to the shores of North America, the Caribbean, and throughout the Pacific rim. Such extreme weather events are predicted to get more common and more severe with increasing climate change.
Several participating classes in the ISCFC were or are in the path of these storms and we hope for the best for them, their families and communities.
We would love to hear from students affected directly and indirectly by extreme weather events, and also any students who have been following the news this summer.
What are your thoughts about the connection between climate change and extreme weather events? Has this hurricane season increased your concern about climate change or not? Do you think that US citizens and residents (and others in the region) will take climate change more seriously now?
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Is your community doing anything to prepare for sea level rise?
Is your community doing anything to prepare for sea level rise? If so what have they done. Do you know if they have thought of ways to give homes to people who might losses their homes to water rise? Are you worried about your home?
I haven’t heard or seen anything about our community dealing with sea level rise yet. I think we need to, many families and businesses will be affected. Many people I know and myself would be in danger of losing their homes and jobs with sea levels rising.
I also don’t know if anybody has really even thought of a plan because we don’t really know exactly what’s going to happen. In the western world we have this notion that if we put enough money into something we can solve it, which works for some things, but one cannot buy a planet.
Sea level rise solutions can save communities and habitats, but they take time to execute.
I forgot to mention that One big solution I can is
One solution that cities employ to decrease flooding from tides and storms is constructing seawalls. These barriers are often built to a height of five to six feet above sea level and cost approximately $600 to $2,000 per linear foot. When seawalls age or become damaged from constant exposure to saltwater or the impact of waves, they need to be replaced. They also need to be replaced or built higher as sea levels continue to rise.
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Ellen Litwack
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