MIAMI – Sea level rise is growing at a dramatic price. Scientists on the University of Miami warn that if we do not act quickly, coastal cities and cities will slowly diminish.
Scientists say a number of many years from now, downtown Miami will be underwater.
The tide is coming in and ultimately it isn’t going to return out,” says Dr. Harold Wanless, a Geologist and Professor of Geography and Sustainable Development at University of Miami
“Climate change is actual. This is not one thing which may occur,” he says. “The drawback is, sea level is rising at an accelerating price now due to ice melting in Greenland and Antarctica. So for now what’s only a excessive tide – a uncommon excessive tide.. goes to develop into a frequent excessive tide,” he says.
So what does that imply for us? According to Dr. Wanelss’s analysis, by the yr 2060, almost 60% of Miami-Dade county will be underwater.
“Now since the ice melt started we’re up to a rate of almost two feet per century,” he says.
Scientists say greenhouse gases like methane, nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide are the foundation of the issue.
“Carbon dioxide, that’s the main one. It’s the one that every time you burn oil, gas, coal, wood.. you’re taking carbon that was stored in the earth and you’re converting it to CO2. Over 90% of the extra heat we’ve created is transferred to the ocean. So global warming is really about warming the ocean,” he explains.
Wanless say not solely do we have now to cease placing greenhouse gases into the ambiance, we have now to take away the gases already on the market. Otherwise, he says, our coastal paradise will not final ceaselessly.
“It’s a beautiful place to live right now but it is so vulnerable,” he provides.
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