In light of recent news, is it safe for people to move to New York City? Will any American cities flood within the next few decades due to global warming?
2007-02-01 18:11:36 · 9 answers · asked by Nick 2 in Environment
The most lightly candidate might be New Orleans. Not (just) because of global warming, but because draining the Mississippi delta has caused the ground to sink as the water in the sediment slowly gets out, pumped off etc.
As a rule, the USA are sufficiently well off to just raise the dams. The Netherlands have regions which are 9 meters below (current) sea level, and they manage. There will be an increased risk with storm floods, though.
2007-02-01 18:28:05 · answer #1 · answered by jorganos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the first thought that came to my mind upon reading this post was 1. WHY is college tuition fee is America ridiculously expensive? WHY do colleges need so much money? A college is NOT a company like Apple or Microsoft. My sister will graduate from her 4 years of university soon and the total coast of tuition pee paid during those 4 years....is OMG too much. the amount is almost as much as the U.S. national debt. 2. do colleges REALLY need a lot of money? 3. America is currently facing an economic crisis; it is predicted to be one of the worst ever in U.S. history. So unemployment is a rising issue, the economy is getting spoiled and there are more innocent citizens suffering beneath the poverty line. And i am NOT against the government but the federal government doesn't seem to be sorting it out well. I don't know that much about the ecnonomy, so I learned from my sister (she's a business / economics major) and i can tell that the nation, the economy and so on are all facing a crisis. Soo....i don't know but unless the government promises to like help the poor pay for college or something I strongly suggest that colleges DO NOT raise tuition fees. Otherwise...America will face an even worse educational crisis. Does the stuff I typed make sense? hope it does. And......the good news is that the expensive tuition fee paid to a great college was actually worth it since my sister got a great job 2 weeks before graduation.
2016-05-24 04:28:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's no such thing as global warming, the world has been getting warmer and warmer since the last ice age and it will contiue to until the next one, nature has alwayse been able to clean up well enough on it's own, what with thunder being a natural mechanism to clean the air and tornados and tsunami clearing land and volcanoes making arable soil. i think the earth has been doing well on its own for millions of years even if it's meant the sacrifice of innocent lives it will continue for as long as God wills.
2007-02-08 10:23:13 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just watched a special on that. It is estimated that some coastal lines in Alaska will disappear. Also, California, Seattle, and Florida.
We have to save our Earth.
www.tagurit.net
2007-02-01 18:16:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only one I know of is New Orleans, because it is sinking without the added problem of rising water
2007-02-01 18:24:29 · answer #5 · answered by bob shark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only thing I have heard, is that by the year 2100 the landing strip at san francisco's airport will be under water.
2007-02-01 18:21:14 · answer #6 · answered by badbill1941 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody knows. That's the fact, Jack.
2007-02-09 10:29:43 · answer #7 · answered by Memo Erdes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how far can you tread water ??
2007-02-08 03:19:03 · answer #8 · answered by caveman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
be afraid - be VERY afraid!!!
http://www.worldwildlife.org/
2007-02-05 23:55:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋