NASA runs the risk of disappearing due to the effects of climate change, as explained on the Agency's own website. The rise in sea level, as well as the increase in the intensity and frequency of tropical cyclones, could end up destroying the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral (Florida), as well as most of the launch pads and complexes where astronauts train.
Being close to the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, they need to guarantee the safety of urban settlements in the region, so they hope to avoid possible floods by building a dam, and moving some tanks and laboratories away from the sea.
Image - NOAA
Still, the consequences of global warming are becoming increasingly latent. An example of this is how fast the sea level has risen in recent years. As you can see in the image, from 1880 to now it has risen 20 centimeters, and the trend does not appear to change in the next few years, as temperatures are increasing and, as they do so, the ice at the poles is melting, causing the ocean waters to rise.
And obviously, what is a problem for the world is also a problem for NASA. Tropical storms, as well as hurricanes, cause various damages in its Centers, for which the engineers of the John F. Kennedy Space Center have arranged a series of sand dunes and vegetation in order to protect it from high tides. But this is not a permanent solution: the coastal population is increasing, and as it does so the terrain weakensSo they will have to create long-term plans.
Image - NASA
To read the study prepared by NASA, Click here (It is in English).