New York could suffer the worst flooding in its history if it does not take action to stop global warming

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New York City, the place where they say you have to go if you want to make your dreams come true, could be submerged unless effective and, above all, drastic measures are taken to stop global warming. Sadly, President Donald Trump is not very up for the job at the moment, which is undoubtedly a very serious problem.

According to a new scientific analysis based on weather simulation programs, melting Antarctica combined with continued greenhouse gas emissions, New York City could be hit by attempted rains causing unseen flooding to date on it.

According to a simulated model, By the end of this century, New York could be the victim of floods whose levels would exceed 5,18 meters, while by the year 2300 these would exceed 15 meters, as stated by researcher Andra J. Garner, from Rutgers University.

What does this mean? In order to understand it better, we can say that by 2100 the water will easily reach the roof of a house with a first floor, and by 2300 it would wet the roof of an office tower, so common in New York. Being in that city from those years on in the rainy season will be very, very dangerous. But it can still be prevented.

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»Human energy decisions will be important in determining the extent of sea level rise and consequently how much damage we will have to face, and accurate projections about storms will help us minimize risks"Said Richard B. Alley of Pennsylvania State University.

Although, as we anticipated, it is difficult, at least for the moment, for the United States Government chaired by Trump to take the appropriate measures, since one of the first things it did was to withdraw from the climate efforts that took place in Paris.

You can read the study here.


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