6/30/2015
Sea Rise Threatens Over $40bn Worth Of National Parks Infrastructure Sea Rise Threatens Over $40bn Worth Of National Parks Infrastructure
Sea Rise Threatens Over $40bn Worth Of National Parks Infrastructure Alarming recent reports are suggesting that the rise in sea levels could threaten over $40bn worth of national infrastructure and natural assets, providing further evidence of the economic threat that global warming provides. Across the country with sites ranging from the Boston National Historic Park, the Recreation Area in New York City to Golden Gate National Recreation – and many more in-between – policy makers are increasingly vocal in the need to act soon to minimize the potential damage that these historic sites are facing. The threat posed by rising sea levels towards such places is nothing new – it has always been a closely monitored facet of the day-to-day operations of such sites. However rather than occasional ‘flash in the pan’ events that pass quickly with typically little remedial damage, scientists are confidently predicting a 1m rise in sea level across the board over the next 100 years. It may not sound much, but the very real potential ramifications for these sites could in fact threaten their very existence. To give an example of why this 1m rise could be so devastating, let’s think back to the Hurricane Sandy event in 2012.
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