| If you use the internet, watch television, or listen to the | | | | can and will likely be associated with global warming. |
| radio, you may already be familiar with global warming. | | | | Although we are noticing an increase in sea level right |
| Global warming is an important issue that is widely | | | | now, coastal flooding isn’t likely to be a significant |
| discussed and debated, all around the world. | | | | problem for a few years now, but that still doesn’t |
| Global warming is a phrase that is used to describe | | | | mean that it should be ignored or pushed to the side. |
| the increase in the earth’s temperature. This rise | | | | Global warming is playing a role in the melting of |
| in temperature is attributed to an increase in | | | | glaciers, snow and other ice masses. This melting will |
| greenhouse gases. As important as it is to know that | | | | cause a significant rise in sea level overtime; thus |
| global warming is, it is also important to know the | | | | leading to coastal flooding. If the costal flood is as |
| dangers that surround it. After all, many Americans | | | | bad as anticipated by many scientists and computer |
| will not take steps to combat global warming unless | | | | weather models, there is a good chance that billions of |
| they know for sure that it is real and poses a serious | | | | individuals will be displaced, all around the globe. |
| threat. | | | | In addition to the melting of glaciers and other large ice |
| As for the threat that global warming poses, you will | | | | and snow masses, many locations will likely receive |
| find that there is likely to be an increased risk of | | | | smaller amounts of snow and ice during the wintertime, |
| diseases and illnesses. This is because mice, insects, | | | | if they even do receive any at all. This may have an |
| and other rodents will be able to notice a change in the | | | | impact on the activities that humans are able to |
| environment, namely their local temperatures and | | | | participate in and it may have a significant impact on |
| surroundings. This will likely cause many to migrate to | | | | the economy, both locally and nationally. Of course, it |
| areas that may have previously been deemed | | | | is important to remember that global warming not only |
| uninhabitable. After all, why wouldn’t they move, | | | | causes the temperature to rise, but it also causes |
| especially if the weather conditions were perfect for | | | | erratic weather. So, it is common for one area of the |
| doing so? Unfortunately, this is likely to lead to a | | | | world to receive little to no snowfall, while another |
| spread of disease. Although most of these diseases | | | | area, at the same time, may be buried under two feet |
| will be treatable, it may cause concern, especially when | | | | of snow. |
| diseases and other health related issues impact areas | | | | As previously stated, coastal flooding is one of the |
| previously left untouched. | | | | many dangers associated with global warming. With |
| Coastal flood is another one of the many dangers that | | | | that in mind, so are droughts. |