New York, the US city with approximately 9 million people and rich culture, history and finance, is located in a dangerous area of climate change.
Some say they have already arrived. New York is found most sensitive capital growth of sea level, and are estimated to be affected 2.9 million people and destroyed property worth 2.1 trillion if sea levels continue to rise, writes Business Insider.
Hurricane Sandy is just one symptom of global warming and the first warning sign. Terrible winds Cornelia trees and power lines, destroyed cars and houses. Thousands of homes in New York suddenly left without electricity. It is estimated that the city lost about $ 25 million in operating activities.
How to be a disastrous Sandy was just warning appear worse. Previous generations experienced only one hurricane scale of Sandy, and it is estimated that future generations will experience 20 such. Although climate change is principally due to rising sea levels and rising temperatures will increase the scale of storms. As the earth warms, more water vapor, which is fuel for hurricanes, enters the atmosphere.
No, but the air to become warmer. How many oceans are heated, as Hurricane Sandy occurring in the Atlantic, will become more intense. The sea level will rise, and floods will become more frequent. Finally, it is estimated that large parts of New York will be flooded.
Sea level in New York rose by a meter and a half since the mid 1800's. As a result, dangerous waves can now flood Manhattan 20 times more than was possible 170 years ago.
It is estimated that the beaches will disappear entirely. The average temperature in New York in the coming years is expected to grow from 27 to 33 degrees Celsius. The trend of constant heating is from the 19th century, writes Business Insider.
There are plans to prevent the destruction of America's largest city, which include green "buffer zone" called "Big U". The plan is lower Manhattan to encircle the artificial embankments, gardens and green hills. The project already approved $ 350 million of state funds, and the beginning of construction is expected in the next few years.