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Above photo Greenland Ice Sheet Melting InsideClimateNews.org Bob Berwyn
We’ve been doing a lousy job of predicting the effects of climate change on our planet.
We underestimate anticipated damage and have insufficient relief available on a national scale.
Data from NOAA.gov and the US Census tells us that 127 M/334 M or 38% of US Citizens live in coastal counties.
They are in serious danger of coastal flooding in the near future.
In 2023 New York State is leading the nation on per capita Gross Domestic Product with $87,457. MA follows with $84,651 and WA with $80,708. In comparison, FL Per Capita GDP was reported as $49,053, and TX $58,102. (reported by worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/gdp-by-state).
The Great Depression of 1929-1939 was an economic apocalypse on a worldwide scale.
People were starving and homeless. The USA Work Program was created to give people paid jobs. People who joined the WPA improved public infrastructure while learning valuable skills. They built state parks, schools, and roads.
We should have a New York State work/training program that educates people, creates infrastructure, and offers paid jobs.
We are sorry that rich people in NYC’s wealthy suburbs voted against creating ADU-type housing during this climate change crisis. A work-training-infrastructure program at our state or national level can make our future much brighter.
Phys.org (The American Geophysical Union) predicts that the collapse of the Greenland Ice sheet is truly imminent.
It will raise the sea level by 23 ft when completely melted.
Let’s Plan on Preparing
Last April, Harold Warnless of the Guardian, anticipated a two-foot rise by 2040 and a 3-foot rise by 2050. I bet most people are NOT prepared for this! We must be ready by moving away from the coast and by having national and state programs that will help us maintain a healthy economy and provide self-sufficiency and adequate education and infrastructure.
Let’s do better!
by Linda Kaidan
Let’s hope we can change some minds soon.
