Puerto Rico Gets Worse

Rising sea levels near Puerto Rico could cause trouble for the island. Nearly 8,000 structures lay at sea level, susceptible to damage. It is said the Puerto Rico will lose 3.6% of coastal land to the ocean by the turn of the century. It is still recovering from the devastating hurricane Maria last year, and rising sea temperatures could mean even more damaging hurricanes to come. This proves to me that islands are not the place to be. With warmer, and higher sea levels hurricanes will only get worse and island life will suck even more.



https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rising-sea-levels-climate-change-threatens-puerto-rico-s-infrastructure-n939726

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  1. AnonymousNovember 29, 2018 at 8:06 AM

    woww, that's interesting to know, and scary at the same time! I would never want to live in that environment.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 14, 2018 at 9:42 AM

    Islands are pretty clapped. between losing land and even worse hurricanes itd be dumb to live there

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