The Finish Line Is In Sight And We Are Now Staring At A New And Different Kind Of Climate Than We’ve Known For The Last 30 Years. How Big Of A Role Are Sun Waves Playing In Our Climate Change? – And How Can We Control It? It’s no secret that the sea level around the world is rising. According to the 2017 State of the Climate Report, since 1961 the global average sea level has risen by 10.1 inches. One-third of the U.S. East Coast, including Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and the islands off its coast are already experiencing flooding issues. The water from Hurricane Sandy in 2012 flooded homes that people were only renting or just starting to rebuild. The water from Hurricane Sandy was about 20-feet deep. It could get worse, and the projections are alarming. A study in the journal Nature Climate Change stated that a two-foot rise in sea levels would flood coastal cities, and a four-foot rise would inundate huge swathes of coastal cities. But if we continue on this path, we will likely be looking at much larger than two or four feet of sea level rise by the end of this century. Researchers are calling this a cliff. Cliff Johnson, a long time fishing guide and commercial fisherman in Chatham, Massachusetts and a former science director for the New England Aquarium in Boston, is a scientist who has studied sea level rise for most of his life. He says that the rise is the result of many factors. One of those factors is climate change, another is tectonic uplift, or the raising of the ground due to geologic plate movement under it. Add on the fact that the oceans are getting warmer, the ice is melting in Antarctica, and we have a situation that is untenable in terms of coastal towns and people. Cliff Johnson is one of the many scientists studying the impact of sea level rise, and the results could have catastrophic consequences. If a significant rise in sea level, up to four feet, floods low-lying coastal cities in this part of New England, a six foot rise in sea level could put thousands of acres of land currently used for agriculture underwater. The area around the New England coast is rich with oysters, clams, lobster and fish and other seafood. Those areas would be affected by the global rise in sea level. Cliff Johnson is now a member of the sea level rise solutions project. He started the project as part of his doctoral work, researching the ecology and history of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He says he never thought when he was a kid working on the shores of Chatham that he would ever be a part of a solution to prevent a coastal community from drowning. Johnson has been interviewed by PBS’s NOVA. The rising sea level and the threat to coastal communities around the world is not the only issue that needs to be addressed. There is no doubt that more severe weather events are being attributed to global climate change. The connection between climate change and weather patterns is not as simple as one would expect. The question is, can we slow down climate change? Dr. Michael Mann, Director of the Earth System Science Center at Penn State University, told a crowd of scientists at a briefing hosted by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that research indicates that it is human activities and fossil fuel consumption that are behind global climate change. Scientists can’t prove it yet, but the impact of warming seas are causing storm surges in coastal areas like Cape Cod. The storms could get worse if temperatures continue to rise. There is no question that our atmosphere and our world are becoming less hospitable. From the heatwaves to flooding, it seems like an almost cyclical trend. In addition to this dramatic increase in temperature, sea level is rising. There is no doubt about it, it is happening. It is only a question of how much of this is due to climate change, and how much is due to natural causes. Most experts believe that the global rise in sea level is due to climate change. We’ve been talking a lot about the global rise in sea level recently, but what about Cape Cod? According to NOVA, a two-foot rise in sea level would not be unusual around the shores of the Cape. Scientists say that because of these storms and tides, there is less than one foot of rise in sea level along the entire coast of Cape Cod. Because of the waterfront properties on Cape Cod, there have been many cases in the past 10 years where people living along the coast are already feeling the effects of sea level rise. If it continues at the current rate, there will be many more. Is climate change caused by us? There is plenty of evidence showing that it is. How much time do we have to stop the problem before it’s too late? When will the rising tides rise and cause problems for coastal areas around the world? Will the waters rise before we find a solution? How will sea level rise affect the economy of coastal communities? What can we do about it? In all likelihood, the answer to these questions is, nothing. So, why are the seas rising? We hear about the melting ice caps and seas and glaciers and polar bears on the news. But how many of us understand exactly what is happening and why we need to act? The issue is real. The future of coastal communities is in doubt and the time to act is now. We have to find solutions. It will be a long time until we can completely solve the problem, but we have to do what we can now. It is believed that if we continue to make lifestyle choices that favor fossil fuels, then we will continue to contribute to the warming of the earth’s atmosphere and melting ice caps. The changes may come slowly, but the effects are already happening. As a society, we need to make sure that we have a plan in place to minimize our impact. We need to change our habits and make the switch to renewable energy sources. We have to redefine what a sustainable lifestyle looks like. We are facing a challenge that is huge. Our world is changing before our eyes, and we are letting it happen. If we don’t stand up now and change our ways, then we will be facing even more difficult times. We’re experiencing a tectonic shift in understanding of the world we live in. Over the past century, the way we view our world has changed. During the industrial era, we looked up, not out. Everything that we produced had to be shipped or carried to a store before we used it. Today, the nature of human consciousness has changed. The nature of how we work, live, and interact with one another is changing. We now see the world differently and have realized our global impact. And what does it mean for our planet’s future? The changes are happening slowly, but we have to acknowledge them now. We have to act now. We have to start making changes so that we can make this change as easy as possible. The global economy, the economy in the U.S. and around the world, is dominated by the use of fossil fuels. A small percentage of people in our world, perhaps even fewer, know how damaging these methods are for our environment. But the fact is that humans have created a world where economic growth and economic prosperity have to do with the amount of petroleum in the world. It is all tied into the economy. We need oil to fuel our cars and power our homes. So far, it has proven to be an efficient, cost-effective way to run our lives. It has created the modern day standard of living. And we are all connected. We all drive our cars. We all use electricity to power our homes. We all take our water out of the tap. There is no other source of energy that can be easily transported from one place to another to power our lives. If you use only what you need, then you are already changing your carbon footprint. We still need fuel to power our automobiles and our industrial economy. We still need to drive to work and back. Our electricity and water supplies are still taken from our taps and our faucets. How can we change this? We need to create technology that allows us to live a life with lower environmental impact. We can change. But it will take time, so we have to be patient, and it will require everyone to make the effort to understand the significance of our decisions. What if we had