Rising Water Argument Analysis

The impact of rising waters continues to increase, along with the way to protect cities and building from the damage they cause. I found that there are three main arguments that the article “Costal cities need to rethink how they deal with rising waters” included. The first one is the science behind how much damage they cause and how much they need to prepare for. The second argument is the effects of what we do and how we build. The final reason is The history and location of those effect by rising waters. The first reason i found the article to contain is the science behind the rising waters. “The Hampton Road region where Olsen and these landmarks are based has seen water levels rise 14 inches science 1930”. “If those waters continue to rise at a rate of six milliliters per year, the base and surrounding area will need to prepare for another foot of water”. These show that the water levels are climbing the scale at a very fast pace. This mean that many places need to work faster if they want to be prepared for the rising waters. This also shows that we not only have to prepare for the rising waters levels of the present but …show more content…
Some of the effects is how we build our homes and buildings. Another effect is how we act about the waters. In New Orleans the federal government built a bigger flood wall after hurricane Katrina, to help with the floods. Some people are build using honeycomb like patterns to absorb the water and are accessible through earthen berms. Another design is building parking garages at the first floor so the water does not flood the actual building. Others are planting few trees in parks to minimize damage. Houses may be built on pilings in the future to prevent the damage from being as destructive. While these are all solutions, a group of people think that using nature is the best form of protection. They have restored thousands of industrial salt ponds to marsh