Global warming is one of the biggest threats humans face in the 21st Century, and sea levels are continuing to rise at alarming rates. What problems are associated with this and what are some possible solutions

Climate change is among the principal dangers people are facing

this

century, and ocean levels are increasing dramatically.

This

essay will

first

suggest that the biggest problems caused by

this

phenomenon are the loss of land and the flooding of homes and

then

argue that pollution reduction and building flood protection are the most viable solutions. The foremost problems caused by climbing sea levels are that land is being lost and peoples’ residences are often flooded. As

water

levels rise, low-lying land is submerged and many countries become smaller.

Furthermore

, millions of people all over the world live in coastal areas, and if the sea rises by even a few feet, they are inundated with

water

and lose their property.

For instance

, the devastation brought about by

this

was clear for all to see during the 2011 Tsunami in Japan, in which millions of people were displaced. Possible solutions to these problems would be to reduce the amount of pollution being created and to build inundating barriers. If each person reduces their carbon footprint, the negative effects on the environment will be reduced and

this

will mean that the

water

level will stop rising.

Furthermore

, flood defences,

such

as dikes, dams, and floodgates, could be built along coasts and waterways, thereby stopping the

water

from reaching populated areas.

For example

,The Netherlands is one of the most populated areas in the world and

also

one of the most vulnerable to flooding and they have successfully employed various deluge defence systems. To conclude, stemming the rising tides caused by increasing global temperatures is one of the foremost challenges we face and it will ultimately lead to some countries losing landmass and many of the worlds’ cities being left underwater, but possible solutions could be to protect our environment and to utilise the flood prevention techniques already used by countries like Holland.