The Week article

This is a very brief article in the Health and Science section of The Week magazine. The basis for this article is historic: "By examining ancient sea sediments, the scientists were able to reconstruct conditions between the last two ice ages, 124,000 years ago. During this period, temperatures rose by about 4 degrees Fahrenheit, and the ice in the arctic regions melted rapidly, adding vast quantities of water to the oceans. Today, a sea-level rise of that magnitude would be catastrophic." This shows how scientists are using previous hot periods to predict what is in our future. But, as so many people know, the past decade has had unnatural temperature increases that are clearly human-caused. Therefore, whatever happened in the past will most likely be worse in the future. Many towns and cities are on the coast, and they depend on their unique position and culture. But, as the threat of rising seas increase, these are at risk. Millions of people flock to seaside villages and cities for vacations. These beautiful places may cease to exist in a few decades. I talked about this point in the context of another source. I still think that this is a reason why people will decided to fight global warming: most simply, what they love is at stake.