Climate Change to Threaten Historic US Landmarks
- 10 years ago
According to a report by researchers from the Union of Concerned Scientists, 30 historic sites and landmarks in the United States are at risk of being destroyed by natural disasters that are believed to be caused by the effects of climate change. Authors of the report wrote that "Sea-level rise, coastal erosion, increased flooding, heavy rains and more frequent large wildfires are damaging archaeological resources, historic buildings and cultural landscapes across the nation."
According to a report by researchers from the Union of Concerned Scientists, 30 historic sites and landmarks in the United States are at risk of being destroyed by natural disasters that are believed to be caused by the effects of climate change.
Authors of the report wrote that "Sea-level rise, coastal erosion, increased flooding, heavy rains and more frequent large wildfires are damaging archaeological resources, historic buildings and cultural landscapes across the nation."
Some of the threatened locations include the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island in New York, the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the first permanent English settlement in Jamestown, Virginia, and ancient cultural sites like Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico and Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado.
Although the environmental changes are gradual, the researchers are calling for a reduction in carbon gas emissions, which they say are partially responsible for climate change.
Another report says that sea levels have increased by one to two feet across the Eastern US and Gulf Coasts, and global sea levels are expected to rise between one to over three feet by the end of this century, putting many coastal sites at risk of flooding.
According to a report by researchers from the Union of Concerned Scientists, 30 historic sites and landmarks in the United States are at risk of being destroyed by natural disasters that are believed to be caused by the effects of climate change.
Authors of the report wrote that "Sea-level rise, coastal erosion, increased flooding, heavy rains and more frequent large wildfires are damaging archaeological resources, historic buildings and cultural landscapes across the nation."
Some of the threatened locations include the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island in New York, the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the first permanent English settlement in Jamestown, Virginia, and ancient cultural sites like Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico and Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado.
Although the environmental changes are gradual, the researchers are calling for a reduction in carbon gas emissions, which they say are partially responsible for climate change.
Another report says that sea levels have increased by one to two feet across the Eastern US and Gulf Coasts, and global sea levels are expected to rise between one to over three feet by the end of this century, putting many coastal sites at risk of flooding.