For my entry I was intrigued by an article published by NOAA on “climate.gov”. The article described how the city of Rhode Island was constantly having to close its hurricane flood gates so as to keep it dry after it RAINED. Clearly there was a geographic issue. I do not live in Rhode Island but the pictures from the article made it seem as if Rhode Island is prone to this sort of flash flooding because of it’s relationship with the coast. This made me think of how we learned about the erosional forces that can occur on a coastline. It is possible that perhaps the coastline has eroded away and now Rhode Island is gradually getting closer and closer to the waterline. I would like to pursue what technologies we are developing to help our living situation while also not being terrible for the environment. For example, perhaps some time of biodegradable barrier? What I have read hasn’t really changed any of my opinions but I definitely believe that people should be careful about where they build homes.

**https://www.climate.gov/news-features/features/rhode-islands-rising-tide**