Reading this weeks lesson and learning about sudden sea level change, it got me thinking about the strong tropical storm hitting our East Coast, tropical storm Colin. Sudden sea level change can be attributed too major storms or other factors that are not normal. I found a New York Times article about storm Colin and how its is flooding our costal region of Florida. The article says that with the combination of storm surges and high tides, can cause flooding even before the storm is expected to hit land. As I was reading the article, I felt bad for the people who live in Florida who have to deal with such a hard storm. The storm forecast said that as much as 8 inches of rain is to hit parts of the state. Florida governor has declared a state of emergency in 34 of the states 67 counties. In St. Petersburg beach town, roads were already flooded, and more than 20,000 customers were without power even before the storm made landfall. The article also said that tropical storm Colin is threatening Florida’s citrus crops. Florida is the biggest citrus producer.
After reading how bad this storm is and how detrimental it is going to be on Florida’s crops, made me feel really bad. I cant even imagine how the people of Florida are going to bounce back from this horrible storm. The storm hasn’t even hit land yet when this article was written, and it caused so much damage already. This storm is already bad, and it will continue to go up the coast hitting the Carolina’s. By reading this weeks lesson and past weeks, I know the effects of sea level change and how hard it is for residents to bounce back. The coasts will not look the same, and people’s houses could be washed away or severely damaged.
Reuters. (2016, June 6). Tropical Storm Colin Gains Speed, Barrels Toward Florida. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/06/06/us/06reuters-storm-colin.html
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