{"id":18093,"date":"2017-10-03T14:23:06","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T19:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/?p=18093"},"modified":"2017-10-03T14:23:06","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T19:23:06","slug":"puerto-rico-a-tragic-reminder-of-why-climate-action-cannot-wait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2017\/10\/03\/puerto-rico-a-tragic-reminder-of-why-climate-action-cannot-wait\/","title":{"rendered":"Puerto Rico a tragic reminder of why climate action cannot wait"},"content":{"rendered":"
Source: FEMA<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The disaster unfolding in Puerto Rico is heartbreaking \u2013 and a call for action.<\/p>\n

Our focus as a nation must be to help our fellow citizens as quickly as possible, but also to do what we can to prevent similar catastrophic events in the future.<\/p>\n

With three Category 4 hurricanes \u2013 undoubtedly\u00a0worsened by climate change<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 making landfall and wreaking havoc in the United States in just a few weeks, we\u2019ve had three wake-up calls. Climate change is an urgent issue that must be addressed now.<\/p>\n

By continuing to ignore the fundamental threat that global warming poses today, however, the Trump administration is setting up Puerto Rico and the rest of the Hurricane Alley region for more disasters and tragedies.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s akin to a doctor who treats the symptoms of a patient while ignoring a dangerous, underlying disease. It makes for a bad doctor \u2013 and America expects more than that.<\/p>\n

Puerto Ricans are living climate change<\/strong><\/p>\n

Considered a \u201ccanary in the coal mine<\/a>\u201d for climate change, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has been feeling the consequences of a warming world for some time already.<\/p>\n

Its beaches are retreating with some homes in the capital of San Juan and in Rinc\u00f3n, a popular surfing town, actually falling into the ocean amid rising seas \u2013 and coastal flooding is getting worse.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not all: The island is also challenged by intensifying tropical heat, heavier downpours and \u2013 as we just saw with Hurricane Maria \u2013 its location in the path of stronger hurricanes.<\/p>\n

When rebuilding Puerto Rico, we need to help the island become more resilient to\u00a0such impacts of climate change<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 while doubling down on curbing emissions that cause the problem in the first place.<\/p>\n

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Roofless homes in Puerto Rico after the storm. Photo:\u00a0FEMA<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Island\u2019s economy hangs in balance<\/strong><\/p>\n

A vast majority of the Puerto Rico\u2019s population of 3.4 million, more than\u00a085 percent<\/a>, lives within five miles of a coast that is threatened by the rising ocean.<\/p>\n

Like\u00a0islands in the South Pacific<\/a>, it\u2019s seeing sea level rise of about\u00a0half a foot<\/a>\u00a0on average from melting land ice and warmer ocean waters. This trend, which is accelerating, has made roads, ports and other infrastructure that are key to Puerto Rico\u2019s economy more vulnerable.<\/p>\n

As we\u2019ve seen over the past few weeks, sea level rise compounds the impacts of hurricanes when worsened storm surge causes flooding in communities along the coast.\u00a0The resulting damage from this and other climate impacts has a direct effect on Puerto Rican daily life as well as on tourism, which accounts for 8 percent of the island\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n

Climate impacts are getting worse<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scientists predict Puerto Rico will see a sea level rise of\u00a022 inches\u00a0by 2060<\/a>. That translates into a lot more storm surge, more destroyed property and even bigger hits to the nation\u2019s tourist economy.<\/p>\n

Research also suggests more heat, rainfall, and stronger hurricanes\u00a0are in the future [PDF]<\/a>\u00a0for Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n

The science is clear: Rising temperatures and heavier rainfall both play a key role in intensifying hurricane strength and destruction.<\/p>\n

Ninety percent of excess heat is absorbed by the oceans and this warming water energizes hurricanes and evaporates more water into the atmosphere, increasing the amount of rainfall in storms \u2013 just like we\u2019ve seen in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

All these challenges will escalate in coming decades.<\/p>\n

These fellow Americans deserve our help<\/strong><\/p>\n

As we see in Puerto Rico today, it\u2019s the most vulnerable among us who feel the\u00a0impacts of climate change<\/a>\u00a0the most. They need our help to build a better and stronger future.<\/p>\n

Treating the symptoms of climate change is absolutely essential. We must come together quickly as a nation and help our fellow Americans through this crisis.<\/p>\n

But treating the underlying disease \u2013 heat-trapping gas emissions \u2013 is equally essential. Or the devastation we\u2019re witnessing in Puerto Rico will keep happening.<\/p>\n

This post originally appeared on EDF Voices<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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