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The recently released report on rising sea levels provides ample cause for concern along the Gulf coast. It’s not just rising sea levels that are causing problems, though. It is also heavier rains from hurricanes, toxic red tides caused in part by drainage of agricultural chemicals off of lands far upstream of the Mississippi delta, and rising heat and humidity levels that cause problems for outdoor workers and nurture exotic species that compete with our native plants and animals. Newser.com recently published a short article on the negative impacts of climate change on the Gulf Coast with a link to a longer article included that describes some of the changes that are expected.
Map showing distribution of bottom-water dissolved oxygen from July 28 to August 3, 2015, west of the Mississippi River delta. Black lined areas — areas in red to deep red — have very little dissolved oxygen.
Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
