North Carolina’s Coastal Predicament

The coastal area of ​​North Carolina is the most dynamic and active system of all natural systems in the state. In the coastal area, hydrosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere interact with each other, fascinate people with all backgrounds, enjoying the fruits they offer. The sea level continues to rise, the intensity of the temperature rises to a new height, but the coast is endangered due to the influence of other climates, but this glorious nature is disturbing.

About one third of the population of the United States lives in the coastal area more than one billion people. Large coastal countries of lowlands, such as Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina, California, South Carolina, are particularly vulnerable to sea level rise and coastal storm surges. The risks faced by coastal countries are as follows. Permanent flood. Many lowland coastal areas are expected to gradually overwhelm by sea level rise. If it is two feet higher than today's sea level, US real estate and buildings will be over 1 trillion dollars, about half of which will be concentrated in Florida.

It is not only in the Chesapeake Bay area. Biological geochemist Emily Bernhardt of Duke University said at a meeting of Portland ESA, "Sea level rise is occurring and reaching coastal inland of North Carolina." Approximately 30% of her research area is agriculture. "The majority of the land that is susceptible to the sea level rise of 5,900 square kilometers in North Carolina coastal plains is affected by salt water." The extent of vulnerability depends on whether to maintain pumping water built for agriculture It depends greatly on whether to give up. Control structure

North Carolina coastal plains are characterized by flat lands, wide rivers, beautiful diverse ecosystems and abundant agricultural soils, but there are many environmental pollutants contaminating this vulnerable ecosystem. Several factors are related to the destruction of coastal plain ecosystems, but one factor stands out more than others. The main source of pollution threatening the ecology of North Carolina Eastern is industrial pig industry. Pig farming poses threats to farm work, the entire ecosystem, and workers trying to benefit from those living around these industrial pig farms. North Carolina is trying to pass a bill to solve this problem in the coastal plain, which requires strict supervision of swine excreta, is it really enough to prevent large-scale disasters What?