The article from “The Washington Post” talks about the United States being the biggest responsible for global warming nowadays, and how the country will suffer the most from this issue that has been discussed a lot in the past few years. The United States has produced around 27% of the total carbon dioxide emissions of the world from 1850 – 2011. It is important to notice that no other country was close to that percentage for this period of time. On the other hand, China has passed the United States as the biggest producer of carbon dioxide emission of the world taken in consideration only the last decade. Still, the United States is on the top of this ranking. The article then explains how the earth would get its revenge on the United States.
West Antarctica has been one of the biggest victims with global warming increasing in the past few years. If this trend continues, West Antarctica could collapse entirely, which would increase the sea level by a lot. With that being said, it has being determined by scientists that the United States would receive more sea level than any other country in the world. This happens because of gravity, and therefore areas that are farther away from Antarctica, like the United States, would suffer more than areas closer to Antarctica. It is expected that the United States would get about 25% – 27% more sea level rise than the global average. About 12 million Americans live on land that would theoretically be under water in the future based on that. Therefore, the United States should start planning in advance to protect its people and nation.