In module 10, the class discussed how rising sea levels are becoming a more prominent issue and how they effect a vast amount of things within our environment.  In the article I have chosen to blog about this week “NASA Is Facing A Climate Change Countdown” the New York Times writes that NASA is facing some serious problems due to the rising sea level and other issues involved with climate change.  In the article, one of the leading scientists for NASA explains that beaches surrounding the facility used to be nearly 50 yards out, however, in recent days are barely 10.  The sand of the facility beaches is being swept away by coastal erosion and storms.  The problem becomes even more severe when looking at where a few of the larger launchpads are located, and how they may be underwater in future years.  While NASA is already seeing issues among there vast amount of facilities across the nation from climate change, it is noted that these changes will only become more severe as warming increases, sea levels rise, and storms become stronger.  I found it really interesting to read how government facilities such as NASA are being affected just as much as the general public and how the effects of global warming are already being noticed.  The pictures within the article showed the severe changes and I am curious to see how NASA will deal with this issue moving forward.

Schwartz, John. “NASA Is Facing a Climate Change Countdown.” The New York Times. The New York Times, 04 Apr. 2016. Web. 10 Apr. 2016. <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/05/science/nasa-is-facing-a-climate-change-countdown.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fearth&action=click&contentCollection=earth®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0>.