Cost of Global Warming

The Real Cost of Global Warming

My favorite beach is a location we talked about before. It's close to Santa Barbara and is considered a "secret" because of it's location and the only way to get to it is via a rock. I can almost expect that as Global Warming occurs we can see that beach getting harder and harder to get to. As I mentioned before, that beach is only accessible via a rope during low tide when the beach is actually reviled. With rising waters, I would understand that the beach might not be reviled at some point making the water come right to the wall. This would make it nearly impossible to enjoy from a beach standpoint and only be able to enjoy it from the cliff. (Which I spent sometime wondering if that's how it's originally supposed to be).  

Another cost that we might not correlate to Global Warming but the wildfire season being longer and more sustained. The beach I love is in California and has been in the path of the last several fires. While this does not change the beach too much it does change the surrounding area and wildlife which can influence the beach. This can change the homes for many other animals that use the beach to survive as well as the forrest near by. Rising temperatures leads to a drier season, which in turn manifests as a longer wildfire season. 

And lastly, the influence or cost that I was surprised to see was that it can affect the coastal bases near there. And there is one close by/on the beach I am referencing. 

Further some consequences can include bigger temperature swings which can include snow in a location that normally does not see that precipitation (such as California Central Coast).

-Julia

Global Warming Impacts. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.ucsusa.org/our-work/global-warming/science-and-impacts/global-warming-impacts#.W4NYEP5KjVo