The video clip of the current business event under consideration is entitled “Climate change may destroy Alaskan towns”. The Associated Press introduced it on the web source NBC News on October 21, 2015. The information from the video describes the devastating condition of the small settlement on Kivalina Island in Alaska.
At the beginning of the video, it is noted that Barack Obama was the first president to visit the Arctic Circle. This fact demonstrates the urgency of the issue. Thus, according to news, a small town in Alaska faces the threat of becoming the first American climate refugees. The alternations of climate slowly but steadily negatively influence human life. Residents of Alaska are the first people to suffer from climate change directly.
Currently, storms in the Atlantic Ocean destroy their land. Once, the land was protected from the ocean by a large chunk of ice. Due to climate change, ice melting resulted in the disappearance of the ice wall. People have no place to hide. Their lives are in danger as far as they have no shelter, their food is changing, and they have fewer opportunities to survive. According to the information provided, the residents of four Alaskan villages have to be evacuated urgently (“Climate change may destroy Alaskan towns”).
The first issue refers to the vital need for evacuation and available financial resources. Billions are needed to relocate Americans to other areas. Besides, climate change destroys the productivity of lands and decreases the demand for real estate. Consequently, the country may face severe losses because of climate change. This condition represents the need to establish a particular program for the further regulation of such concerns. Also, it serves as a warning sign for the rest of the world.
Works Cited
Associated Press. “Climate change may destroy Alaskan towns.” Online video clip. NBC News. 2015. Web.