Chapter 12 focuses on New Jersey and the rising sea levels. One part of Belton’s story I liked was the act that he thinks about the creatures beneath him in the ocean. I live not far from the beach, and whenever I am there this is something I always think about as well. I can’t help but think about all the fish and other creatures that are out there. Sometimes it scares me from going in the ocean, because I get nervous some kind of fish or animal with come up and touch me or ill step on them on the bottom. Reading about how New Jersey is losing their beach to erosion and the rising sea levels makes me sad to read that because of humans actions climate change is speeding up and it is going to become an even bigger issue for the future generations. Climate change is causing sea levels to rise and eventually over time will affect all these beach towns and cause the beaches to slowly disappear unless a plan is put into action. I think reading this book has overall opened my eyes to what is happening in New Jersey, because I think people always believe things like global warming and beach erosion and things from the environment aren’t effecting where they live, and if they do they aren’t that bad compared to other place, which is not true. There is a lot happening right here in New Jersey and conditions like Belton discusses in the book are taking place all over the world.
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