Paper Introduction

Climate change is a problem that is rapidly approaching the world, and could severely change the global climate by 2050. The effects of climate change on an island could be detrimental, due to how much water is surrounding them. It is especially bad for those islands who already struggle with certain environmental aspects such as maintaining a good amount of clean water. Barbados is a country and island currently struggling with a water crisis, and it will inevitably be hit hard by the effects of climate change in the coming years. Lots of places around the world, including Barbados, are already experiencing some of the intense effects of climate change. Climate change in Barbados vastly affects their oceans due to increased severe weather events, rising sea levels, and changes in rainfall levels.

Climate Change in Barbados

Climate change has been a very popular topic in recent years, as people are discovering how serious its effects are. It is a topic that interests me a lot, so I decided to research it on a more specific level. Barbados is an island, meaning it's surrounded by water. Therefore, lots of the effects of climate change have to do with water and weather.
Some of the biggest issues with climate change will be the increased severe weather events. Barbados already experiences a hurricane season, but hurricane season could become a much more permanent thing due to climate change. Not only will there be more hurricanes, but more severe storms which could place people in danger due to things like fallen trees and lightning strikes. This also brings weather events like droughts into play, which can majorly damage Barbados due to their current water crisis.
Climate change also introduces the issue of rising sea levels. Rising sea levels can bring on multiple, more specific problems. The most threatening problems would be erosion, flooding, and saltwater intrusion. Erosion will cause the land to weather down faster, making the effects of hurricanes and severe storms even worse. Flooding will quicken the rate of erosion, but also create a hazard for the people of Barbados. Saltwater intrusion will worsen their water crisis.
The last major issue with climate change in Barbados will be the changes in rainfall. Decreased rainfall will once again hurt them due to their water crisis. It will also make it hard to grow any crops, which could cause famine for areas of Barbados that eat only what they grow themselves. Increases in rainfall can cause the exact opposite, drowning all of the crops that they grow and making them inedible. It will also make erosion worse, causing a domino effect of other issues.
I'd like to learn more about why these things are the major concerns in Barbados, and where they all stem from. I also want to learn about Barbados' water crisis and how it started. I'd also like to brainstorm possible solutions, and look into what the government is doing to stop these things from happening.