US president has voiced concerns over worsening climate changes and their adverse impact in context of increasing number of sea storms. He was addressing at the Coast Guard Academy to the graduation cermony.

He showed serious concerns about the worsening situation of coast guard resources due to increased tropical storms. Furthermore, he emphasized on immediate action to combat climate change during his address.

“Disaster response has long been part of the Coast Guard’s mission, but with the pace of climate change accelerating, we’re seeing more frequent and more intense storms that call for you to respond,” Biden said.

Fighting climate change has been among top agendas for the Biden administration.  Under current administration, the US has already set a goal to cut greenhouse gas pollution by 50 percent in the next decade and ordered the Pentagon to find ways to incorporate climate change into its war games.

“These patterns are only going to get worse if we fail to take immediate ambitious action on climate.”, the president added.

According to the Jacqueline Feldscher of Defense One, “The Coast Guard, which assesses damage and potential pollution threats from the air as well as conducts search and rescue operations during severe storms, has already seen an increase in its hurricane mission. In 2017, for example, the Coast Guard rescued more than 11,000 people in hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria—but needed an extra $914 million to cover its response, plus repair the damage its own facilities sustained in the storms.

The 2020 hurricane season included a record-breaking 30 named storms. It was the fifth consecutive above-normal season, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Officials are also predicting a 2021 hurricane season that is more active than average.”

The concerns shown by President Biden are true for the other nations as well. phenomenon is universal across the world. India was hit by a severe tropical storm few days ago in whihch more than 60 lives were lost despite Indian coast guard carried out a massive search and rescue operation after the storm.

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