Question

What types of environmental issues are facing the residents of Baltimore? Be specific. Examples of environmental issues include those related to water supply (including drought), wastewater, solid waste, energy, pollution (of soil, air, and water), congestion, and lack of natural spaces. Your answer should include at least 3 relevant environmental issues.

Answer 1

Climate change is already impacting Baltimore residents, businesses and visitors. As atmospheric warming from greenhouse gases persists, Baltimore residents can expect to experience; Extreme temperatures. Excessive demand for cooling power, increasing demand on the electrical grid.Maryland's climate is changing. ... In the coming decades, changing the climate is likely to increase coastal and inland flooding; harm marine, wetland, and inland ecosystems; disrupt fishing and farming; and increase some risks to human health. Our climate is changing because the earth is warming.