Introduction:
Good morning and welcome to the news with Tobi Sadler. Today we are taking a closer look at the effects of climate change, the U.S. economy, and the Morningside Men’s Soccer team.
#1
A Brazilian town being destroyed by the force of the sea.
Atafona is a coastal town of 6,000 people, 200 miles away from the famous Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro. However, unlike the Copacabana, Atafona isn’t famous for its beautiful beaches. The town has a serious problem, due to rising sea levels and the advancing of the Atlantic Ocean.
Every year, the sea advances by nine feet and also rises by as many as 27 feet in some years.
About 60 years ago, this process started accelerating and ever since then, the sea has destroyed more than 500 houses. -Sarah Finn Audio-
National Geographic went to Atafona to talk to some of the residents and about the devastating things that happened in the small town. Multiple people that lived there have been ‘running from the waves’ for their whole life’s. One man that currently lives in Atafona mentioned how he already lost three houses to the rising sea. However, he still lives there.
Since the 1970’s researchers have been trying to figure out the reason for the extreme erosion in the small town. While some locals think that the sea is a living being, and the erosions are a punishment for mistakes that they made, scientists think it’s a mix of multiple things. The factors that caused this natural disaster to happen are obviously tied to climate change, but are also influenced by certain regional events.
#2
The Inflation rate in the U.S. is going through the roof.
Over the past 12 months, consumer prices rose 6.2 percent. This increase in prices is the fastest one in the past 31 years.
The consumer prices didn’t just rise in certain areas, they rose all across the board. This rapid increase is something that is not welcome for President Biden and his administration. The President pointed out that “everything from a gallon of gas to a loaf of bread costs more, and it’s worrisome, even though wages are going up.”
Many economists expected the inflation rate to be more stable by the end of 2021, but it did the exact opposite. The prices are not just surging in areas disrupted by the pandemic, but they are also doing so in other areas, which increases the risk of higher prices for a longer time. -Kai Schwägerl Audio-
Sooner or later, the federal reserve will have to change their plans. The reserve’s bond buying program will have to end and interest rates will have to be raised, in order to improve the situation.
#3
Is the Morningside Men’s Soccer team in a crisis?
The Men’s soccer season just ended so it is time to have a quick look at the season.
The team of head coach Tom Maxon only managed to secure the 4th seed in the GPAC regular season. This 4th seed is far below the team’s expectations, as they won the GPAC for two consecutive years.
In addition to that, the soccer team managed to go to the National Tournament for the past 3 years, but this year they failed to do so.
So, is the Men’s soccer team in a crisis? Things this year have surely changed for Maxon’s squad. The team is missing both of their starting center backs from last year, as well as one of their key midfielders. On top of that, the team’s number one scorer and last year’s ‘GPAC Offensive Player of the Year’, Okan Gölge is also missing. -Noah Aniser Audio-
Maxon recruited lots of freshmen, but except for one, they all didn’t have the impact that he expected them to have.
This surely wasn’t the season that Maxon or the team expected to have, but it is their duty to come back stronger and prove that they belong to the top of the GPAC Conference.
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Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/10/business/economy/consumer-price-inflation-october.html