<keyword id="20025308" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="groundwater" source="keywords">Groundwater</keyword>, the Earth's largest source of unfrozen freshwater, is under threat. As our planet heats up, so too does the water hidden beneath our feet. Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology predict that by 2100, <keyword id="22348281" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="groundwater-temperatures" source="Orion">groundwater temperatures</keyword> could rise significantly, exceeding safe <keyword id="19905383" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="drinking-water" source="keywords">drinking water</keyword> standards in many regions. The culprit? <keyword id="20649149" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="greenhouse-gases" source="keywords">Greenhouse gases</keyword>. Their build-up in the atmosphere traps heat, warming not just the air but also the ground and the water it holds. The study used two climate scenarios, one moderate and one extreme, to estimate the impact. In both cases, the results were concerning. Under the more moderate scenario, groundwater temperatures are projected to rise by 2.1°C by 2100. This may not seem like much, but it's enough to push millions over the edge. Currently, around 30 million people already live in areas where groundwater exceeds safe drinking limits. With rising temperatures, this number could balloon to 77 to 188 million by 2100. Extreme scenarios paint an even bleaker picture. Here, groundwater temperatures could soar by 3.5°C, potentially impacting a staggering 59 to 588 million people. The vast range reflects regional variations in <keyword id="19907392" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="climate-change" source="keywords">climate change</keyword> and population growth. The consequences of this hidden warming are far-reaching. Warmer groundwater can harbour harmful substances like arsenic and manganese, threatening human health. It can also disrupt delicate ecosystems and even impact geothermal energy potential. Fish, particularly those that rely on cool groundwater for spawning, could face reproductive issues. This isn't just an environmental concern; it's a public health crisis in the making. We need to act now to protect our precious groundwater resources. Sustainable practices, coupled with efforts to combat climate change, are crucial to ensure a future where clean drinking water remains a right, not a privilege. The findings of this study have been detailed in Nature Geoscience and can be accessed <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-024-01453-x">here</a>.

Groundwater temperatures could rise several notches by 2100, making it too hot to drink for millions!

<keyword id="20025308" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="groundwater" source="keywords">Groundwater</keyword> is projected to warm by 2-3.5 degrees Celsius before the turn of this century, potentially risking <keyword id="15300" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="water" source="Orion">water</keyword> quality and safety, apart from threatening <keyword id="19969898" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ecosystems" source="keywords">ecosystems</keyword> depending on the resource, a new research has found. The "world's first global groundwater temperature model" predicted the highest warming rates in Central Russia, Northern China and parts of North America, and the Amazon rainforest in South America. A team of researchers, led by those from the <keyword id="21946640" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Karlsruhe-Institute-of-Technology" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Karlsruhe Institute of Technology" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="Karlsruhe Institute of Technology">Karlsruhe Institute of Technology</keyword>, Germany, said while a lot of focus on <keyword id="19907392" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="climate-change" source="keywords">climate change</keyword> concerns weather events and water availability, we also need to think about how it impacts groundwater, critical to life on the planet. Warming of groundwater can adversely impact ecosystems relying on them, they said. "Rivers rely on groundwater to keep flowing during dry times. Warm waters hold less dissolved oxygen," explained study co-author Gabriel Rau from the University of Newcastle, UK. The model also estimated that by 2100, 60-600 million people globally could be living in areas where groundwater exceeds the highest threshold for <keyword id="19905383" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="drinking-water" source="keywords">drinking water</keyword> temperature guidelines set by any country. According to the World Health Organisation, currently only 18 out of 125 countries have temperature guidelines for drinking water. Warmer groundwater raises the risk of disease-causing microbial growth, thereby, affecting drinking water quality and potentially the lives of people, said Rau. "This is especially concerning in areas where access to clean drinking water is already limited, and in areas where groundwater is consumed without treatment," he added. Based on how heat spreads in water, the researchers modelled current groundwater temperatures and also projected changes between 2000-2100 around the world. Groundwater is present beneath the Earth's surface in pore spaces in rocks and soils. "We show that groundwater at the depth of the water table (excluding permafrost regions) is conservatively projected to warm on average by 2.1 degrees Celsius between 2000 and 2100 under a medium emissions (scenario)," the authors wrote in the study published in the journal Nature Geoscience. Under this scenario, emissions trends do not markedly change from historical patterns. The model, however, showed that under a high-emissions scenario, or fossil fuel-driven development, the groundwater temperature could rise by 3.5 degrees Celsius. The warming of groundwater can be a cause for concern, although it depends on whether the climate change issue can be mitigated by cutting down greenhouse gas emissions, the researchers said. Warmer groundwater can also impact water quality by affecting its chemistry and microbiology, they said. "If temperatures increase, we may see significant impacts to our local aquatic animals, including their spawning processes which will impact industries and communities that are reliant on these ecosystems," said co-author Dylan Irvine, Charles Darwin University, Australia.

Groundwater to get over 3 degrees warmer by century's end, threatening water quality and safety: Study

<keyword id="20227907" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Moodys" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Moody's" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="Moody's">Moody's</keyword> Ratings on Tuesday said India's growing <keyword id="6355017" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Water-shortage" source="Orion">water shortage</keyword> can disrupt farm and industry sectors and is detrimental to the credit health of the sovereign as rising food inflation and decline in income may spark <keyword id="189573" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="social-unrest" source="Orion">social unrest</keyword>. It said decreases in water supply can disrupt <keyword id="22115700" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="agricultural-production" source="keywords">agricultural production</keyword> and industrial operations, resulting in inflation in food prices and hence can be detrimental to credit health of sectors that heavily consume water, such as coal power generators and steel-makers. India's fast economic growth, accompanied by rapid industrialisation and urbanisation, will reduce water availability in the world's most populous country, it said. Also, the water stress is worsening because of an acceleration of climate change, which is causing increasingly intense and frequent extreme climate events such as droughts, heat waves and floods. India is facing a growing water shortage as water consumption increases amid rapid economic growth and increasingly frequent natural disasters due to climate change, Moody's said in a report on environmental risk facing India. "This is detrimental to the credit health of the sovereign, as well as sectors that heavily consume water, such as coal power generators and steel-makers. In the long term, investment in water management can mitigate risks from potential water shortages," Moody's Ratings said in the report. The report comes amid a growing <keyword id="19905380" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="water-crisis" source="keywords">water crisis</keyword> faced by residents in some parts of the national capital, which has led to protests and political conflict. Delhi Water Minister Atishi, who began her hunger strike on June 21 over the issue, was hospitalised on Tuesday morning after her health deteriorated. "Decreases in water supply can disrupt agricultural production and industrial operations, resulting in inflation in food prices and declines in income for affected businesses and communities, while sparking social unrest. This in turn can exacerbate volatility in India's growth and undermine the economy's ability to withstand shocks," Moody's said. Quoting Ministry of Water Resources data, Moody's said India's average annual water availability per capita is likely to drop to 1,367 cubic meters by 2031 from an already-low 1,486 cubic meters in 2021 A level below 1,700 cubic meters indicates water stress, with 1,000 cubic meters being the threshold for water scarcity, according to the ministry. Moody's said a heat wave in June 2024, with temperatures hitting 50 degrees Celsius in Dehli and the northern Indian States, strained water supply. Floods, one of the most common types of natural disasters in India, disrupt water infrastructure, which is insufficient to retain water from sudden large downpours. Floods in northern India and Cyclone Biparjoy in Gujarat in 2023 caused economic losses of USD 1.2-1.8 billion and damage to infrastructure, according to an estimate by the State Bank of India, it said. Monsoon rainfall is also lessening. The Indian Ocean warmed at a rate of 1.2 degrees Celsius per century during 1950-2020, and this will intensify to 1.7-3.8 degrees Celsius during 2020-2100, according to the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology. The amount of rainfall has decreased, while droughts have become more severe and frequent. In 2023, monsoon rainfall in India was 6 per cent less than the average for 1971-2020, and the country had an unprecedented rain shortfall in August that year. More than 70 per cent of rainfall in India is concentrated in June-September each year, according to the <keyword id="22057337" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Moodys-report" source="keywords">Moody's report</keyword>. In the past, disruptions to agricultural production and a rise in inflationary pressure have led to increases in food subsidies that have contributed to India's fiscal deficits. Food subsidies were budgeted at 4.3 per cent of central government expenditure for the current fiscal year (2024-25), one of the largest items in the budget, the report said. Coal power generators and steel-makers heavily depend on water for production and growing water shortages can disrupt their operations and hamper their revenue generation, eroding their credit strength, it said. Moody's said the Indian government is investing in water infrastructure and making a push for the development of renewable energy. At the same time, heavy industrial consumers of water are looking to improve the efficiency of their water use. These efforts can help reduce water management risks for both the sovereign and the companies in the long term. "The sustainable finance market in India is small but developing fast. It can provide companies and regional governments with a critical avenue to raise funds. Some states facing severe water shortages have used the sustainable finance market to raise funds for investment in water management," Moody's said. Moody's said Industrialisation and urbanisation will lead to intensifying competition for water among businesses and residents. India has significant room for industrialisation and urbanisation. Industry's share of India's GDP was 25.7 per cent in 2022, smaller than a G-20 emerging market median of 32 per cent, according to the World Bank. Also, residents in urban areas accounted for only 36 per cent of the country's total population in 2022, a ratio that is likely to grow given that the G-20 emerging market median is 76 per cent. According to a World Bank report on February 2023, over the last decade, the multilateral lender has supported the Indian government's efforts to bring clean drinking water to rural communities. A range of projects with a total financing of USD 1.2 billion have benefitted over 20 million people.

Water shortage detrimental to India's credit health, may spark social unrest: Moody's

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Jason Derulo works out twice a day, five to six days a week, he told Insider.</li><li>His favorite exercises for his abs are L-sit pull-ups, weighted sit-ups, and seated rows, he said.</li></ul>Jason Derulo works out twice a day, five to six times a week.The singer told Insider that keeping fit is important for his busy schedule of rehearsals and performances, so he does a mixture of <a href="https://www.insider.com/guides/health/fitness/cardio-workout-at-home">cardio</a> and <a href="https://www.insider.com/best-exercises-for-building-muscle-in-gym-correct-technique-2020-12">weight training</a>, including <a href="https://www.insider.com/katrin-davidsdottir-best-ab-exercises-strengthen-core-deadbugs-planks-2022-6">core exercises</a>.Derulo said his favorite exercises for defined abs and a strong core are L-sit pull-ups, weighted sit-ups, and seated rows."Having a strong core is so important to avoid any back pain or overall muscle fatigue," Derulo said.To perform an L-sit pull-up, hang from a bar with your legs stretched straight out, forming an L-shape with your body, then pull your body up to the bar. Derulo said he thinks about crunching his obliques "for a more intense burn."<blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckwpdy5PuBy" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"></a> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Jason Derulo (@jasonderulo)<time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime=""></time></div></blockquote>L-sit pull-ups are more of a core-burner than regular pull-ups, which predominantly work the upper body (although core engagement is also required), and are more challenging overall, personal trainer Kaycee Dunfield told <a href="https://experiencelife.lifetime.life/article/what-should-i-do-with-my-legs-while-doing-pull-ups/#:~:text=Legs%20straight%20and%20extended%20in,upper%2Dbody%20strength%2Dbuilder.">Experience Life</a>. Derulo said he does them "regularly."Holding a weight while doing regular sit-ups is an effective way to make them more challenging and keep building the abs once bodyweight is too easy, bodybuilder and physique coach <a href="https://www.insider.com/exercises-to-build-sculpt-abs-physique-coach-advice-2022-5">Cliff Wilson previously told Insider</a>.Seated rows are usually performed with a resistance machine and help strengthen the back, which is <a href="https://www.insider.com/crossfit-brooke-wells-abs-core-strength-sit-ups-overhead-squats-2022-8">also part of the core</a>. Working the muscles on the back of the body as much as the front is important to retain good posture and prevent imbalances, personal trainer <a href="https://www.insider.com/zac-efron-personal-trainer-ab-exercises-recommend-russian-twists-raises-2022-12">Patrick Murphy previously told Insider</a>. <h2>Derulo deadlifts golf carts to keep fit</h2>Derulo said fitness is important to him because he was bigger when he was younger. "Growing up, I was one of the heavier kids so I joined the track team to try to cut down on weight," he said. "It wasn't easy, but with my motivation and mental toughness, I cut the weight and got fit."Derulo's job keeps him motivated to stay fit, he said. "With my global touring schedule, rehearsals, dancing, and traveling, it's important for my fitness to not fall behind," he said. "My shows are vigorous from start to finish where I am constantly moving, so I have to be in top shape to give a 200% performance."Derulo tries to workout five to six days a week, even when touring. He typically works out for one hour in the morning then 45 minutes in the evening, he said. Working out first thing in the morning is non-negotiable for Derulo. "I'm at my best when I start the day off with that fresh energy and it leaves me in a good mood for the rest of the day," he said.Having fun while working out is also important to him."I can get bored of doing the same cardio every day so I'll try to add variability to my workouts such as <a href="https://www.insider.com/guides/health/fitness/boxing-workout-at-home">boxing</a>, <a href="https://www.insider.com/guides/health/fitness/benefits-of-jumping-rope">jumping rope</a>, or snowboarding," he said. "I'll even perform stunts like pulling cars or deadlifting golf carts."<h2>Derulo intermittent fasts</h2>When it comes to his diet, Derulo said he eats between 2,100 and 3,300 calories a day, and follows a "disciplined meal plan," which consists of healthy whole foods like eggs, meat, and vegetables."I try to eat a good amount of <a href="https://www.insider.com/high-protein-food-swaps-fat-loss-muscle-gain-2022-1">protein</a> and I regularly drink Treo which tastes great, keeps me hydrated, and limits my sugar intake," he said. Derulo is a co-owner and ambassador for <a href="https://drinktreo.com/">Treo</a> flavored birch waters."I stock my fridge in a way so I can't really mess up my regimen," he said.Derulo also <a href="https://www.insider.com/intermittent-fasting-52-diet-reasons-why-people-quit-fasting-2021-4">intermittent fasts</a>, skipping breakfast and having two meals a day."First I'll have <a href="https://www.insider.com/guides/health/diet-nutrition/bone-broth-benefits">bone broth</a> with veggies and legumes, and then later I'll have grilled salmon or chicken and veggies," he said.In 2020, Derulo became known for his "<a href="https://www.insider.com/jason-derulo-gooey-food-videos-attract-people-with-fetishes-experts-2021-9?utm_campaign=sf-insider-food&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;fbclid=IwAR2gO25iUzu7aJgaRBK_VeWwsqeycT9zWovo-TTCPjM82cqoqYl0DnW51CA">Milli Meals</a>:" indulgent meals and desserts he would make and post on TikTok every time his following grew by one million.<blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@jasonderulo/video/7156269843216403754" data-video-id="7156269843216403754" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@jasonderulo" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jasonderulo?refer=embed">@jasonderulo</a> Thank you for 52 million <a target="_blank" title="♬ Pretty Boy Swag - Soulja Boy" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Pretty-Boy-Swag-6917216629281523713?refer=embed">♬ Pretty Boy Swag - Soulja Boy</a> </section> </blockquote> "I started my 'Milli Meals' as a new hobby during the pandemic," he said. "I've never been a cook but since we were at home, I needed to put my creativity to good use and started trying different recipes. I've made a chocolate pizza, rainbow pancakes, and a s'mores bake."Derulo factors the meals into a healthy lifestyle by only having a portion of each."<a href="https://www.insider.com/how-to-eat-indulgent-foods-not-gain-weight-influencer-fitwaffle-2020-5">Everything can be enjoyed in moderation</a>," he said. "While my diet sticks to healthy whole foods, I don't like to schedule cheat meals or cheat days. If something calls to me, I'll just eat it."

Jason Derulo shares his 3 favorite exercises for defined abs and a strong core

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5dcacbb77eece5102646c3cd-2400/runit dome marshall islands.jpg" border="0" alt="Runit Dome Marshall Islands" data-mce-source="The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images" data-mce-caption="Runit Dome on the Enewetak Atoll of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean." /></div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>The United States <a href="https://www.insider.com/largest-nuclear-tests-us-history-marshall-islands-effects-2019-10">conducted dozens of nuclear tests</a> in the <a href="https://www.insider.com/photos-the-largest-ever-nuclear-tests-conducted-by-the-us-2019-10">Marshall Islands in the 1940s and 1950s</a>. </li><li>A few decades later, military servicemen <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/places-more-radioactive-than-chernobyl-marshall-islands-2019-7">dumped the contaminated soil</a> into a large pit and covered it with concrete.</li><li>That hazardous tomb, known as the Runit Dome, is now chipping and cracking.</li><li>Locals fear that rising sea levels could force the structure open, sending radioactive debris into the nearby ocean and lagoon. </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more.</a></li></ul>In the Marshall Islands, locals have a nickname for the Runit Dome nuclear-waste site: They call it "The Tomb." The sealed pit contains <a href="https://www.latimes.com/projects/marshall-islands-nuclear-testing-sea-level-rise/">more than 3.1 million cubic feet of radioactive waste</a>, which workers buried there as part of efforts to clean hazardous debris left behind after the US military <a href="https://www.insider.com/photos-the-largest-ever-nuclear-tests-conducted-by-the-us-2019-10">detonated nuclear bombs on the land</a>.From 1977 to 1980, around 4,000 US servicemen were tasked with cleaning up the former nuclear testing site of Enewetak Atoll. They scooped up the contaminated soil, along with other radioactive waste materials such as military equipment, concrete, and scrap metal. It all went into the Runit Dome, which the servicemen then covered with concrete. In total, the crater holds enough radioactive waste to fill 35 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Most of that is irradiated soil carrying plutonium, an isotope that can <a href="https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/PHS/PHS.asp?id=646&amp;tid=119">cause lung cancer if inhaled</a>.But as seas have gotten higher in the area - the water has risen about 7 millimeters per year since 1993 - water has begun to seep into the soil beneath the dome. Unlike the sealed dome on top, the bottom of the pit was never lined with concrete. So now, rising tides threaten to submerge the tomb - or crack it open. <h2>The Runit Dome is chipping and cracking</h2>Prior to the nuclear tests in the 1940s and 1950s, residents of Enewetak Atoll were exiled from their homes and relocated to nearby islands. Today, only three of the atoll's 40 islands have been dubbed safe for human habitation. They are currently home to around 650 residents.The island that hosts Runit Dome remains unoccupied. <div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5dcb06227eece57708529dc4-2400/marshall islands enewetak atoll.jpg" border="0" alt="Marshall Islands ENEWETAK ATOLL" data-mce-source="The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images" data-mce-caption="An aerial view of the dome." /></div></div></div>In 2013, the US Department of Energy reported that <a href="https://marshallislands.llnl.gov/ccc/Hamilton_LLNL-TR-648143_final.pdf">radioactive materials could be leaking from the dome</a> into the marine environment, but said such an occurrence would "not necessarily lead to any significant change in the radiation dose delivered to the local resident population."But sea levels around the Marshall Islands are rising. By 2030, they could be <a href="https://www.pacificclimatechangescience.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/8_PCCSP_Marshall_Islands_8pp.pdf">between 1.2 and 6.3 inches</a> higher than they are now, resulting in more storm surges and coastal flooding. By 2100, the dome could be submerged in water.Locals fear that mounting damage to the structure could present a new set of health risks. The dome recently began to crack and chip, increasing the odds that strong waves could force the structure open. A disaster like that would send even more radioactive waste into the nearby ocean or lagoon, which could even force locals to leave the island once again."If it does [crack] open, most of the people here will be no more," Christina Aningi, a teacher on Enewetak Atoll, <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-27/the-dome-runit-island-nuclear-test-leaking-due-to-climate-change/9161442">told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation</a>. "This is like a graveyard for us, waiting for it to happen."<h2>Scientists don't know if the dome's radiation levels are harmful </h2>Ken Buesseler, a marine radiochemist who is planning to sample the soil near the dome, <a href="https://www.insider.com/largest-nuclear-tests-us-history-marshall-islands-effects-2019-10">recently told Insider</a> that the concern about radiation levels could be overblown. "There is cesium in everything you eat, plutonium in everything you eat and drink," he said.Residents of Enewetak Atoll would have to inhale the leaked plutonium, or be exposed to contaminated water through an abrasion, to experience adverse health consequences.But scientists are still studying the effects of radiation exposure on the islands overall."You can't taste or smell or touch or feel it," Buesseler said. "So it's kind of this invisible thing that can harm you, and no one wants that."

A 'tomb' in the Marshall Islands contains enough radioactive waste to fill 35 Olympic-sized pools. It's starting to crack.

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5c099cf70fefb30a9b303ca5-2400/eighty seven park balcony 2.jpg" border="0" alt="Eighty Seven Park Balcony (2)" data-mce-source="Eighty Seven Park" />Eighty Seven ParkA rendering of Eighty Seven Park, which is set to be completed this year.</div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>A $68 million Miami penthouse could shatter Florida's real-estate record, but it's in a building that's vulnerable to sea-level rise. </li><li>The building, called Eighty Seven Park, is at risk of chronic flooding by 2030. </li><li>Though Miami sea levels are <a href="https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/2017GL073926">rising at faster rates</a> than in other areas of the world, the city's developers continue to prioritize luxury waterfront properties. </li></ul>No location is <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/where-to-live-to-avoid-natural-disaster-climatologists-2018-8">completely safe from climate change</a>, but Miami's future looks particularly challenging. The city's sea levels are <a href="https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/2017GL073926">rising at faster rates</a> than in other areas of the world, already resulting in floods, contaminated drinking water, and major damage to homes and roads.In an April statement to Business Insider, environmental author Jeff Goodell <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/miami-floods-sea-level-rise-solutions-2018-4">referred to Miami</a> as "the poster child for a major city in big trouble." Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/housing-hurricanes-floods-weather-building-2018-10">The next housing crash could be caused by weather, not Wall Street - here are the places that should be worried</a>That hasn't stopped high-profile architects from <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/amydobson/2018/12/07/miamis-luxury-growth-has-sun-sand-and-foreign-money-to-thank/#5c4303583914">rolling out luxury developments</a> in Miami that boast beachfront access and ocean views. The latest example is a two-story penthouse that went on the market last year, at an asking price of $68 million. The property comes with two private elevators, a Jacuzzi, a personal fitness center, and 18,000 square feet of outdoor terrace space.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5c099d8e9d860a0aa5304a56-2400/eighty seven park new hero.jpg" border="0" alt="Eighty Seven Park New Hero" data-mce-source="Eighty Seven Park" />Eighty Seven ParkEighty Seven Park is located directly along the water.</div></div></div>Its building, Eighty Seven Park, was designed by legendary architect Renzo Piano, whose other projects include the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the Shard in London, and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. If the penthouse sells for more than $60 million, it could nab the record for the most expensive condo ever sold in Florida. But a handful of decades from now, the building could find itself underwater.A 2018 report from the Union of Concerned Scientists suggested that 12,000 homes in Miami Beach are in <a href="https://www.ucsusa.org/global-warming/global-warming-impacts/sea-level-rise-chronic-floods-and-us-coastal-real-estate-implications#.XF2z5s9KgUR">danger of chronic flooding</a> within the next 30 years. That puts around $6.4 billion worth of property at risk - the most of any coastal community examined in that report. This situation highlights a paradox in the modern real estate market: Waterfront homes often fetch the highest prices, but they're also the most vulnerable to sea-level rise. Even after a major disaster like a hurricane or flood, buyers <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/housing-hurricanes-floods-weather-building-2018-10">tend to hold steady</a> in their coastal preferences. <div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5c5dc738dfa1e747bf3caeb5-1368/construction site eighty seven park.png" border="0" alt="Construction site eighty seven park" data-mce-source="Google Earth" data-mce-caption="The construction site at Eighty Seven Park." />Google EarthThe construction site at Eighty Seven Park.</div></div></div>Scientists say <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ipcc-climate-change-report-why-2-degree-warming-is-dangerous-2018-10">dramatic sea-level rise</a> is inevitable if climate change continues unabated. In <a href="https://mathewhauer.github.io/papers/2016-NCLIMHauer.pdf">a 2016 study</a> published in the journal Nature Climate Change, scientist Mathew Hauer examined the risk of sea-level rise in the continental US. His findings showed a "super concentration" of at-risk residents in Florida's Miami-Dade and Broward counties. From 2010 to 2100, Hauer said, these counties could account for one out of every four people affected by sea-level rise in the US. If Miami doesn't plan for this disaster scenario, Hauer said, "the price is really, really high."Last year, Forbes contributor Bill Springer asked David Martin, the CEO of the development company behind Eighty Seven Park, about the threat of flooding in Miami. Martin <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/billspringer/2018/10/11/miami-developer-david-martin-is-on-a-mission-to-build-a-stylish-and-sustainable-south-florida/#331092277b99">said he understood</a> the city's "complicated environmental situation," and that his company, Terra, is dealing with it by diversifying its projects and the sites where it builds. While it's hard to anticipate the exact amount of sea-level rise coming this century, the US National Ocean Service suggests that global sea levels rise about <a href="https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sealevel.html">an eighth of an inch</a> per year. That puts the nation on track to see nearly 6 feet of sea-level rise by 2100. Under these conditions, Hauer said, Miami communities could see a severe impact. "I'm not sure that [Miami] can adequately plan for 6 feet," he told Business Insider. "It's water level as high as I am."When he first starting working on his study, Hauer said, 6 feet was considered the highest prediction of sea-level rise by the end of the century."Now it's 10 feet," he said, "which is not good for places like Miami." <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/asia-earth-ice-melted-rising-ocean-coastline-china-india-2015-3">Animated map shows what would happen to Asia if all the Earth's ice melted</a></h3> <div> <iframe class="bijwplayerclass" data-player="jwplayer" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/Nq5nA1Zr-CEZHWCBG.html" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" style="margin:0px;" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><script>function receiveMessage(event){ console.log(event.data.fullscreen); Android.fullscreen(event.data.fullscreen); }window.addEventListener("message", receiveMessage, false);</script> </div> </div>

A $68 million Miami penthouse could shatter Florida's real-estate record, but its building might soon be underwater

<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5df28dcbfd9db2774d10930b-2148/in n out-43.jpg" alt="In n Out" />Irene Jiang/Business InsiderRead on for Irene's In-N-Out review.Hello! Welcome to The Drive-Thru. I'm Kate Taylor, and I'll be offering a rundown of the biggest stories in retail every Friday. If someone forwarded you this email or it is your first time reading for some other reason, <a href="http://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/4np/drivethru">you can subscribe here!</a> This week, I can finally share the details of an investigation I've been working on for more than a month. Read on for the details, plus more on shopping, fast food, and a delightful return to In-N-Out. <h2>Inside black McDonald's franchisees' struggles </h2><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5dd82650fd9db223cc466d75-1200/mcdonalds systematic discrimination 4x3.png" alt="mcdonalds systematic discrimination 4x3" />Samantha Lee/Business InsiderI've spent the last month talking to McDonald's franchisees and poring over leaked internal documents from the company and franchisee groups. It was a difficult story to write, and I am indebted to people who talked to me. Here are some takeaways: <ul><li>Black franchisees, on average, make less than white franchisees. And, the disparity has been growing. In 2012, the cash-flow gap between the averages was less than $24,600, according to leaked documents from the National Black McDonald's Owners Association. In 2017, it reached $60,600. Two franchisees say the gap has since grown to about $68,000.</li><li>McDonald's franchisee count is shrinking, with black franchisees being hit particularly hard. Franchisee count went from 2,100 to about 1,700 during Steve Easterbrook's time as CEO from 2015 to this November. The number of black franchisees went from 261 to less than 200. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-steve-easterbrooks-franchisee-ceo-2019-11">Read the deep dive on Easterbrook's impact on franchisees here</a>.</li><li>There are many systemic reasons why black franchisees are struggling. Lack of generational wealth, alleged discrimination from McDonald's consultants, and higher costs are just a few of the issues. </li><li>Many black franchisees are fed up. "We have said for many, many years as African American operators, there's two standards. There is one for us and there's one for our general market operator," Ken Manning, who sold his McDonald's locations in 2017, told me.</li><li>McDonald's new leadership team is leaning in on diversity and corporate ethics messaging. On Monday, McDonald's announced it had elected WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert to its board of directors, a move that Chairman Enrique Hernandez Jr. said underscores the company's "commitment to diversity at all levels." <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-new-ceo-chris-kempczinski-tackles-values-ethics-2019-12">Read the inside story on new CEO Chris Kempczinski's work to push a renewed emphasis on corporate values here.</a></li><li>On Wednesday, McDonald's announced it had created a new role focused on franchisee diversity. The title: "vice president of operator diversity." <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-creates-new-operator-diversity-position-2019-12">Read my scoop here.</a> </li></ul><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-black-franchisees-earn-less-than-white-counterparts-2019-11">Read the full investigation here.</a> And, feel free to reach out with your thoughts at ktaylor@businessinsider.com - especially if you're a McDonald's employee or franchisee. <h2>How Chipotle's new CEO turned the chain around</h2><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5df283befd9db26e0868f566-1668/chipotle ceo 4x3.png" alt="Chipotle CEO 4x3" />Robin Marchant/Getty; Shayanne Gal/Hollis Johnson/Business InsiderI also finally published my look into Chipotle's turnaround! In November, I talked to the chain's CEO, CFO, and CTO about how the company pulled out of its downward spiral over the last year.The most interesting thing about the turnaround, to me, was CEO Brian Niccol's focus on Chipotle's second make line, which the company renamed the digital make line earlier this year. "Once you actually get into the business, you realize, well jeez, not only is there opportunity to continue to take a different point of view on food, with the real cooking, the real ingredients, the idea of giving everybody access to that - but it's like, wow, we've got the second make line," Niccol told me. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-ex-taco-bell-ceo-brian-niccol-turned-around-chipotle-2019-12">Read the full profile on Niccol - who used to be Taco Bell's CEO! - here.</a> <h2>Coca-Cola's CEO talks regrets</h2><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5b43a2b345aaf519008b4b00-833/rtx232vy.jpg" alt="james quincey" />Benoit Tessier/ReutersShoshy attended this year's Beverage Digest Future Smarts conference and got the scoop on some of Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey's regrets.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coke-ceo-james-quincey-biggest-regret-since-becoming-ceo-2019-12">On the topic of his biggest regrets,</a> Quincey said: "I wish I'd just paid attention to the truisms and gotten on with it even faster."And, Quincey had some more concrete regrets as well. When asked whether his company waited too long to launch a new sparkling water, Quincey cited the company's existing sparkling water offerings such as Dasani Sparkling drinks, but then added, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coke-ceo-sparkling-water-aha-brand-2019-12">"We should have done it a lot sooner."</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coke-ceo-sparkling-water-aha-brand-2019-12">Read Shoshy's full story on Coke's plans on sparkling water here.</a><h2>The saga of the cocaine Santa sweater</h2><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5df10f32fd9db23df73b1553-1036/screen shot 2019-12-11 at 101105 am.png" alt="cocaine santa" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cocaine-Santa-let-snow-Sweatshirt/dp/B082JJ347X/ref=sr_1_12?dchild=1&amp;keywords=cocaine%2Bsanta&amp;qid=1576074817&amp;sr=8-12&amp;customId=B078RXFXST&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1">Amazon</a>This week, Walmart pulled a controversial sweater that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-pulls-christmas-sweater-santa-cocaine-2019-12">appeared to show Santa Claus doing cocaine.</a> However, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/colombia-threatens-to-sue-walmart-cocaine-santa-sweater-2019-12">the Colombian government said that apologizing was not enough,</a> and it is demanding compensation from Walmart over the product description's reference to "quality, grade A, Colombian snow," saying it's an "offense to the country."Meanwhile, the sweater and others like it <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-cocaine-santa-sweatshirt-remains-amazon-2019-12">are still for sale on Amazon.com,</a> highlighting the challenges the e-commerce giant faces as it builds out its marketplace of third-party sellers.Read more about the saga <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-pulls-christmas-sweater-santa-cocaine-2019-12">here</a>, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/colombia-threatens-to-sue-walmart-cocaine-santa-sweater-2019-12">here</a>, and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-cocaine-santa-sweatshirt-remains-amazon-2019-12">here</a>. <h2>The rise of the digital Santa </h2><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5de83596fd9db208f74c29d5-2387/screen shot 2019-12-04 at 53710 pm.png" alt="Welcome Santa" />YouTube/Welcome SantaBethany reports on how digital services and apps are offering virtual chats with Saint Nick this holiday season."The kids are so used to it. They FaceTime with their grandparents and they talk to everybody through video calls anyways, so this is a totally natural way for them to be able to interact with Santa," said Meredith Lueck, cofounder of Welcome Santa, a service that helps kids video chat with Santa. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/santa-apps-services-kids-not-at-mall-2019-12">Read the full, festive story here. </a><h2>Taste test of the week: Irene revisits In-N-Out </h2><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5df285a6fd9db2334970716d-2151/in n out-21.jpg" alt="In n Out meal double double animal style fries" />Irene Jiang/Business InsiderIrene is on the West Coast this week and took the opportunity to stop by In-N-Out. The burger was as good as ever, but the fries disappointed. Irene's <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/in-n-out-review-double-double-animal-style-fries-2019-12#i-walked-back-to-my-hotel-basking-in-the-afterglow-of-an-extraordinary-meal-debating-whether-itd-be-rash-to-move-to-la-just-for-the-sun-and-the-in-n-out-38">take</a>: "I walked back to my hotel basking in the afterglow of an extraordinary meal, debating whether it'd be rash to move to LA just for the sun and the In-N-Out."<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/in-n-out-review-double-double-animal-style-fries-2019-12#i-walked-back-to-my-hotel-basking-in-the-afterglow-of-an-extraordinary-meal-debating-whether-itd-be-rash-to-move-to-la-just-for-the-sun-and-the-in-n-out-38">Read the taste test here. </a><h2>Everything else you need to know </h2><ul><li>Away's CEO <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/away-ceo-steph-korey-steps-down-lululemon-coo-new-ceo-2019-12">stepped down days after an explosive exposé</a> of the company's culture. </li><li>Shoshy talked to a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sneaker-resale-expert-tips-breaking-into-market-2019-12">27-year-old about how he makes millions of dollars reselling sneakers.</a></li><li>Áine analyzed how Sears' <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sears-rise-fall-retail-world-last-decade-2019-12">rise and fall explains the decade of the retail apocalypse</a>. </li><li>Costco admits it<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/costco-ceo-addresses-thanksgiving-website-crash-stopped-shoppers-2019-12"> "left something on the table"</a> with its Thanksgiving website crash. </li><li>Build-A-Bear says its "Frozen 2" toys <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/build-a-bear-workshop-cuts-revenue-forecast-blames-frozen-2-2019-12-1028751958">aren't selling as well as expected!</a> </li><li>The cocaine Santa shirt is <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-cocaine-santa-sweatshirt-remains-amazon-2019-12">still available on Amazon,</a> even though Walmart pulled it from its site. </li><li>IHOP is <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ihop-opening-new-fast-casual-chain-called-flipd-2019-12">opening a fast-casual chain. </a></li><li>We got our <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/beyonce-posted-first-look-adidas-collaboration-ivy-park-2019-12">first look</a> at Beyoncé's new Ivy Park collab with Adidas. </li><li>I am calling it - the worst tweet of the decade <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/worst-tweet-of-decade-vita-coco-urine-tweet-2019-12">was the Vita Coco pee jar incident.</a> Fight me on Twitter about it at <a href="https://twitter.com/Kate_H_Taylor">@Kate_H_Taylor. </a></li></ul><a href="http://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/4np/drivethru">First time reading The Drive-Thru? 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<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5490bf226da8117374055c0e-1200-924/new-york-city-aerial-4.jpg" border="0" alt="New York City Aerial">REUTERS/Adrees Latif</img>For one of the most powerful cities in the world, we sure could've picked a better location.
New York City&#xa0;is poised to bear the brunt of climate change's effects - from rising seas to shifting temperatures - over the next five decades, and signs of the coming scenario are already beginning to appear across the state.
Hurricane Sandy, which struck without mercy, was our first warning.&#xa0;
Climate change will make&#xa0;<a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2014GL059574/abstract">storms like Sandy far more common and more intense</a>.&#xa0;As the earth heats up, more water vapor - the fuel for storms - enters the atmosphere.&#xa0;This combination of <a href="http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/future.html#Precipitation">increased storms</a>, <a href="http://www.climatecentral.org/news/summer-temperatures-co2-emissions-1001-cities-16583">more extreme temperatures</a>, and <a href="http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/45202.html">rising sea levels</a> will put&#xa0;many of New York City's most prized resources - from its beachfront property to sizable chunks of its subway system and its local food scene - at risk.
Here's a glimpse of what you should enjoy before it's too late.
<h2>1. Waterfront Homes And Beaches</h2>
<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5490b10fecad042a04700aa8-1024-682/2668810320_c24d236e8c_b.jpg" border="0" alt="rockaway beach new york"><a href="https://flic.kr/p/54Qmk3">Flickr/Paul Hamilton</a></img>
As oceans get warmer and northern sea ice begins to melt, sea levels will rise, increasing the frequency of floods. Eventually, <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2014GL059574/abstract">entire sections of New York City will be permanently submerged</a>.
Sizable chunks of lower Manhattan and the majority of waterfront property in Brooklyn and the Rockaways - a total of up to 250 miles of coastline - will flood; much of it will be completely destroyed. Many of these areas are also home to some of the city's fastest-growing neighborhoods, like Long Island City, Queens, and Boerum Hill, Brooklyn.
Beaches in those areas will also, quite literally, be washed away. In their 2014 hazard mitigation plan, New York City <a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/downloads/pdf/hazard_mitigation/section_3e_coastal_erosion_hazard_analysis.pdf%20">planners write</a>&#xa0;that&#xa0;"long-term coastal erosion is 100% probable" for Coney Island, Brooklyn, the Rockaways, Queens, and South Shore, Staten Island.
<h2>2. North America's Largest Public Transit System</h2>
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After Hurricane Sandy struck, the MTA was able to rescue the subway from the brunt of the damage. In just a few weeks of intense pumping, drying, and reconstruction, several flooded stations were up and running again. Years later, only a few stations carry the scars of the storm's devastation.
But flood waters from the next storm <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/climate-change-will-ruin-the-nyc-subway-2014-12">could overwhelm the same subway stations flooded during Sandy</a> (all five tunnels between lower Manhattan and Brooklyn and the Steinway Tube between Midtown and Queens flooded), <a href="http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/FloodMitigationWorkBeginsat7DowntownStations.htm">despite the MTA's planning efforts</a>. An <a href="http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/Publications/Research-and-Development-Technical-Reports/Environmental-Reports/EMEP-Publications/Response-to-Climate-Change-in-New-York.aspx">additional 14 stations</a> near the Harlem and East Rivers are also at risk.
<h2>3. Farmer's Markets</h2>
<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5490ad276bb3f7334c701787-1024-684/275671257_6a411b439d_b.jpg" border="0" alt="farmers market union square new york"><a href="https://flic.kr/p/qmTsH">Flickr/Wally Gobetz</a></img>
Say goodbye to your local farmer's market.
Shifting&#xa0;<a href="http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/climaid">temperatures will make Northeastern dairy farms unsuitable for cows</a>. Apple orchards will find they can't produce enough of the fruit to turn a profit;&#xa0;<a href="http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/Cleantech-and-Innovation/Environment/Environmental-Research-and-Development-Technical-Reports/Response-to-Climate-Change-in-New-York.aspx">Macintosh and Empire apples will disappear from farmer's market shelves by 2100</a>.&#xa0;
In warmer waters, <a href="http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/Cleantech-and-Innovation/Environment/Environmental-Research-and-Development-Technical-Reports/Response-to-Climate-Change-in-New-York.aspx">local populations of salmon</a>&#xa0;(which, when made into lox, graces every good New Yorker's Sunday bagel and schmear) will migrate north. Native brook trout will disappear from New York waters, too. Bass might come to the area in their place, as the species loves warmer water.
<h2>4. Hiking And Camping</h2>
<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5490aba2ecad040e6f701789-1024-768/2825808939_41607f3993_b.jpg" border="0" alt="hiking catskills new york"><a href="https://flic.kr/p/5iH1xM">Flickr/janelle</a></img>
Love hiking, fishing, or camping in the Adirondacks or the Catskills? Better enjoy them now.
None of the plants or animals native to these <a href="http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/309.html">16 million acres of gorgeous spruce-fir forests</a> will survive in a climate just five degrees warmer. Scientists estimate both forests will begin to die out <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/nyregion/climate-change-to-affect-new-york-state-in-many-ways-study-says.html">as soon as 2050</a>.
<h2>5. The Coffee Scene</h2>
<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5490aaedecad040a6f701787-1200-858/7483010074_8d159cecc2_k.jpg" border="0" alt="new york city coffee shop"><a href="http://habenbacher.tumblr.com/">Mario Habenbacher</a></img>
New Yorkers drink <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/infographic-new-yorkers-drink-seven-times-more-coffee-than-everyone-else-2012-5">7 more times more coffee than people in any other American city</a>. But most of that java comes from places around the globe where warming temperatures and altered weather patterns are killing the precious crop. A combination of <a href="http://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/intropp/lessons/fungi/Basidiomycetes/Pages/CoffeeRust.aspx">coffee rust</a>, a fungal infection that attacks the leaves of the coffee plant, and invasive species like the <a href="http://mauiinvasive.org/2013/11/15/tiny-beetle-bores-down-on-hawaii-coffee-industry/">coffee berry borer</a> are slowly destroying coffee plantations across the globe.
A <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0047981">recent study in the journal PLOS One</a> found that the number of coffee-growing regions in Africa (where a mix of the right temperature, altitude, and soil moisture allow the plant to be grown in bulk) could be reduced by somewhere between 65% and 100% in the next 7 decades.

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