http://nyti.ms/1hv5TOw

Its crazy to think that we are living at a time in which the population keeps increasing rapidly. Not too long ago the world population hit 7 billion. The article, “Too many bodies, too little space”, takes the issue of over population even further and discusses the problem we face of having a decreasing space for the bodies of the people passing. Thankfully cremation has been a popular alternative, yet some prefer to worship cremated bodies and have a site for them to be honored. Its like a cemetery but for cremated bodies. Bodies dont only take up space, they also cost a lot of money when in comes to the resourced used to bury them. Either way people are trying to find private properties in which people can be buried without affecting the environment. The issue is not all about space. The environment and costumes are also being taken into consideration. Some religions require burials. Sooner or later there will be very little left and people will have to be buried in the suburbs i believe. And who knows what’ll happen 100 years from now.

It’s exactly one year after hurricane Sandy hit New York . We can think that know, after we experienced it, we are prepared for any kind of storm, and that we have learned from our mistakes. However , what have been done to prevent consequences of any other upcoming storm since Sandy destroyed our boroughs and took lives of our neighbors? Nothing. Scientists came up with some solutions  to keep the water at bay. Some would like to build  storm-surge barriers, others would like to use more natural approach , for example build oyster reefs and create marshlands in the harbor that could help beat down and reduce  a storm’s waves. These projects can slow down the storm, however they won’t stop the storm. These  actions are ,however, only  steps in risk reduction, none of them is the solution. I think it’s a time to address this issue. We cannot just wait for another storm to come, we have to come up with solution and put it into action. I was very surprised that government started to address this topic only now, after a year from disaster. We should acknowledge that our city is not prepared for any other natural disaster, and take needed steps to fix it.

Taisiia Tsvilyniuk

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