Klaus Jacobs is one of the many people that have experienced the effects of climate change in New York. Mr. Jacobs is a Geophysics professor at Columbia University. He has stated that if sea levels continue to rise rapidly in New York by 2050, there would be mass destruction, and, in 2011, Mr. Jacobs boldly said that one-day subway stations in New York would get flooded with hurricanes. Subsequently, when Hurricane Sandy hit in 2012, his prediction was proved correct. Mr. Jacobs experienced intense house flooding during the storm, and thus, more New Yorkers should be aware of what is to come if there is nothing done to avoid climate change.