Question

review the story. water rising polara paced along the ramparts, striving to stay alert. commander axel expected nothing less. she breathed in the fresh air, reveling in the panorama of thriving rice fields. three years ago, shublik had been wasteland. she was proud of how she and her team had made it bloom. her mind whirred with plans for more improvements. the longer she could stay at shublik, the better it would be—for the colony, but also for her. daily routines and the mountain air had brought her unexpected comfort. she peered through her binoculars. was that water glistening on the horizon, where just last week there had been dry-land? polara wondered again what why is polaras work important? rice can only be successfully grown at shublik. the oceans are rising and theres less land for farming. there isnt enough sunlight for traditional rice farming. her work will lead to the formation of new dry-land.

Explanation:

The story mentions that three years ago Shublik was a wasteland and now there are thriving rice fields. Also, there is a mention of water glistening where there was dry - land last week. This implies that due to rising water (oceans rising), land for farming is reducing. Polara's work of making Shublik (a former wasteland) into a place with thriving rice fields is important as it provides a solution to the problem of less land for farming due to rising oceans.

Answer:

The oceans are rising and there's less land for farming.