The retreat of permafrost is an expected outcome of global warming.
Brooklyn Community Board 15 is a New York City community board that encompasses the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Sheepshead Bay , Manhattan Beach , Kings Bay , Gerritsen Beach , Kings Highway , East Gravesend , Madison , Homecrest , and Plum Beach .. New York City community board. community boards of New York City. Brooklyn neighborhoods. List of Brooklyn neighborhoods. Sheepshead Bay. Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. Manhattan Beach. Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn. Kings Bay. Kings Bay, Brooklyn. Gerritsen Beach. Gerritsen Beach. Kings Highway. Kings Highway ( Brooklyn ). East Gravesend. East Gravesend, Brooklyn. Madison. Madison, Brooklyn. Homecrest. Homecrest, Brooklyn. Plum Beach. Plum Beach, Brooklyn. It is delimited by Corbin Place , Coney Island Avenue , Avenue Y , 86th street , Avenue U and MacDonald Avenue , Avenue P and Kings Highway on the north , Nostrand avenue and Marine Park on the east , as well as by the Atlantic Ocean on the south .. Kings Highway. Kings Highway ( Brooklyn ). Atlantic Ocean. Atlantic Ocean. Its current chairman is Theresa Scavo .. As of the United States Census , 2000 , the Community Board has a population of 160,319 , up from 143,477 in 1990 and 149,570 in 1980 .. Of them -LRB- as of 2000 -RRB- , 121,052 -LRB- 75.5 % -RRB- are White non Hispanic , 4,823 -LRB- 3.0 % -RRB- are African-American , 20,229 -LRB- 12.6 % -RRB- Asian or Pacific Islander , 123 -LRB- 0.1 % -RRB- American Indian or Native Alaskan , 340 -LRB- 0.2 % -RRB- of some other race , 3,506 -LRB- 2.2 % -RRB- of two or more race , 10,246 -LRB- 6.4 % -RRB- of Hispanic origins .. African-American. African-American. Asian. Asian American. 26.6 % of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2004 , up from 16.1 % in 2000 .. The land area is 3166.9 acre .