South Beach, Miami, Florida. Photo source: ©© James Willamor
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Greater Miami is a place where the idea of not having enough water seems completely inconceivable. South Florida receives about 60 inches of rainfall a year, and groundwater is more than plentiful. Keeping streets and homes from getting flooded with freshwater is still a huge job here.
But rising sea levels change things in unexpected ways, and seawater threatens to turn the drinking water salty. In some places, the ocean has already made good on that threat. And the problem is going to get worse…
Read Full Article Article, Market Place
A Tale of Two Cities: Miami, New York and Life on the Edge, Climate Central (08-22-2014)
Walking along the waterfront in Fort Lauderdale and admiring the 60-foot yachts docked alongside impressive homes, it’s hard to imagine that this city could suffer the same financial fate as Detroit…
From Coast To Coast, Vanity Fair (07-23-2013)
At opposite ends of the country, two of America’s most golden coastal enclaves are waging the same desperate battle against erosion…
U.S. Cities Lag in Race against Rising Seas, Scientific American (01-20-2015)
In just a few decades, most U.S. coastal regions are likely to experience at least 30 days of nuisance flooding every year…
Too Big to Flood? Megacities Face Future of Major Storm Risk, Yale e 360
