A Gulf Coast of Florida community. Photograph courtesy of: © Orrin H. Pilkey and J. Andrew G. Cooper
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From sea level rise to habitat loss, the effects of the climate crisis are on the verge of making south Florida uninhabitable…
Read Full Article, Guardian UK (04-21-2020)
‘Sand wars’: the battle to replenish Florida’s beaches amid climate crisis; Guardian UK (10-25-2019)
Rising tides force Miami Beach residents to seek higher ground; CBS News (09-25-2019)
Column: High-rises spell the end for Florida beaches; By Orrin H. Pilkey and J. Andrew G. Cooper; Tampa Bay (07-25-2017)
Floridians are becoming more attuned to sea level rise and more familiar with nuisance flooding related to the rising sea. However, we believe there is less recognition that by century’s end it is likely that most of Florida’s major beaches will be permanently gone…
