Monday, September 3, 2012

Rising sea comes at a cost for South Florida cities | www.palmbeachpost.com

What Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties are doing to address rising sea levels.  Click title for link.  From the article:

"Schmidt said rainfall still accounts for 95 percent of the flooding in Miami Beach but in century or two, the city could be more like New Orleans, sitting below sea level with its safety dependent on sea walls and pumps. “Eventually, if the projections are true, you’re facing a position where the sea level rise would go above the land surface and then you’re raising critical infrastructure,’’ he said. “Your sea walls are going higher, you’re putting in locks and dams and you’re pumping almost everything.’’