Your flood insurance premium is going up again, and that’s only the beginning
The letter might have already come in the mail. “Your building is at high risk for flooding,” it declares in ...
Month: July 2018
Risk From Rising Seas Could Sink South Florida’s Economy Before The Water Even Arrives
South Florida could see two feet or more of sea-level rise over the next 40 years. It’s alarming. And there’s ...
Historic label on buildings may preclude protection against sea rise, developer says
A property owner in a flood-prone Miami Beach neighborhood is challenging the city’s decision to designate the area as historic, ...
Republicans scoff at carbon tax as Curbelo unveils his own climate-change plan
WASHINGTON -- Carlos Curbelo’s latest effort to shift the climate change debate within the Republican Party has a long way to ...
Free forum Wednesday where you can ask politicians about what they plan to do about sea-level rise
ReThink Energy Florida and First Street Foundation are hosting a series of Tidal Town Halls where politicians will address the threat of ...
With the Sea Rising, Are Underground Power Lines Really The Solution To Power Outages In South Florida?
Hurricane Irma was a game-changer for South Florida. Cities are preparing for hurricane season differently now. And the region’s largest ...
Broward governments are tackling South Florida’s sea-level rise challenges
When I was asked to spearhead the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce’s sea-level rise and resiliency initiative two years ...
Coastal residents need to put aside money now to cope with the flooding that’s coming later
Through myopic indifference, society is making adaptation to sea-level rise exponentially riskier than it needs to be. There is a ...
Media roundup: Huge iceberg breaks away from Greenland; small Florida town copes with sea-level rise; companies capitalize on rising seas
Miami faces and underwater future The New Yorker In Miami, the rising sea is already an ineluctable part of daily ...
It’s Human Nature Not To Think About Rising Seas. Here’s Why — And What Can Be Done
If current sea-level rise trends continue, the ocean that makes many South Florida cities desirable places to live may become an ...