sea level rise

Broward County Mayor Leads Local Response To Sea Level Rise

Phil Latzman — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Even before last year's coastal calamity caused by superstorm Sandy, Broward County Mayor Kristin Jacobs was trying to get everyone's attention about sea-level rise and it's impact on South Florida.

Sea Level Rise May Happen Too Quick For Shore Birds To React

Tricia Woolfenden — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:03:00 +0000

Humans aren't the only species facing an uncertain future in South Florida should current sea level rise predictions prove accurate. Migratory and resident shore birds also would feel the pinch of encroaching salt water, beach erosion, and shore line and habitat loss.

Are Florida Politicians Responding To Rising Sea Levels?

Marva Hinton — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:06:55 +0000

2 Million Floridians Threatened By Sea Level Rise, But New Study Says It Can Be Slowed

Tricia Woolfenden — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:01:00 +0000

If sea level rise continues unabated, sections of South Florida -- and Miami in particular -- will be under water in a matter of decades. But a new study suggests that swift reductions in "short-lived climate pollutants" and carbon dioxide levels could help to slow the rise.

Watch South Beach Disappear Under Sea Level Rise In Hypnotic New GIFs

Tricia Woolfenden — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:01:00 +0000

Current climate change and sea level rise models indicate a very grim -- and water-logged -- future for South Florida and Miami in particular. But new imagery from researcher/artist Nickolay Lamm paints an almost hypnotic picture of these proposed realties for American cities like Miami, Boston, Washington D.C., and New York.<

Why Everglades Restoration Really Needs To Be About Adapting To Climate Change

Tricia Woolfenden — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:02:00 +0000

When the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) was approved in 2000, it was a historic move to "restore, protect and preserve" water resources in central and south Florida. The 30-year framework was designed with the ultimate goal of restoring historic water-flows to a "dying ecosystem." Project leaders and scientists are now focused on incorporating climate change adaptation into the plans and acknowledging that the Everglades will likely never look the way it once did.

Impact Of Tamiami Trail Bridge 'Will Be Huge,' Says Conservationalist

Tricia Woolfenden — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:02:50 +0000

State officials, local dignitaries, and conservationalists gathered last Tuesday to celebrate the completion of the first phase of the Tamiami Trail bridge project. The plan took more than two decades to achieve and is part of a larger effort to restore fresh water flow to the Everglades.

What Florida Homeowners Should Know About Sinkholes

Tricia Woolfenden — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:00:00 +0000

The recent spate of sinkhole activity in Southwest Florida -- including a fatal sinkhole in Tampa earlier this month -- has shed light on the state's geologic anomaly. But how do sinkholes impact state economic factors like property insurance and home sales?

The Dune Abides: Work Begins To Fix Boca Beach Eroded by Sandy

Christine DiMattei — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Imagine enough sand to cover about four football fields, four feet high, and you'll get an idea of how much work is being done to build up the dunes in Boca Raton's Red Reef Park.

Maps: How Sea Level Rise Could Impact Miami-Dade County

Kelley Mitchell — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:32:52 +0000

Miami-Dade County is grappling with how to repair and replace parts of its aging sewage system, under pressure from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The Water and Sewer Department has drawn up a $1.5 billion plan.

However, the clean-water advocacy group Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper says the plan doesn’t take into account the potential for sea level rise at its three coastal treatment plants on Virginia Key and in North Miami and South Miami-Dade.

Miami Among "Most At Risk" For Sea Level Rise, Federal Climate Change Report Says

Tricia Woolfenden — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:01:40 +0000

Florida -- and Miami in particular -- should prepare for habitat destruction, loss of cropland, increased salt-water intrusion, worsening coastal flooding, and a host of related disasters if climate change and sea level rise patterns continue, according to findings in a federal "draft climate report."

Hurricane Sandy Erosion Will Impact Florida's Sea Turtle Nesting Season

Tricia Woolfenden — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:00:00 +0000

South Florida's beaches in late spring through much of the fall resemble something of a crime scene, or rather, dozens of miniature crime scenes. Brightly colored caution tape and wooden stakes can be found scattered throughout the sand, sectioning off areas where sea turtles have left the water to build nests.

Sea Walls Designed To Save Beaches May Actually Speed Up Erosion

Tricia Woolfenden — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:29:40 +0000

The beach is emblematic of Florida life, so it computes that waterside residents in Palm Beach County are scrambling to find ways to keep the beach from crumbling into the ocean. Unfortunately, proposed sea walls -- meant to slow the beach erosion widely seen throughout South Florida -- actually hasten the problem, according to some environmental groups and government officials.

Tallahassee Lawmakers Hear How Rising Seas Threaten South Florida

Gina Jordan — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:10:35 +0000

The rising sea level threat facing South Florida communities is on the radar of the region's lawmakers.

They recently met at the Capitol to hear from a panel of experts.

Monroe County administrator Roman Gastesi says the waters off Key West have gone up 9 inches in the last hundred years, and the rise is accelerating.

“What we’re looking at now is 9 to 24 inches in the next 50 years,” Gastesi says. “Three to seven (inches) in 20 years.”

How The Dolphins Stadium Won State GOP Votes

Elaine Chen — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:00:00 +0000

On the Florida Roundup: The Dolphins jump the first hurdles in their quest for public money to upgrade Sun Life Stadium.

Rising tides on your street - how sea level rise could cost our region millions.

The Quick Fix For A Disappearing Beach

Phil Latzman — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:54:44 +0000

Sand dunes and steel sheets driven underground will be used as temporary fixes to shore up a portion of Fort Lauderdale beach and State Road A1A that have been overrun by the ocean.

The $4.5-million-dollar plan was announced at a public meeting Monday night, the Sun Sentinel reports today, and it will serve as a band-aid until a permanent fix is found.