sea level rise

This week on The South Florida Roundup, we discussed new plans to protect Miami's coast from storms (1:00), the state taking control of Miami-Dade County's busiest local toll roads (19:00) and the Nicaragua's dictatorship outlawing the Jesuits (36:02).

The joint report from the University of Florida and 1000 Friends of Florida found a 23 percent increase in population and just under a foot of sea rise by 2040 could wipe out a million acres of undeveloped land.

The highest points in Miami-Dade County are unmarked and largely unnoticed. But high ground has played an outsized role in the history of South Florida’s development — and, more importantly, offers clues about how climate change could shape the region’s future. Starting with its real estate market.

Rising seas will shift tidal boundaries, leading to the loss of taxable properties, according to a new study. This is expected to impact the tax base of hundreds of U.S. coastal counties, with Florida being the state most affected.

The 4-year study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers found storm surge flooding alone could amount to $24 billion annually with three feet of sea rise, thanks to a warming planet.

Managers are speeding up work on the aging pumps at the Broward-Miami-Dade county border and along the Little River to fight worsening flooding.

Environmental groups say as Gov. Ron DeSantis aims to strengthen infrastructure against sea level rise, he has failed to show much action on what is causing climate change and address the state’s reliance on fossil fuels.

Governor Ron DeSantis announced this week nearly $20 million in grant funding for Florida communities to better assess the risks to critical infrastructure posed by flooding from sea level rise, storm surge, and rainfall events.

Seawalls, despite more natural innovations like "living" shorelines, aren’t going anywhere in Florida — except up.

'Living' shorelines featuring mangroves instead of plain seawalls are popular with environmentalists, but permitting and public resistance in Miami-Dade make them tough to build.

While making these changes comes with a hefty price tag, there is opportunity for economic growth, leaders say.

The collapse, captured by satellite images, occurred in East Antarctica — an area long thought to be stable and not hit much by climate change, scientists say.