Fort Lauderdale -Portions Of A1A Still Shut Down As Ocean Continues Lashing Coast

[malaise]

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/11/24/portions-of-a1a-still-shut-down-as-ocean-continues-lashing-coast/
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Sandy is gone, yet the ocean keeps pouring over State Road A1A in Fort Lauderdale and onto Alton Road in Miami Beach.

The coastal communities’ flooding problems have plagued drivers and coastal residents for weeks.

On Thursday and Friday, water from the Atlantic pounded parts of the Fort Lauderdale strip. The power of waves destroyed chunks of a barrier wall and forced authorities to shut down northbound traffic from Sunrise Boulevard to Northeast 20th Street. It’s the second time the road has been closed in about four weeks.
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Video at link and NBC news this morning says the water is still coming over

[hobbit709]

1. That's always the problem in low lying areas.

Considering the highest point in FL is under 350 ft, pretty much the whole state is a low lying area.

[malaise]

2. So as the Atlantic rises

Florida sinks

[hobbit709]

3. Glug, glug!

[Lochloosa]

4. Got my SCUBA gear all packed.

[marmar]

5. It's nothing but a big sandbar......

....... Orlando might be a coastal city before too long.

[malaise]

6. Looks like Sandy took out most of what was left of the beach

Just imagine a full moon hurricane hitting that part of Florida.
People are going to have to rethink where they live

[Atman]

7. The mayor sounds like an idiot.

Turning A1A into a 2-lane road is a "solution" he's always wanted because it would mean a bigger beach. The taxpayers will pay millions and millions of dollars, and it will all be washed away with the next big storm.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

8. I don't want to hear any more of this loose talk....

about coastal flooding and sea level rise! It's bad for business.