South Florida Scientists Fear Mass Exodus As Sea Level Rise Worsens

[marmar]

As our seas continue to rise, some cities, like Miami, are planning to spend billions on revamping infrastructure. But some scientists say sea level rise will lead to another phenomenon in South Florida, and local leaders need to start preparing for it now.

The region that's home to thousands of high-priced homes nestled against the water is expected to be threatened directly by the rising seas in the coming decades, and when the harsh reality sets in, a mass exodus could commence. That's the warning some scientists are giving to authorities, the Globe and Mail reported.

In short, there's no way to save South Florida, and lawmakers should start to prepare for millions to move north.

Here's why researchers have focused in on South Florida. More than 2.4 million people live within 4 feet of the local high-tide line, and according to Climate Central, the risk of storm surge flooding will be far higher by 2030. That's well within the time frame of many 30-year mortgages currently in place, Climate Central notes.

"This is not a future problem. It’s a current problem," Leonard Berry, director of the Florida Center for Environmental Studies at Florida Atlantic University, told PBS. .....................(more)

http://www.weather.com/news/climate/news/south-florida-sea-level-rise-mass-exodus

[BillZBubb]

1. A state where millions are going to be displaced by rising seas--

Keeps electing the most right wing deniers for their government. Over and over.

[GreatGazoo]

6. likely the elected know the truth but are in with those seeking to cash in

The ban on saying 'climate change' and 'global warming' in State communications is part of the plan to cash in on FEMA and re-building the destroyed housing over and over.

http://fcir.org/2015/03/20/fema-to-states-no-climate-planning-no-money/

[bananas]

7. "Other States Fear Mass Influx of Right Wing Floridians As Sea Levels Rise" nt

[HooptieWagon]

2. I don't think Miami can be saved.

Florida sits atop porous limestone. All the dikes and levees in the world won't prevent water just coming up through the ground.

[Duppers]

8. Exactly. nt

[Kelvin Mace]

3. Game over, man!

Game over!

[pscot]

4. Conservatives assure me that this is not happening

So we got that going for us.

[NCjack]

5. Sell out to a conservative. Rent, if you want to continue to live in S. Florida.

USA has over 200 years of coal in reserves. It is owned by some really big GOP elephants. Nothing is going to retard the mining, selling, and converting the carbon in that coal into carbon dioxide. Probably the best we can do is unload risky properties onto GOPpers. Then we will have to resist a Govt bailout when they go under.