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On sea level rise, Miami Beach is a city divided. One faction would like to slow down and wait for more research (this is where I stand). Another group would like to forge ahead with hundreds of millions in projects
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As sea levels continue to rise, more areas of the coastal Everglades will be susceptible to saltwater intrusion, according to a new FIU study. Sea levels rose 2.2 centimeters annually from 2011 to 2015, according to scientists in FIU’s Southeast Environmental Research
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FIU experts use hurricane loss model to estimate damages caused by Hurricane Irma at $19 billion A team of researchers headed by FIU College of Business professor Shahid Hamid, using the Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model, estimates that Hurricane Irma caused $19.4 billion in wind-related losses
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Most of our older Miami Beach homes have been built to rely on gravity to shed accumulated rainfall from our home properties into the public right-of-way and stormwater system. Perhaps the biggest misconception homeowners have is that elevated city roads
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