Climate Change - SFL

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Wed, 2013-02-27 18:58 — mdmcdonald

This working group focuses on the impact that climate change has on South Florida as well as factors that influence climate change.

To identify and manage factors that impact climate change as well as identifying and managing the impact that climate change is having on South Florida.

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admin	Albert Gomez	ibague	Kathy Gilbeaux	mdmcdonald	MDMcDonald_me_com
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Colorado State University Team Predicts Above-Average 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season in 30th Year of Forecasting

Mon, 2013-04-29 20:25 — admin

Courtesty of Henry Rodriguez Released by Colorado State Universtiy Wednesday, April 10, 2013

The Colorado State University team today predicted an above-average 2013 Atlantic basin hurricane season due primarily to anomalous warming of the tropical Atlantic and expected lack of an El Nino event.

CSU is in its 30th year of issuing Atlantic basin seasonal hurricane forecasts.

The team calls for 18 named storms during the hurricane season, which falls between June 1 and Nov. 30. Nine of those are expected to become hurricanes and four of those major hurricanes (Saffir/Simpson category 3-4-5) with sustained winds of 111 mph or greater.

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Deep Trouble: How Sea-Rise Could Cause Havoc in South Florida

Tue, 2013-03-12 13:11 — admin

MiamiHerald.com - Curtis Morgan - March 10, 2013 Courtesy of Kathy Gilbeaux

Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper, a clean-water advocacy group, filed suit in Federal Court challenging Miami-Dade’s $1.5 billion plan to repair the county’s aging, spill-plagued sewage system.

'The maps were intended to show how rising sea levels threaten some of Miami-Dade County’s most vital facilities.

If they prove anywhere close to accurate, the fate of three major sewage plants would represent only the tip of a hulking, hugely expensive iceberg of concerns for South Florida.

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Making Communities More Resilient to Climate-Induced Weather Disasters

Wed, 2013-02-27 20:03 — admin

February 18, 2013 - homelandsecuritynewswire.com Courtesy of Samuel Bendett

Mounting scientific evidence indicates climate change will lead to more frequent and intense extreme weather that affects larger areas and lasts longer. We can reduce the risk of weather-related disasters, however, with a variety of measures. Experts say that a good strategy should include a variety of actions such as communicating risk and transferring it through vehicles such as insurance, taking a multi-hazard management approach, linking local and global management, and taking an iterative approach as opposed to starting with a master plan.

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