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Sea Level Rise & Coastal Resilience - SFL

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This working group focuses on the impact that rising sea leves will have on South Florida

The purpose of this group is to understand, anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to the changes that rising sea levels are bringing as they relate to all walks of life.

Members

admin Albert Gomez ibague Shari Holbert

Email address for group

sea-level-rise-coastal-resilience-sfl@m.resiliencesystem.org

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

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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