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Miami Beach (United States) (AFP) - Warm sunshine and sandy beaches make south Florida and its crown city, Miami, a haven for tourists, but the area is increasingly endangered by sea level rise, experts said Tuesday.
During a special Senate hearing held in Miami Beach, Senator Bill Nelson described south Florida as "Ground Zero" for climate change and its threats to coastal communities.
And they keep building, every square inch available. Real estate is booming, may I say exploding. It's like all the oligarchs of the world are choosing to live at ground zero. You all know what's going to happen when a category 5 hurricane hits, right? One good thing about Mother Nature is that she doesn't get mad, she gets even.
I get mad sometimes because I can't get even, but that's bad for your health.
Miami Beach (United States) (AFP) - Warm sunshine and sandy beaches make south Florida and its crown city, Miami, a haven for tourists, but the area is increasingly endangered by sea level rise, experts said Tuesday.
During a special Senate hearing held in Miami Beach, Senator Bill Nelson described south Florida as "Ground Zero" for climate change and its threats to coastal communities.
And they keep building, every square inch available. Real estate is booming, may I say exploding. It's like all the oligarchs of the world are choosing to live at ground zero. You all know what's going to happen when a category 5 hurricane hits, right? One good thing about Mother Nature is that she doesn't get mad, she gets even.
I get mad sometimes because I can't get even, but that's bad for your health.
Jefferson Parish and New Orleans are probably still worse off then Miami as they are below sea level.
Miami Beach (United States) (AFP) - Warm sunshine and sandy beaches make south Florida and its crown city, Miami, a haven for tourists, but the area is increasingly endangered by sea level rise, experts said Tuesday.
During a special Senate hearing held in Miami Beach, Senator Bill Nelson described south Florida as "Ground Zero" for climate change and its threats to coastal communities.
And they keep building, every square inch available. Real estate is booming, may I say exploding. It's like all the oligarchs of the world are choosing to live at ground zero. You all know what's going to happen when a category 5 hurricane hits, right? One good thing about Mother Nature is that she doesn't get mad, she gets even.
I get mad sometimes because I can't get even, but that's bad for your health.
yep 2.0 mm per year...that means....150 years to rise 1 foot
1 foot= 304 mm
btw at many times over the millions of years all of florida has been under water
Jefferson Parish and New Orleans are probably still worse off then Miami as they are below sea level.
Actually there is more to it than just the level of the sea, if you look at any of those graphs from the link I posted those records are all from static stations. What you'll find is the sea rising faster in some places, you can even find places where it is going down. The reason for that is the land itself is rising or falling at different rates. There is only two station in Louisiana and both of them show an accelerated rate compared to Miami. It's between 3 and 4 times the rate. Even if the sea were to stop rising New Orleans is doomed without massive infrastructure in coming centuries.
So, please explain WHY nothing is being done to alleviate the problem?
WHEN will they start building the seawalls and dikes to prevent the inevitable flooding?
WHEN will they purchase and install the pumps to remove the inevitable leakage around or through the seawalls and dikes?
WHEN will "they" stop the gnashing of teeth, wailing, and doom and gloom predictions and actually DO something?
As far as I am concerned, the reasons are very simple:
1. "THEY" know any such effort will be useless, because they can't stop what is going to happen.
or
2. "THEY" know that all the doom and gloom predictions are false, so there is no need to build such an expensive protective structure.
I do not know which is correct, or if either is correct. Take your pick, and believe what you will.
Actually there is more to it than just the level of the sea, if you look at any of those graphs from the link I posted those records are all from static stations. What you'll find is the sea rising faster in some places, you can even find places where it is going down. The reason for that is the land itself is rising or falling at different rates. There is only two station in Louisiana and both of them show an accelerated rate compared to Miami. It's between 3 and 4 times the rate. Even if the sea were to stop rising New Orleans is doomed without massive infrastructure in coming centuries.
I wonder what the rates are for Venice Italy?
They get inundated every year and the land is sinking.
Actually there is more to it than just the level of the sea, if you look at any of those graphs from the link I posted those records are all from static stations. What you'll find is the sea rising faster in some places, you can even find places where it is going down. The reason for that is the land itself is rising or falling at different rates. There is only two station in Louisiana and both of them show an accelerated rate compared to Miami. It's between 3 and 4 times the rate. Even if the sea were to stop rising New Orleans is doomed without massive infrastructure in coming centuries.
exactly
these people never admit that the land (tectonic plates) rise and fall
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