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This, exactly. Don’t expect much movement on climate change until the political elite feel the pain. When the fisheries collapse, fires rage across our corn fie
by jrobn 8y ago
This, exactly. Don’t expect much movement on climate change until the political elite feel the pain. When the fisheries collapse, fires rage across our corn fields, beef prices skyrocket, and our coastal cities sink into the ocean will you see a climate change denier stand up and throw up their hands and yell “How did this happen! We need to act! Also, why is my steak so expensive. Outrageous!”
- drhousejr 8y agowasnt miami supposed to be in the ocean a few years ago according to al?
- dd36 8y agoFlooding in Miami is the new normal.
- pixl97 8y agoThe problem with saying its all climate change, is it is not. Development is great at reducing land permeability which means any precipitation flows faster into creeks raising water levels faster. Land use changes are a huge problem we have almost no control on.
- shagie 8y agoThere are significant mitigation efforts in place: https://www.businessinsider.com/miami-floods-sea-level-rise-solutions-2018-4 https://www.businessinsider.com/miami-floods-sea-level-rise-... You can also see the historical tide gauge from 1910 through 2010 at https://www.miamidade.gov/green/library/sea-level-rise-flooding-saltwater-intrusion.pdf https://www.miamidade.gov/green/library/sea-level-rise-flood... Also noted in the above pdf is the salt water intrusion into the Biscayne Aquifer which is used for drinking water in the area - this is a major issue.