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How does one rebuild when the oceans flood the coastline?
by tonymet 5y ago
How does one rebuild when the oceans flood the coastline?
- ceejayoz 5y agoThe Netherlands offers a concrete example.
- tonymet 5y agoDoes that work in Hawaii ? Or Florida coast . There's a reason why Netherlands are exclusive in this approach
- ceejayoz 5y agoThe reason in The Netherlands is necessity; they've got no other option. That's not the case for Hawaii and Florida, for now. The Army Corps of Engineers is considering fortifying Miami, though. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/us/miami-fl-seawall-hurricanes.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/us/miami-fl-seawall-hurri... Hawaii can move uphill in a way Florida and The Netherlands cannot. Disruptive and expensive, but possible.