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The flood control infrastructure in Miami Beach is to keep the plates spinning a little while longer. Long term, it's underwater.
by cool_dude85 4y ago
The flood control infrastructure in Miami Beach is to keep the plates spinning a little while longer. Long term, it's underwater.
- ch4s3 4y agoI don't see why it couldn't be protected like Amsterdam which is ~6.5' below sea level. Miami for trade and finance purposes is the Amsterdam of the Caribbean and northern chunk of South America and Central America.
- cool_dude85 4y agoAmsterdam has the famous dykes, but Miami is built on limestone so sea walls do not work.
- ch4s3 4y agoYeah I didn't mean using the exact same approach. They'll probably have to do things like building artificial reefs, planting mangroves, raising buildings/roads, and maybe something like Tokyo's giant cisterns. In the end it may not work but it seems like it's worth trying for a few decades.