Ooops! Looks Like SLR In SE Florida Is Moving (Once Again) Faster Than Expected

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New scientific projections released Wednesday predict that ocean levels will rise even faster than previously forecast over the next four decades in low-lying southeastern Florida, which is already prone to frequent flooding even on sunny days.

Compared with estimates made in 2015, the new prediction is for about 5 inches in additional sea level rise under a moderate outlook by 2060. The projection was released as part of a meeting of the Southeast Florida Climate Leadership Summit, which covers densely populated Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe counties.

About 3 inches of rising seas have already occurred between 1992 and 2019 in the region, according to the new study. It's become common at high tides — especially the most robust king tides — to flood roads, parks, yards and structures as the water continues to creep upward. Sometimes the water pushes up through inland stormwater systems.

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Roman Gastesi is the administrator for Monroe County, which encompasses the Florida Keys island chain. In the future, he said officials, property owners and businesses will face some tough choices about how to confront the water. “We can't just raise the whole Keys. There are some places it doesn't make sense,” Gastesi said. “We're going to have to retreat from some areas. And that's going to be costly.”

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https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/faster-rising-seas-forecast-in-south-florida-in-new-projection/2158945/

[Boomer]

1. My personal formula...

Whenever I hear a prediction for SLR in 2040 or 2050 or 2100, whatever the number, I double it and halve the time to get there.

So, 2.5" by 2060 according to my calculations will be 5 ft by 2040. I probably won't be around to see if I'm right, but guaranteed I'll die believing I'm right!