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bronxiteforever

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2. true and the fixes, if they work, are expensive.

Reply to htuttle (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 14, 2019, 06:13 PM

Aug 2019

No state will be more financially stressed by the impacts of invading seas than Florida.
That is according to a new study released this summer on the costs of sea level rise adaptation.
“Just for seawalls alone across the country, it’s $400 billion over the next 15 years,” David McDougal of the Miami Climate Alliance said. “For Florida alone, it’s $76 billion.”

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/The-Soaring-Cost-of-Rising-Seas-537483291.html

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Rising Seas Could Speed Up Loss of Florida Mangroves, Study Finds [View all] bronxiteforever Aug 2019 OP

Rising Seas Could Speed Up Loss of Florida htuttle Aug 2019 #1

true and the fixes, if they work, are expensive. bronxiteforever Aug 2019 #2

Even with seawalls, saltwater incursion will make it difficult to live there htuttle Aug 2019 #3

Had not thought about the fresh water. That is not good. bronxiteforever Aug 2019 #4

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