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htuttle

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3. Even with seawalls, saltwater incursion will make it difficult to live there

Reply to bronxiteforever (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 14, 2019, 06:21 PM

Aug 2019

Once the groundwater gets salty enough, it might become infeasible for millions of people to stay. So you could probably add the cost of enough desalination plants to supply everyone in Miami with fresh water to that bill.

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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