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“If you’re from Florida, you should be leading on climate and environmental policy, and Republicans are still reticent to do that… But on this, the consequences are so serious, it’s worth putting politics aside.”
Senior Republican politicians in the state have opposed federal action against global warming, which is making storms like Hurricane Ian mor
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I don't think the flooding in Florida is bad as they say it is.
Senate Commerce Committee hearing on sea-level rise caused by extreme weather
Nelson introduced the hearing by noting that, with 1,200 miles of coastline, and three-quarters of its residents living near its coasts, Florida is more vulnerable than any other state in the continental U.S. to rising sea levels already causing increasingly frequent flooding. During much of the hearing, a video played showing scenes of flood waters rushing through Miami Beach in 2015.
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Just a couple of years ago, county leaders spent more than $95 million making improvements to the north runway. The upgrades were not enough to keep the area dry after more than 26 inches of rain.
– According to data posted online by the Federal Aviation Administration, some parts of the facility are just five feet above sea level.
> In the summer of 2019, the county closed the north runway for four months as nearly 200 workers did $95 million worth of work.
The major change was replacing the center portion of the runway, which workers originally installed in 1943 when the facility was a naval air base.
The new work hoped to add 15 to 30 years to the runway’s life.
√ According to that updated 2020 master plan, county staff wrote “because of sea-level rise and future flooding projects, the new/expanded facilities may require stormwater retention capacity that exceeds the current standards.”
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In high-risk flood zones, fewer than 60% of US homeowners purchase flood insurance even though the premiums are heavily subsidized by the government. The reason for this appears to be homeowners' underestimation of true flood risk.
Adaptation and Adverse Selection in Markets for Natural Disaster Insurance by Katherine R. H. Wagner. Published in volume 14, issue 3, pages
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Rescue teams search for people who may still be trapped in homes after Hurricane Ian
Rescue teams search for people who may still be trapped in homes after Hurricane Ian
Nearly a week after Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida, search and rescue teams are still on the job. More than 100 people were killed in the state during the storm and its aftermath. Utility workers say it will likely take until the weekend for power to be restored to the more than 400,000 customers that remain without electricity. William Brangham reports. Stream your PBS favorites with the…
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In north Florida, Irma transformed waters from tranquil to dangerous
In north Florida, Irma transformed waters from tranquil to dangerous
Floodwaters surround a home along the Santa Fe River in Alachua County, Fla., on Sept. 14. (Scott Clause/(Lafayette, La.) Daily Advertiser/AP) HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. — The six kayaks stacked in the middle of the floor at the High Springs Adventure Outpost usually would be stored outside the building. Or, more likely, on a hot and sunny day like this one, they would be carrying tourists on trips up…
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