Emergency: Florida Plans To Build A 20-Foot Sea Wall
Climate change does not look like a future problem anymore. The repercussions have to be dealt with immediately.
Climate change hasn’t been news to Miami, Florida. The South Eastern state experienced severe damages due to the devastating storms that have been frequenting the Atlantic in the past three decades.
Unexpected Damages
Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida in 1992 and damaged more than 1.3 million households, leaving increased divorce rates and PTSD in its wake. The main destruction were the high winds, averaging between 130–140 mph. The storm cost United States almost $27.3 billion in damages.
Then, Hurricane Charley happened in 2004, rounding up more than $16 billion in property damage and directly killing 15 people in Florida.
Finally, with Hurricane Irma becoming one of the most powerful storms in the region’s history which hit Florida almost four years ago, the authorities decided to take action.
Since Miami was left partially underwater, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were tasked with finding a way to protect the city’s vulnerable coasts.
The Proposal
The Miami-Dade Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study examines the impacts…
