The eruption of hurricanes and volcanoes quickly caused a blow, but the sea level rise of the earth was catastrophic at a slower and ominous speed. Moving by melting of the ice sheet and warming of the ocean, sea level rise threatens the life and property of the 13,000 - mile US coastline. Well, a new report from the Alliance of Concerned Scientists reveals which state is first affected.
The prediction that Florida will be affected by the massive impact of climate change is not a new forecast. However, the report published on Monday lists its importance for daily life in Florida. According to reports, in the next 30 years, approximately 64,000 households in Florida state must deal with long-term floods, half of which is South Florida.
Approximately 12,000 of these houses belong to residents of Miami. This new forecast is consistent with the report released by the US Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in February and by the year 2070 the city of Miami is forecast to be flooded everyday.
That's as long as the city can not compete with the rising sea. In 2017, residents of Miami voted 400 million dollars for "Miami Forever" bonds. This includes $ 192 million to protect the city. In May this year, the Editorial Board of Miami Herald pointed out that this change is unlikely to occur soon. "
The new report combines existing property data from online real estate company Zillow with regional forecasts of three different sea-level rise scenarios in the 2014 National Climate Assessment. Using the data, researchers have found long-term housing and commercial sites at risk of sea level flooding, believing they experienced at least 26 floods per year.
The future experience of climate change in Florida will be a glimpse of the future of other countries of the country. According to survey results, "Even in the absence of heavy rain and storms, sea level rise is mainly caused by climate change, today more than 300,000 homes and commercial facilities adjacent to the United States will have long-term catastrophic flooding We are faced with risks. "
This is a dangerous and expensive problem. The cumulative present value of real estate risked in 2045 is estimated at $ 136 billion. This is a new housing crisis. On the other hand, if cities try to stop the flood, the tax is expected to increase. Miami Herald reported in the report that by 2030 housing in Miami Beach can pay a property tax of 17 million dollars to deal with the recurring flood.
But long ago the authors wrote that "millions of Americans living in the coastal area will face more frequent floods as the tide rises." Later, municipalities, counties, and federal operations need to be done
In Florida, it is difficult to ignore the impact of climate change. By the end of this century it is expected that Miami will enter the water, and sea level rise has become the home of Miami Beach residents. The city was forced to install millions of dollar pumps to prevent parts of the city from flooding during the high tide, but these pumps have a shelf life of only 30 years and storms are due to Ilmar It turned out to be a failure when stronger. Currently, climate change solutions such as Florida pumps are just a big problem of Band-Aid, which is ignored by legislators who have not explained even hurricanes like Irma. Florida urgently beat the inhabitants and require the federal government to adopt a national policy to mitigate climate change. In the past two decades, Florida has the power of the governor denying climate change.
The prediction that Florida will be affected by the massive impact of climate change is not a new forecast. However, the report published on Monday lists its importance for daily life in Florida. According to reports, in the next 30 years, approximately 64,000 households in Florida state must deal with long-term floods, half of which is South Florida. That's as long as the city can not compete with the rising sea. In 2017, residents of Miami voted 400 million dollars for "Miami Forever" bonds. This includes $ 192 million to protect the city. In May this year, the Editorial Board of Miami Herald pointed out that this change is unlikely to occur soon. "Our main protective measure is the flood prevention system established 50 to 70 years ago long before the imagination of climate change."