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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

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Florida leads nation in property at risk from climate change

Under climate change projections, rising sea levels could make storm surge during hurricanes worse. A new study projects the amount of private property on Florida coasts that floods at high tide could climb by $69 billion by 2030.
Florida has more private property at risk from flooding linked to climate change than any other state, an amount that could double in the next four decades, according to a new report by the Risky Business Project.
By 2030, $69 billion in coastal property in Florida could flood at high tide that is not at risk today, the report found. That amount is projected to climb to $152 billion by 2050.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article29029159.html?__scoop_post=c025bc30-355c-11e5-a0f3-00221934899c&__scoop_topic=4050186#__scoop_post=c025bc30-355c-11e5-a0f3-00221934899c&__scoop_topic=4050186#storylink=cpy

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