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<big><big>'''Florida, the Sunshine State'''</big></big>




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[[File:Florida Wildlife Corridor FLWC Water Benefits December 2022.png]]
 
 
[[File:Florida Wildlife Corridor FLWC Report.pdf]]
 
 
 
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[[File:ClimateNewsFlorida.com-Climate News Florida homepage.jpg]]




:https://ballotpedia.org/Florida
<big><big><big>''' 'The Frontlines of Climate Change' '''</big></big></big>


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: <big>Climate Vulnerability, Climate Change Denial, Extreme Weather, Rising Seas</big>






*Natural environmental issues
:[[File:ClimateNewsFlorida.jpg]]
*Green Issues/documents from governments within the State of Florida...




<Lake Okeechobee, threats to the Everglades, and Florida's coasts


<big><big>ClimateNewsFlorida.com'''</big></big>


[[File:Lake Okeechobee-June 29, 2018.jpg]]
:A GreenPolicy360 Project


* https://climatenewsflorida.com/


* https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Climate_News


[[File:Everglades restoration 2016 update.png]]
* https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Sea-Level_Rise




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[http://www.floridasprings.org/learn/questions/ '''''Natural springs''''']
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Florida has more first-magnitude springs than any other state or any other nation in the world


* http://apalacheehills.com/springs/Springbook/FirstMagnitude.htm


[[File:Florida Climate Institute - University Affiliates.png]]


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<big><big>'''''Florida Climate Institute'''''</big></big>


:Florida Colleges/Universities Link Up to Tackle Climate Change


<big><big>'''More Solar Power Needed'''</big></big>
* https://floridaclimateinstitute.org/


* https://floridaclimateinstitute.org/about


[http://fcir.org/2015/04/03/in-sunshine-state-big-energy-blocks-solar-power/  '''Why is Florida, the 'Sunshine State', Blocking Effective Solar Energy Policy?''']
''The Florida Climate Institute (FCI) is a multi-disciplinary network of national and international research and public organizations, scientists, and individuals concerned with achieving a better understanding of climate variability and change.''


''The FCI has eleven member universities – Florida A&M University (FAMU); Florida Atlantic University (FAU); the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT); Florida International University (FIU); Florida State University (FSU); Nova Southeastern University (NSU); the University of Central Florida (UCF); the University of Florida (UF); the University of Miami (UM); the University of South Florida (USF); and Stetson University (SU) – and is supported by relevant colleges, centers, and programs at these universities. UF and FSU initiated the FCI in 2010; FAU, UCF, UM, and USF formally joined in 2012; FIU formally joined in 2013; FAMU formally joined in 2014; FIT formally joined in 2015; and NSU formally joined in 2017.''


'''https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_the_United_States'''


<big>'''''The Climate Issue'''''</big>


http://fcir.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rooftop_solar.jpg
* https://floridaclimateinstitute.org/about/issue


''Climate variability and change pose significant economic, food security, and environmental risks worldwide. Drought, storms with heavy rain, high winds, flooding, and freeze events cause billions of dollars in losses to the agricultural and natural resources sectors locally in Florida and globally. The Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts that by the year 2100 global average temperature is likely to increase by 1.1 to 6.4°C (2 to 11.5°F), global mean sea level will rise from 0.18 to 0.59 m (7 to 23 inches), and increases in precipitation intensity and variability will increase the risk of both flooding and drought. The IPCC AR4 also states that many regions will experience considerable deviations from the global averages and there is tremendous uncertainty regarding the regional and local impacts of global changes. Some regions will warm more than the global average while others will warm less or even cool.''


'''2016'''
''Much of the climate change information communicated to the public is based on IPCC projections that are both at the global level and relatively long-term (50 to 100 years). However, many climate stakeholders, including policy makers, farmers, and the public, also need information at local to regional levels and at shorter time scales. Climate stakeholders want reliable, scientifically-sound, region-specific climate information at multiple time scales to help evaluate various options for climate change adaptation and mitigation.''




<big><big>'''Why Are So Many Florida Politicians in Denial about the Reality of Climate Change?'''</big></big>
<big>'''''Climate Projects'''''</big>


[http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Climate_News '''''Updates from Florida''''']
* https://floridaclimateinstitute.org/projects/all
 


<big>'''''The Presidential campaign comes to the 'Sunshine State''''''</big>
'''''All Projects'''''
 
''Ecosystems''


''Sunshine state pol updates -- Some environmental [http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/column-gov-scott-clueless-in-lake-crisis/2268841 Carl Hiaasen] riffing on Florida's Gov Scott, and an e-bit of Clinton & Sanders from today's Miami Herald & TampaBay Times.''
:Agriculture
:Coastal Ecosystems
:Terrestrial Ecosystems


''Clinton "mocked the Scott administration's directive to state employees not to use the words "climate change" and pledged to support renewable energy in Florida."''
''Natural Resources''


''"Of Scott's order to state employees, she said: "I found this one hard to believe. I mean, you've just got to shake your head at that."''
:Climate Sciences
:Water
:Energy
:Land


''"When Republicans say they can't talk about climate change because they're not scientists, Clinston said, there's a cure for that: "Go talk to a scientist."''
''Human Resources''


''Sanders "also criticized Republicans for their obstinance on climate change, which he said is holding Florida back from becoming a leader in renewable energy."''
:Human Dimensions
:Extension
:Education
   
''Student Project''


''"The state of Florida has an extraordinary natural resource: its called sunlight," Sanders said, "and this state should be a leader in the world in producing solar energy."''
:2020 Field Course
:2018 Field Course
:2017 Field Course
:2017 Student Video Competition


''And from Florida, an Editorial re: political moves in the 'Sunshine State'... misnaming a constitutional amendment that would, in effect, *prevent sunshine/solar energy* from competing w/ the fossil fuel industry. The issue is now before the Court. Ivan Penn formerly w/ the St Pete Times, now w/ the LA Times, wrote extensively about energy issues in Florida. What a long-running story it is. Today's [http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-court-should-reject-solar-amendment/2268839 Tampa Bay Times Editorial] speaks of the latest chapter of public good v energy industry-lobbying power...''


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[http://insideclimatenews.org/news/01032016/ft-lauderdale-climate-change-global-warming-rising-sea-level '''''Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Rising Seas''''']
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[http://gizmodo.com/florida-is-screwed-1767982278 '''''What say you climate-change denying Florida politicians?''''']


[http://therealdeal.com/miami/2016/04/07/miami-beach-property-values-may-fall-as-sea-levels-rise-experts/ '''''The RealDeal: South Florida Real Estate News... Miami Beach property values may fall as sea levels rise: experts''''']
[[File:Everglades at Sunrise 2016.jpg]]


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[http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/03/what-works-miami-beach-sea-level-rise-213731  '''''How Miami Beach Is Keeping the Florida Dream Alive — And Dry''''']
: ''Beset by rising seas and indifferent legislators, the city is spending big to keep its economy above water''


'''''Politico / March 14, 2016'''''
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''There’s just no getting away from the rising sea...''


''Across the country, even the world, coastal cities are the front lines of climate-change planning, leap-frogging past the political debate to hatch immediate and often very expensive plans to fight the effects they are already living with. Miami Beach, all seven square miles of it, has placed itself at the leading edge of an existential fight facing the entirety of South Florida—230 miles of coastline running from Key West to Palm Beach. Driven by global warming, the sea level here has risen 9 inches over the past century and is predicted to rise at an accelerating pace by as much as another 6½ feet by 2100. Even the most conservative scientists anticipate a rise of at least 2 feet by 2060...''


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<big><big>'''More [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_the_United_States Solar Power] Needed in the 'Sunshine State''''</big></big>


[http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-climatechange-idUSMTZSAPEC34J7GI77 '''''Florida mayors press presidential debate moderators for climate airtime''''']


''Mayors of 21 cities in Florida called on the moderators of presidential debates in Miami to ask candidates how they would deal with rising sea levels caused by climate change, a concern of the state's coastal communities.''
[http://fcir.org/2015/04/03/in-sunshine-state-big-energy-blocks-solar-power/ '''Why is Florida, a state called the 'Sunshine State', acting to blocking effective solar energy policies?''']


''"It would be unconscionable for these issues of grave concern for the people of Florida to not be addressed in the upcoming debate you will be hosting in the state," the mayors wrote in an letter to CNN, The Washington Post, Univision and the other media outlets hosting the Democratic and Republican debates on March 9 and March 10 in Miami.''
* https://opportunityforallfloridians.org/2022/02/24/setting-sun-just-the-latest-attack-on-florida-solar-freedom/


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* https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2021/12/20/floridas-largest-electric-utility-conspired-against-solar-power-documents-show/


[http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/science/sea-level-rise-global-warming-climate-change.html '''Sea-level Rise Globally''']
:'''Seas Are Rising at Fastest Rate in Last 28 Centuries'''
:[http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/02/17/1517056113 '''Temperature-driven global sea-level''']


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[http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/01/marco-rubio-climate-change-florida '''Florida Is Sinking: Where Is Marco Rubio?"]
: http://fcir.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rooftop_solar.jpg
:[http://climatetruth.org/press/releases/2016/1/26/15-south-florida-mayors-request-rubio-meeting/ '''15 South Florida Mayors Request Climate Change Mtg with Senator Rubio''']
:MIAMI, FL — Mayors representing more than 920,000 South Florida residents released a letter sent to Senator Marco Rubio requesting a meeting to discuss the risks facing Florida communities due to climate change. The letter, sent to Rubio’s campaign offices last Thursday, highlights the economic toll of climate change in South Florida and asks the candidate to “acknowledge the reality and urgency of climate change and to address the crisis it presents our communities.”


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[http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/File:Oceans_heat_added_1955-2011_lawrencelivermorelab_2016.jpg '''Heat absorbed by oceans doubles since 1997''']


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[http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/12/21/the-siege-of-miami '''The Siege of Miami''']


[http://grist.org/article/disappearing-coastlines-and-rising-seas-how-the-gop-is-killing-florida/ '''Disappearing coastlines and rising seas:''']
:[http://grist.org/article/disappearing-coastlines-and-rising-seas-how-the-gop-is-killing-florida/ "How the GOP is killing Florida"]


* [http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/11/miami-beach-global-warming '''Oh Miami''']
<big><big>'''At the Edge: Sea-level Rise in a Near Sea-level State'''</big></big>


* [http://sealevel.climatecentral.org/ '''Mapping Sea-level Rise (US)''']


* [http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Inundation '''Inundation?''']
<big>'''[[Sea-Level Rise]]'''</big>


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* https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Sea-Level_Rise


<big>'''NASA: "What's up with sea-level rise?"'''</big>


Data from NASA coming i/o from JPL US/Euro mission control 


http://www.nasa.gov/goddard/risingseas --- http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/details.cgi?aid=11978 --- https://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/ --- http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/08/26/the-troubling-reasons-why-nasa-is-so-focused-on-studying-on-sea-level-rise/ --- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Surface_Topography_Mission
:::[https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/sea-level/ <small>''"Vital Signs" / Sea Level / NASA''</small>]


[http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/08/28/why-nasas-so-worried-that-greenlands-melting-could-speed-up/?postshare=7501440792049830 Why NASA’s so worried that Greenland’s melting could speed up]
::::[http://www.columbia.edu/~mhs119/SeaLevel/ <small>''Sea-Level Change Over Time''</small>]




:::::<small>[http://southeastfloridaclimatecompact.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2015-Compact-Unified-Sea-Level-Rise-Projection.pdf ''Unified Sea-Level Rise Projection, Southeast Florida'']</small>


== Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Response ==
[[File:Unified sea level rise - Southeast Florida.jpg]]


[[File:SeaLevelRise-populationimpact.jpg]]


; <big><big>'''United States -- Case Studies'''</big></big>
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'''Adaptation Action Planning'''


<big>'''Florida'''</big>
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2013/2014/2015


[http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/15/marco-rubio-climate-change-florida-five-reasons '''Five Reasons Why Florida's Senator Rubio (Might Want To) Should Re-think Climate Change''']
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'''"Climate change could leave the Florida Keys and large parts of the south of the state underwater"'''
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<big>'''Florida is the the geo-center of US #ClimateChange disruption...'''</big>




'''Contrasting Visions'''  
'''The 'weather and climate' forecasts are growing ominous in Florida. [https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Sea-Level_Rise sea-level rise] and annual extreme weather events, hurricanes, winds and ocean surges, salt-water intrusion into the state's highly porous peninsula, the news on and on is telling a story to those who listen. Florida is facing a multitude of natural- and human-caused challenges in the 21st century. Is Florida prepared, is Florida planning for the future?'''


[http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/U.S._Environmental_Protection,_2015_-_Energy,_Emissions,_Climate_Change '''Environmental Protection Agency Goes After Emissions and the Koch's Gathering at the Monarch Bay on the Beach in Southern California Preps to Push Nearly a Billion Dollars into a Presidential Campaign and Opposition to Environmental Policies''']


'''In Florida, One of the Koch-supported Congressional delegation, David Jolly, announces campaign run for Rubio Senate seat'''


http://atr.rollcall.com/david-jolly-2016-florida-senate-primary-election/
<big><big>'''Why Are So Many Florida Politicians in Denial about the Reality of Climate Change?'''</big></big>


http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/us-rep-david-jolly-enters-race-for-us-senate/2237980
[http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Climate_News '''Climate News Updates''']


http://content.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2014/02/new-ad-campaign-hits-david-jolly-denying-facts-climate-change


http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2014/02/florida-republican-house-candidate-blasted-over-climate-denial
:https://ballotpedia.org/Florida


[http://www.newrepublic.com/article/121090/florida-imperiled-climate-change-and-overrun-deniers '''Why Does Florida Have So Many Climate Change Deniers?''']


Billionaires Charles and David Koch have helped to fuel conservative activism in Florida, by spending millions over the years to establish elaborate political operations in the state. As a result, Florida has become something of a testing ground for anti-government campaigning from the Kochs’ primary group, Americans for Prosperity. A [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/21/us/politics/koch-group-seeks-lasting-voice-for-small-government.html '''New York Times story'''] last March noted that AFP used a special election for a House seat and “turned the Florida contest into its personal electoral laboratory to fine-tune get-out-the-vote tools and messaging for future elections as it pursues its overarching goal of convincing Americans that big government is bad government.” '''David Jolly''', AFP’s candidate of choice, won that election. Like many of his Florida colleagues, Jolly said he doesn’t think “the impact that humans have had on our climate is so dramatic” that it warrants government action...
<big>'''''The Presidential campaign comes to the 'Sunshine State''''''</big>


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''Sunshine state politics -- Some environmental [http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/column-gov-scott-clueless-in-lake-crisis/2268841 Carl Hiaasen] riffing on Florida's Gov Scott and Clinton & Sanders from today's Miami Herald & Tampa Bay Times.''


[http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/dutch-sea-level-rise-expert-miami-will-be-the-new-atlantis-a-city-in-the-sea-7628340 '''Miami Could Be a New Atlantis - from a Dutch engineer point of view''']
''Clinton "mocked the Scott administration's directive to state employees not to use the words "climate change" and pledged to support renewable energy in Florida."''


“If we look around the world and take into account sea level rise and the increase of water related disasters, among the places in the world that have the most assets and investments at risk, Miami is leading that list,” [http://www.government.nl/news/2015/03/12/henk-ovink-appointed-as-first-special-envoy-for-international-water-affairs-for-the-kingdom-of-the-netherlands.html  '''Henry Ovink'''] tells New Times. “Miami will no longer be a land city, but a city in the sea.” Last year, a [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/13/magazine/how-to-think-like-the-dutch-in-a-post-sandy-world.html '''New York Times Magazine article about Ovink'''] and Dutch water management efforts showed just how behind the U.S. is in its thinking around water.
''"Of Scott's order to state employees, she said: "I found this one hard to believe. I mean, you've just got to shake your head at that."''


[http://grist.org/cities/miami-sea-level-rise-climate-change '''Miami is Sinking Already Under Rising Sea Levels''']
''"When Republicans say they can't talk about climate change because they're not scientists, Clinton said, there's a cure for that: "Go talk to a scientist."''


At the University of Miami’s Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Brian McNoldy and other researchers have been accumulating sea-level data from Virginia Key (a small island just south of Miami Beach) since 1996. Over those 19 years, sea levels around the Miami coast have already gone up 3.7 inches. In a post, McNoldy highlights three big problems that follow from those numbers...
''Sanders "also criticized Republicans for their obstinance on climate change, which he said is holding Florida back from becoming a leader in renewable energy."''


'''Head in Sand / Mar 2015''' [http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-03-08/florida-officials-say-they-were-banned-from-saying-climate-change-and-global-warming- '''Florida Officials Say They Were Banned From Saying 'Climate Change' and 'Global Warming'''']
''"The state of Florida has an extraordinary natural resource: its called sunlight," Sanders said, "and this state should be a leader in the world in producing solar energy."''


[[File:Sea level rise Miami area tide data 1996-2015.png | link=http://grist.org/cities/miami-sea-level-rise-climate-change/]]
''And from Florida, an Editorial re: political moves in the 'Sunshine State'... misnaming a constitutional amendment that would, in effect, *prevent sunshine/solar energy* from competing w/ the fossil fuel industry. The issue is now before the Court. Ivan Penn formerly w/ the St Pete Times, now w/ the LA Times, wrote extensively about energy issues in Florida. What a long-running story it is. Today's [http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-court-should-reject-solar-amendment/2268839 Tampa Bay Times Editorial] speaks of the latest chapter of public good vs energy industry-lobbying power...''




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[http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1352/data/USA_karst.pdf Karst formation/underground will have added impact on sea-level rise/salt water intursion in Florida]
<big>'''''Rising Seas: [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/26/rising-seas-florida-climate-change-elizabeth-rush 'Florida is about to be ... transformed in the coming years' ''''']</big>


''Re: Florida topography: Karst topography is the geological name given to an area of limestone bedrock featuring caves, sinkholes, underground streams and natural springs [http://dep.state.fl.us/springs/faq.htm (Florida has one of the highest concentrations of springs on Earth)]. In laymen terms, karst topography is anywhere the lower levels of the soil horizon has been dissolved by the physical or chemical weathering of the bedrock. These environments are comprised of carbonate rocks, such as dolomite and limestone, or having high amounts of evaporites, for example, salt and gypsum, as these materials tend to be highly soluble in water. Having these conditions within humid climate like Florida invites faster weathering. Another erosion accelerator is groundwater mixed with vegetation creates a weak acid that dissolves the limestone. (think baking soda mixing with vinegar) Over time, cracks become caves, and when caves collapse they form exposed openings known as karst windows.''
''"Take the six million people who live in south Florida today and divide them into two groups: those who live less than six and a half feet above the current high tide line, and everybody else."''


'''''Rising seas/climate change will have a special impact on FL due to the underground systems -- saltwater intrusion will be and already is an issue.....'''''  
''“Sea level rise is not some distant problem in a distant place. As Elizabeth Rush shows, it’s affecting real people right now. Rising is a compelling piece of reporting, by turns bleak and beautiful.” ― Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction''


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''“A smart, lyrical testament to change and uncertainty. Elizabeth Rush listens to both the vulnerability and resiliency of communities facing the shifting shorelines of extreme weather. These are the stories we need to hear in order to survive and live more consciously with a sharp-edged determination to face our future with empathy and resolve. Rising illustrates how climate change is a relentless truth and real people in real places know it by name, storm by flood by fire.” ― Terry Tempest Williams, author of The Hour of Land''




<big>'''Read more on Florida risks:'''</big>
:''Read [https://www.amazon.com/Rising-Dispatches-New-American-Shore/dp/1571313672/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1530039912&sr=8-1&keywords=rising+by+elizabeth+rush '''"Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore"''']''


::-- ''by [https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/File:Elizabeth_Rush.jpg '''Elizabeth Rush''']''


<big><big>'''''Banned in Florida: Government Frowns on the Use of the Term -- "Climate Change"'''''</big></big>
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[[File:Three UnWise Monkeys on the beach via wiki.jpg]]


''Via Tampa Bay Times''


''http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2015/05/10/sea-rise-threatens-florida-coast-but-statewide-plan/QMdrryJGQKQz6m49kKZsDN/story.html
[http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/realestate/Report-40-percent-of-Florida-property-will-be-highly-exposed-to-flooding-_169254238 '''''Report: 40 percent of Florida property will be ‘highly exposed’ to flooding''''']


''http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-03-08/florida-officials-say-they-were-banned-from-saying-climate-change-and-global-warming-


''http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/03/09/us-usa-florida-climatechange-idINKBN0M51P520150309
''One of Florida’s biggest draws is also one if its biggest liabilities — its coastline. A new report projects that Florida is at the greatest risk of any state for tidal flooding caused by rising sea levels. And Tampa Bay faces some of the greatest risk within the Sunshine State.''


''http://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article12983720.html
''According to a Monday report by the Union of Concerned Scientists, nearly 40 percent of the state’s property tax base is expected to be "highly exposed" to such flooding within the next 30 years.''


''http://mashable.com/2015/03/09/florida-bans-global-warming/
''By 2045, nearly 64,000 residential properties in the state — worth about $26 billion— are at risk for constant flooding. By 2100, about 1 million properties — worth $351 billion — will be at risk.'' ([http://www.tampabay.com/weather/Romano-You-better-hope-I-m-wrong-about-flood-insurance-_169389469 ''"You better hope I’m wrong about flood insurance" -- John Romano / Tampa Bay Times: '']) ''"Once market risk perceptions catch up with reality, the potential drop in Florida’s coastal property values could have reverberations throughout the economy — affecting banks, insurers, investors, and developers — potentially triggering regional housing market crises."


''http://qz.com/358675/floridas-authorities-want-to-wish-climate-change-away/


''http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2015/0309/Can-Florida-prepare-for-climate-change-without-saying-the-words
[https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/weather/hurricanes/company-hopes-cash-mapping-sea-level-rise-for-florida-buyers/Z4wBBiLRtFE6fNzMqqjnVL/ '''''Mapping Sea-level Rise in Florida''''']


''http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/03/09/florida-state-most-affected-by-climate-change-reportedly-bans-term-climate-change/
''Coastal Risk Consultants, which raised $2 million to develop software to evaluate individual parcels for flooding, is on the cusp of profitability, said President Albert Slap.''


''http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/03/florida-climate-change
''“I just think as a practical matter, this is something people should do,” said homebuyer Kevin Kennedy, who ordered four reports from Coastal Risk Consulting on Palm Beach County properties along the Intracoastal and on the ocean. “The results discouraged me from purchasing two of them.”''


''http://www.citylab.com/weather/2015/03/why-its-so-dangerous-that-floridas-governor-banned-the-term-climate-change/387226/


''http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/03/09/florida-quietly-bans-the-words-climate-change-in-environmental-protection-docs.html
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''http://www.salon.com/2015/03/09/the_term_climate_change_is_reportedly_banned_in_florida/


''http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/09/rick-scott-climate-change-denial-in-florida/
[https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/attach/2018/06/underwater-analysis-full-report.pdf '''''Underwater: Rising Seas, Chronic Floods, and the Implications for US Coastal Real Estate''''']


''http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/mar/08/florida-banned-terms-climate-change-global-warming


''http://arstechnica.com/science/2015/03/report-officials-at-florida-environment-office-told-not-to-say-climate-change/
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''http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/09/politics/florida-officials-climate-change-banned/


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[http://news.fiu.edu/2015/03/the-rising-tide-within-from-coastlines-to-the-everglades-researchers-tackle-sea-level-rise/85819 '''''Florida International University Researchers Tackle Sea Level Rise''''']
<small>''"The "living shoreline" is the best defense against sea-level rise."''</small>


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykzWhuS52wM&list=PLE57D4414FAA446C0 '''''Rising seas in South Florida, PBS-2014'''''] - [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/south-florida-rising-sea-levels/ '''''South Florida Rising Seas''''' - ''PBS'']
<small>''-- Jack E. Davis, author of [https://www.amazon.com/Gulf-Making-American-Sea/dp/087140866X/ "The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea]''</small>


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[http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/energy/utilities-will-ask-psc-for-permission-to-gut-energy-saving-goals/2189192 '''''Big Energy companies in Florida look to "gut energy savings goals"''''']
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''In Florida, fossil fuel energy co's have their way in a pro-fossil fueled legis and w/ the gov. Today we read the energy co's are officially against renewables, incl solar in the "Sunshine State", claiming to the PSC that energy 'savings' are bad (for them) and then there's the 'if they can't grow, they'll die' argument (so pay more, use more, pollute more, greenhouse more, sea rise more, not to worry, bigger better, more better.) What's wrong w/ this picture?''


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[https://twitter.com/hashtag/resilience?src=hash '''''Follow Hashtag #Resilience on Twitter''''']


[http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/florida-scientists-press-gov-scott-on-climate-change/2188637 '''''Scientists petition the governor''''']


[http://southeastfloridaclimatecompact.org/pdf/Adap%20Action%20Areas.pdf '''''Southeast Florida Climate Compact''''']
*[https://sealevelrise.org/ '''''SeaLevelRise.org''''']
*[https://sealevelrise.org/florida/ '''''Sea-level Rise, Florida''''']
*[https://sealevelrise.org/florida/forecast/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMInuehl5mL2wIVxLXACh21CQixEAAYASAAEgLhc_D_BwE '''''Sea-level Rise, Florida Forecast''''']


[http://www.icleiusa.org/blog/archive/2013/03/25/broward-county-incorporate-climate-change-into-plans-targets-adaptation-action-areas '''''Adaptation action-ICLEI model''''']


[http://www.rcinef.org/AAAinFTL_CRWGmetting_040813.pdf '''''Resiliency against sea-level rise''''']
'''''Miami'''''


[http://www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/stories/slr '''''NASA study of Southeast Florida Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise''''']
: [https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/919563595645636610 ''The Water Will Come by Jeff Goodell'']


[http://sealevel.climatecentral.org/uploads/ssrf/FL-Report.pdf '''''Florida and the Surging Seas, a Vulnerability Assessment''''']
: [http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article210870434.html ''Miami Herald / by John Englander / We all have to rise to combat the rising tides'']


[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/11/miami-drowning-climate-change-deniers-sea-levels-rising '''''Miami in Deep''''']  
: [http://www.rms.com/ ''RMS.com / Risk Modeling & Catastrophe / We need to price #climate risk into all decision making'']


[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/11/us/south-florida-faces-ominous-prospects-from-rising-waters.html '''''South Florida Faces Ominous Prospects from Rising Waters''''' / ''NYT'']


[http://interactive.sun-sentinel.com/rising-seas/ '''''Rising Seas: South Florida, Inching toward Disaster''''']
'''''Tampa Bay'''''


[http://www.energy.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/files/serve?File_id=e0f5e6f1-34f1-4bd9-8243-8b3c77e1d27d '''''Florida - Impact of Sea Level Rise on Energy and Water''''']
: [http://www.tbrpc.org/onebay/CLIMATE_RESEARCH.shtml ''Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council / Climate Research'']


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: [http://www.tbrpc.org/council_members/council_presentations/2018/010818/Deshazo_TBRPC_EconImpactOfSLR_010818.pdf ''"The Cost of Doing Nothing: Economic Impacts of Sea-Level Rise in the Tampa Bay Area"'']


''A 2014 report released by the research and journalism group Climate Central found that 2,120 square miles of land lie less than 3 feet above the high tide line in Florida. That means 300,000 homes, or around $145 billion in property value, are at risk.... Climate Central found that $71 billion of Florida property sits on land less than two feet above the high tide line.''


''http://sealevel.climatecentral.org/uploads/ssrf/FL-Report.pdf''
[[File:Miami sea level rise conf-May2018.jpg]]




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<big>'''''Three newspapers confront one challenge:'''''</big>
:[http://amp.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article210451219.html '''''Sea-level rise is real, South Florida needs all hands on deck — now''''']




[[File:Hello Florida thanx AstroChris.jpg]]
MIAMI HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD


''No graver threat faces the future of South Florida than the accelerating pace of sea-level rise. In the past century, the sea has risen 9 inches in Key West. In the past 23 years, it’s risen 3 inches. By 2060, it’s predicted to rise another 2 feet, with no sign of slowing down.''


''Think about that. Water levels could easily be 2 feet higher in 40 years. And scientists say that’s a conservative estimate. Because of melting ice sheets and how oceans circulate, there’s a chance South Florida’s sea level could be 3 feet higher by 2060 and as much as 8 feet by 2100, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.''


[[File:Hello Clearwater, Florida... my home town ;-.jpg]]
''It’s not just a matter of how much land we’re going to lose, though the barrier islands and low-lying communities will be largely uninhabitable once the ocean rises by 3 feet. It’s a matter of what can be saved. And elsewhere, how we’re going to manage the retreat...''




* [https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/here-s-how-rising-seas-could-swallow-these-coastal-cities-ncna872466 '''''Here's how rising seas could swallow up these coastal cities''''']


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<big>Floridian Geography</big>


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A shifting, ever-changing coastline/shoreline


<big>[[Living coastline]]</big>




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Florida, a porous limestone geography, caverns and caves, underground springs and aquifers at risk of salt-water intrusion .....  


Florida has more first-magnitude springs than any other state or any other nation in the world .....


: Florida is a peninsula that is an ancient sea-bed risen over millions of years, a geology of limestone, a 'karst' landscape


: Florida has the longest coastline of the lower 48 states


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Florida Colleges/Universities Link Up to Tackle Climate Change

The Florida Climate Institute (FCI) is a multi-disciplinary network of national and international research and public organizations, scientists, and individuals concerned with achieving a better understanding of climate variability and change.

The FCI has eleven member universities – Florida A&M University (FAMU); Florida Atlantic University (FAU); the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT); Florida International University (FIU); Florida State University (FSU); Nova Southeastern University (NSU); the University of Central Florida (UCF); the University of Florida (UF); the University of Miami (UM); the University of South Florida (USF); and Stetson University (SU) – and is supported by relevant colleges, centers, and programs at these universities. UF and FSU initiated the FCI in 2010; FAU, UCF, UM, and USF formally joined in 2012; FIU formally joined in 2013; FAMU formally joined in 2014; FIT formally joined in 2015; and NSU formally joined in 2017.


The Climate Issue

Climate variability and change pose significant economic, food security, and environmental risks worldwide. Drought, storms with heavy rain, high winds, flooding, and freeze events cause billions of dollars in losses to the agricultural and natural resources sectors locally in Florida and globally. The Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts that by the year 2100 global average temperature is likely to increase by 1.1 to 6.4°C (2 to 11.5°F), global mean sea level will rise from 0.18 to 0.59 m (7 to 23 inches), and increases in precipitation intensity and variability will increase the risk of both flooding and drought. The IPCC AR4 also states that many regions will experience considerable deviations from the global averages and there is tremendous uncertainty regarding the regional and local impacts of global changes. Some regions will warm more than the global average while others will warm less or even cool.

Much of the climate change information communicated to the public is based on IPCC projections that are both at the global level and relatively long-term (50 to 100 years). However, many climate stakeholders, including policy makers, farmers, and the public, also need information at local to regional levels and at shorter time scales. Climate stakeholders want reliable, scientifically-sound, region-specific climate information at multiple time scales to help evaluate various options for climate change adaptation and mitigation.


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More Solar Power Needed in the 'Sunshine State'


Why is Florida, a state called the 'Sunshine State', acting to blocking effective solar energy policies?


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Florida is the the geo-center of US #ClimateChange disruption...


The 'weather and climate' forecasts are growing ominous in Florida. sea-level rise and annual extreme weather events, hurricanes, winds and ocean surges, salt-water intrusion into the state's highly porous peninsula, the news on and on is telling a story to those who listen. Florida is facing a multitude of natural- and human-caused challenges in the 21st century. Is Florida prepared, is Florida planning for the future?


Why Are So Many Florida Politicians in Denial about the Reality of Climate Change?

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The Presidential campaign comes to the 'Sunshine State'

Sunshine state politics -- Some environmental Carl Hiaasen riffing on Florida's Gov Scott and Clinton & Sanders from today's Miami Herald & Tampa Bay Times.

Clinton "mocked the Scott administration's directive to state employees not to use the words "climate change" and pledged to support renewable energy in Florida."

"Of Scott's order to state employees, she said: "I found this one hard to believe. I mean, you've just got to shake your head at that."

"When Republicans say they can't talk about climate change because they're not scientists, Clinton said, there's a cure for that: "Go talk to a scientist."

Sanders "also criticized Republicans for their obstinance on climate change, which he said is holding Florida back from becoming a leader in renewable energy."

"The state of Florida has an extraordinary natural resource: its called sunlight," Sanders said, "and this state should be a leader in the world in producing solar energy."

And from Florida, an Editorial re: political moves in the 'Sunshine State'... misnaming a constitutional amendment that would, in effect, *prevent sunshine/solar energy* from competing w/ the fossil fuel industry. The issue is now before the Court. Ivan Penn formerly w/ the St Pete Times, now w/ the LA Times, wrote extensively about energy issues in Florida. What a long-running story it is. Today's Tampa Bay Times Editorial speaks of the latest chapter of public good vs energy industry-lobbying power...


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Rising Seas: 'Florida is about to be ... transformed in the coming years'

"Take the six million people who live in south Florida today and divide them into two groups: those who live less than six and a half feet above the current high tide line, and everybody else."

“Sea level rise is not some distant problem in a distant place. As Elizabeth Rush shows, it’s affecting real people right now. Rising is a compelling piece of reporting, by turns bleak and beautiful.” ― Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction

“A smart, lyrical testament to change and uncertainty. Elizabeth Rush listens to both the vulnerability and resiliency of communities facing the shifting shorelines of extreme weather. These are the stories we need to hear in order to survive and live more consciously with a sharp-edged determination to face our future with empathy and resolve. Rising illustrates how climate change is a relentless truth and real people in real places know it by name, storm by flood by fire.” ― Terry Tempest Williams, author of The Hour of Land


Read "Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore"
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Report: 40 percent of Florida property will be ‘highly exposed’ to flooding


One of Florida’s biggest draws is also one if its biggest liabilities — its coastline. A new report projects that Florida is at the greatest risk of any state for tidal flooding caused by rising sea levels. And Tampa Bay faces some of the greatest risk within the Sunshine State.

According to a Monday report by the Union of Concerned Scientists, nearly 40 percent of the state’s property tax base is expected to be "highly exposed" to such flooding within the next 30 years.

By 2045, nearly 64,000 residential properties in the state — worth about $26 billion— are at risk for constant flooding. By 2100, about 1 million properties — worth $351 billion — will be at risk. ("You better hope I’m wrong about flood insurance" -- John Romano / Tampa Bay Times: ) "Once market risk perceptions catch up with reality, the potential drop in Florida’s coastal property values could have reverberations throughout the economy — affecting banks, insurers, investors, and developers — potentially triggering regional housing market crises."


Mapping Sea-level Rise in Florida

Coastal Risk Consultants, which raised $2 million to develop software to evaluate individual parcels for flooding, is on the cusp of profitability, said President Albert Slap.

“I just think as a practical matter, this is something people should do,” said homebuyer Kevin Kennedy, who ordered four reports from Coastal Risk Consulting on Palm Beach County properties along the Intracoastal and on the ocean. “The results discouraged me from purchasing two of them.”


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Underwater: Rising Seas, Chronic Floods, and the Implications for US Coastal Real Estate


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Miami

The Water Will Come by Jeff Goodell
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Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council / Climate Research
"The Cost of Doing Nothing: Economic Impacts of Sea-Level Rise in the Tampa Bay Area"


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Three newspapers confront one challenge:

Sea-level rise is real, South Florida needs all hands on deck — now


MIAMI HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD

No graver threat faces the future of South Florida than the accelerating pace of sea-level rise. In the past century, the sea has risen 9 inches in Key West. In the past 23 years, it’s risen 3 inches. By 2060, it’s predicted to rise another 2 feet, with no sign of slowing down.

Think about that. Water levels could easily be 2 feet higher in 40 years. And scientists say that’s a conservative estimate. Because of melting ice sheets and how oceans circulate, there’s a chance South Florida’s sea level could be 3 feet higher by 2060 and as much as 8 feet by 2100, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

It’s not just a matter of how much land we’re going to lose, though the barrier islands and low-lying communities will be largely uninhabitable once the ocean rises by 3 feet. It’s a matter of what can be saved. And elsewhere, how we’re going to manage the retreat...



Floridian Geography

A shifting, ever-changing coastline/shoreline

Living coastline


Florida, a porous limestone geography, caverns and caves, underground springs and aquifers at risk of salt-water intrusion .....

Florida has more first-magnitude springs than any other state or any other nation in the world .....

Florida is a peninsula that is an ancient sea-bed risen over millions of years, a geology of limestone, a 'karst' landscape
Florida has the longest coastline of the lower 48 states
* http://apalacheehills.com/springs/Springbook/FirstMagnitude.htm


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