Tag Archives: Fort Lauderdale

GROUND ZERO: Is regional protection an option?

Posted on 2014-06-26 by Ricardo

This last 22 April 2014 Senator Bill Nelson (D – Florida) held an official meeting of a U.S. Senate subcommittee in Miami Beach, to highlight the vulnerability of what he called ‘ground zero’ to expected impacts of sea level rise, … Continue reading →

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A taste of things to come?

Posted on 2013-06-09 by Ricardo

No sooner had the 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season been declared “officially” opened, than a meandering tropical wave over the northwestern Caribbean started to get stronger and more organized, affecting the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Belize, vast portions of Central America and … Continue reading →

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