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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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Sea Level Rise: Can We Keep the Sea Away?

Posted on 2013-02-27 by Ricardo

Most every year from around mid-September through mid-November a combination of natural factors contributes to the generation of higher than usual high tides. Around October 15-18 of 2012 the combined gravitational pulls of the moon and the sun resulted in … Continue reading →

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