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The best way to survive a vehicle submersion is to escape through the windows before the car is fully submerged, experts agree.
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For the first time in state history, the Florida legislature passed the first flood disclosure bill. If signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis, it would reveal some — but not all — flood risks of a potential home.
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An exact count of flood-prone homes in South Florida — and where and how often they flood — has been all but impossible to pin down.
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There are hundreds of U.S. neighborhoods where the population is declining due to flood risk, a new study suggests. Climate change drives flooding from heavy rain and sea level rise.
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This year has been a tale of two states as far as rainfall totals, with the southeast coast deluged by sometimes-record rainfall and much of the Gulf coast facing a major precipitation deficit.
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The multitude of canals and spillways that drain Miami-Dade and Broward counties are becoming obsolete, and the Army Corps of Engineers and SFWMD are concerned enough to hatch a plan.
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A new project funded by a nearly $700,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency aims to add more nature to the interior of the county, turning underutilized parks, empty lots of other spaces into “green infrastructure” that addresses flooding and extreme heat with plants and water features.
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The USF St. Petersburg study showed that 73% of the 1,667 residents polled mistakenly believe that they have flood insurance, while less than 5% actually have coverage.
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South Florida’s drainage canals are overwhelmed by king tides, and sea rise could only worsen the issue.
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A Florida International University’s Martina Potlach, whose studies marry landscape design and ecology, gave ideas on how to reconceptualize how shorelines work if humans are to live in coastal South Florida as storms intensify and the sea moves in.
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A storm system that formed over the Florida Keys and dumped up to 9 inches of rain across parts of South Florida has moved into the Atlantic Ocean. While hurricane season doesn’t officially end until Nov. 30, this storm wasn’t associated with a tropical system.
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The Fortify Lauderdale project will improve stormwater infrastructure in 25 neighborhoods.