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Re:2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report by Tuna-Fish on Thursday February 17, 2022 @04:03PM (#30378639)
It's entirely possible to wall off the sea and pump river water over it to keep cities dry. The Dutch have been doing it for centuries. All that is required is quite a bit of money and political will.

I don't see Miami ever being abandoned, even if they have to float it.

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Re:2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report by FuriouslyAdrift on Thursday February 17, 2022 @04:22PM (#30378862)
Anything south of Orlando is basically drained swamp. The bedrock is eroding due to over development (which causes the land to sink) and salt water has encroached on the fresh water aquifer. Miami spent half a billion $ a few years ago on a pump project that is already being overwhelmed.

I would be stunned if Miami survives as anything but a billionaires island 20 years from now.

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Re:2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report by cool_dude85 on Thursday February 17, 2022 @05:15PM (#30379416)
Miami is built on limestone. The water comes right out of the ground.
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Re:2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report by zipswitch on Thursday February 17, 2022 @04:46PM (#30379116)
It's not just will and money that are needed. You need competence, actual ability, as well. Otherwise you're just playing at being King Canute while someones get rich.
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Re:2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report by Day1 on Thursday February 17, 2022 @06:30PM (#30380185)
Poor King Canute—still misunderstood.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Canute_and_the_tide

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