Re:Restoring the Everglades to ensure South Florida's freshw...
by smt88 on Friday November 10, 2023 @12:49AM
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> I believe the vast majority of the Everglades are 10 feet or higher
The Everglades are 0-8 ft[1] above sea level and average depth of the water is 4-5 ft[2]. If that elevation is measured at the surface of the water, then it would only take a few feet of sea-level rise to contaminate the Everglades.
> Even for Miami, which is very elevation, I don't think we will see it underwater
Most of Miami-Dade County was projected to be under water by 2060[3], and that was before the recent discovery that glaciers are melting much faster than we expected[4].
The Everglades are 0-8 ft[1] above sea level and average depth of the water is 4-5 ft[2]. If that elevation is measured at the surface of the water, then it would only take a few feet of sea-level rise to contaminate the Everglades.
> Even for Miami, which is very elevation, I don't think we will see it underwater
Most of Miami-Dade County was projected to be under water by 2060[3], and that was before the recent discovery that glaciers are melting much faster than we expected[4].
1. https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/news/parkstatistics.htm
2. http://www.waterencyclopedia.com/En-Ge/Everglades.html
3. https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/scientists-warn-south-flo...
4. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/05/0...