And Sohail Al Jamea made this lovely animation explaining the process we're talking about. Notice how the higher groundwater levels make it even easier for rainfall to cause flooding

Adding in the groundwater connection doesn't necessarily show flooding in new areas. @semerriam.bsky.social overlaid flood complaints in Fort Lauderdale with Broward's future scenarios mapping and found they match pretty well

Part 3 of my series exploring real estate and climate change in South Florida explores groundwater flooding!
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It could also raise flood insurance costs -- by about 5% -- for 44k Floridians in 12 different communities, including Hialeah, Hollywood and Orange County.

Cities and counties across the state say it will stop them from enacting much-needed fixes to problems they discovered after previous hurricanes. But the bill's sponsors say it's only meant to stop 'overregulation' and keep govs 'laser-focused' on recovery t.co/s6H8sTP6JS

I guess we'll find out. We're days away from the start of hurricane season, and NOAA says it will likely be another active one.

www.miamiherald.com/news/weather...

And Ken Graham, head of @nws.noaa.gov, swore the agency was prepared for the season.

"We had some folks go, but we’re going to make sure we have everything on the front lines. Every warning is going to go out," he said.

There's evidence that could be changing, both from new academic studies and some anecdotal evidence from spots whalloped by storms last year -- like the beautiful but floodprone neighborhood of Shore Acres in St. Petersburg.

“Perhaps the tides are shifting," said one researcher

But why??? Simply, it's because people will still pony up for waterfront property, despite models showing a steadily encroaching tide, because they see that tide as far away.

We had an analyst look at home sales in neighborhoods touched by intense flooding: the 90-day flood in the Keys, hurricanes in Miami or a 'rain bomb' in Fort Lauderdale. (Un)surprisingly, they went up after a flood event. Way up.

Read the whole story, the second installment in a
@miamiherald.com series on real estate and sea level rise, here: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...

FEMA data shows the agency has paid out $16.8 billion in damages since 2000 on more than 220,000 claims — some doled out repeatedly to the same problematic properties. The agency doesn’t share the addresses, even with buyers.

Stay tuned for more parts of this series that explores how Florida real estate and sea level rise collide!

We also have a handy guide for potential buyers with questions to ask and places to look for more info: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...

We heard from people who lost their homes in unexpected flooding, people whose realtors encouraged them to lie about flooding on their seller disclosure and people who were stuck in court for years trying to hold their sellers accountable.