A $75,000 study to look at how sea level rise will affect the city of Tampa is on its way to the city council. Planners wrapped up the study during a final presentation recently.
Anyone concerned with climate change in Florida probably has their eyes fixated on the coasts, as rising seas nip away at our beaches and bays. But, to get a true feel of how bad things could someday get, maybe we should cast our gaze inland.
In Florida, a state threatened by intense hurricanes and coastal flooding, elements of the climate conversation are scarce or nonexistent in the classroom.
Jacksonville's state mandated sea level rise task force has wrapped up its work, approving the remaining proposals in a list of recommendations that will eventually go before City Council.
Local environmental advocates and policy experts say they're cautiously optimistic about two recently announced committees designed to address sea level rise and flooding in Jacksonville.
