Sea Level Rise in South Florida

According to Strauss who has  written about sea level rise, "Florida is in the crosshairs of climate change. Rising seas, a population crowded along the coast, porous bedrock, and the relatively common occurrence of tropical storms put more real estate and people at risk from storm surges aggravated by sea level rise in Florida, than any other state by far - See more at: http://sealevel.climatecentral.org/news/floria-and-the-rising-sea#sthash.wNYclQmf.dpuf "

If you are wondering about the specific neighborhoods you live in and how far the water will rise-- there is an interactive map that can be found on Climate Central's webpage that can predict how vulnerable your neighborhood is. They state that "more than half the population of more than 100 Florida towns and cities lives on land below that 4-foot line. Miami-Dade and Broward counties each have more people below 4 feet than any state, except Florida itself and Louisiana".

Their analysis included many factors such as sea level rise projections, storm surge patterns, local topography and even patterns of development.

You can access the interactive map here. 

map image from  http://sealevel.climatecentral.org/

Reference: Strauss.,n.d. Florida and the rising sea. Online. Available at:  http://sealevel.climatecentral.org/news/floria-and-the-rising-sea