Rising sea comes at a cost for South Florida cities

Rising sea comes at a cost for South Florida cities Palm Beach Post In Miami Beach, where prolonged flooding in low-lying neighborhoods has become the norm after heavy storms, city leaders are weighing a $206 million overhaul of an antiquated drainage system increasingly compromised by rising sea level. The plan calls … See all stories on this topic »

Hurricane Isaac lays bare the painful economics of flood protection NOLA.com As thousands of southeastern Louisiana residents watched flood water from Hurricane Isaac invade their homes and make a soggy, expensive mess of their lives, the terms “benefit-cost analysis” and “relative sea level rise” probably didn’t enter their minds. See all stories on this topic » NOLA.com