MIAMI—Damage to coastal property and infrastructure from rising sea levels and increased storm surge is a threat that South Florida knows too well. According to a major new report released on June 24, 2014 by a coalition of senior political and economic figures, including University of Miami President Donna E. Shalala, this type of occurrences will likely grow materially over the next five to 25 years along the Eastern Seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico.
We caught up with Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod attorneys Howard E. Nelson and Cristina Arana Lumpkin to discuss how developers and municipalities are tackling this threat. Be sure to come back for part two of this exclusive interview tomorrrow morning.
GlobeSt.com: The National Climate Assessment named Miami as one of the US cities most vulnerable to severe damage as a result of rising sea levels. How is sea level rise beginning to affect our communities?
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