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Miami Beach in race to control flood ahead of annual King Tide
2014-10-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Construction crews are wading into chest high pools of muck in a race against time to install pumps Miami Beach officials hope will help control an annual super-high tide threatening to flood south Florida's popular seaside city next week. Around Oct. 9, a so-called "King Tide" is expected to push almost an extra foot (30 cm) of water onto streets, going over sea walls and forcing residents to wade through flooded streets, an annual event causing widespread damage. Its been a nightmare,...
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