Rising Seas Cause Mounting Problems In Florida.
“Along those coastlines, swelling seas are driving water tables higher and creating worries in places where septic systems abound, but where officials often lack reliable data about their location or how many might already be compromised.
“These are ticking time bombs under the ground that, when they fail, will pollute,” said Andrew Wunderley, executive director of the nonprofit Charleston Waterkeeper, which monitors water quality in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.”
Climate change continues to wreak havoc across the globe in new an unforeseen ways. Florida is one of the epicenters of the climate crisis with coastal areas of the Sunshine State resting below sea level and regularly inundated with sea water. Addressing climate change has been controversial from the beginning but the reality of a rising sea is very difficult to ignore or pass off as ‘fake news’. Escaping the reality of a changing climate is no longer possible but the solutions will be pricey and take political will.
