Atlantis is a fun story but a grim reality.
Nobody really wants to live underwater, except the marine life.
Rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and rising global sea levels directly endanger Miami’s property development. Floods are ranking at the very top of environmental danger. Residents, especially young families, first-time homeowners, and investors, are reasonably worried about future development. Your assets and even your health are on the line. So, it pays to be informed.
Some zip codes are in more danger than others. We’re going to go over each one and compare available data with Media sources. Floods naturally occur due to one of three reasons;
- Heavy Rain
- Storms
- Tides
Since the 2000s, rising tides are the major cause of floods in Miami and Miami beach. This is a cause for concern. Before the 2000s, floods would be a direct after-effect of extreme events and heavy rain. Today, frequent floodings are part of everyday life in individual Miami’s zipcodes.
Melting glaciers directly affect the sea levels, which in turn cause tidal floodings and inflict economic damage. Most of these are nuisance floods because they’re devastating to infrastructure but not human lives.
Here’s a quick excerpt from Wikipedia, summarizing what a nuisance flooding is:
“This kind of flooding is becoming more common in cities and other human-occupied coastal areas as sea-level rise associated with climate change and other human-related environmental impacts such as coastal erosion and land subsidence increase the vulnerability of infrastructure.”
Quick rundown: Human activity is responsible for the accelerated frequency of coastal floodings.
Are sea levels rising? The short answer is yes, absolutely.
How bad is it? Extremely bad. The problem is worse than the media portrays it because we can’t understand the sheer magnitude of global changes.
The rise in temperature helps wildfires burn overnight, boosts rising sea levels, increases chances of tornados and other devastating storms, and little things, like disrupting the natural cycle of the whole ecosystem. Morning birds are now evidently chirping at night. Marine life is on the brink of total collapse. Coral reefs are dying out. Wildfires are burning through North Florida, and places like Miami need to pump out water from the city streets at an unprecedented rate. This state is not normal or expected.
Flooding is anywhere between 300% and 900% more frequent in the United States than just 50 years ago.
Sea levels are rising at an unprecedented rate
Let’s quickly focus on the rising sea levels. Coastal floods are more frequent nowadays. Young homeowners might see their properties destroyed in their lifetime. The insurance rate might also follow suit, making it unbearable to pay a mortgage and insurance at the same time.
“The pace of global sea-level rise more than doubled from 1.4 mm per year throughout most of the twentieth century to 3.6 mm per year from 2006–2015,” according to the U.S. climate agency, Climate.gov.
Think about it. The infrastructure is already under heavy pressure. Rising sea levels would impact roads, bridges, water suppliers, oil wells, power plants, sewage, landfills, roads, houses, traffic systems, and so on. The list goes on and on. It’s like trying to find the end of π (Pi = 3.141…).
South beach now has water pumps at the ready at all times because the floodings have become frequently unpredictable.
Zipcodes that could end up underwater in the next 30 years
Miami Beach is under heavy pressure from rising sea levels. However, property developers are ignoring these warning signs. Miami Beach is regarded as one of the best neighborhoods in Miami to buy a property, according to several property trackers.
The climate data points to a glaring problem. These zip codes could find themselves 3ft underwater in the next couple of decades. Risk finder points to a selected probability of 73% for these events to unfold by 2050.
- Art District, South Ponte, South of Fifth, and Edgewater’s coastal areas. Zipcode: 33139. No. Homes at risk: 4,947. Potential damage: $2.3B
- Bayshore, Botanical Garden, and MId-Beach sit on a flood plain. Zipcode: 33140. No. Homes at risk: 3,549. Potential damage: $2,7B.
- North Bay Village, Normandy Isles, and North Beach are also marked with a high probability of structural damages. Zipcode: 33141. No. Homes at risk: 2,199. Potential damage: $700M
- Oleta River State Park, Sunny Isles Beach, and Golden Beach are also at immense risk. Zipcode: 33160. No. Homes at risk: 2,268. Projected damage: $1.1B
What about my property?
Over 15,000 properties are at risk of structural water damage in Miami.
The total cost is counted in tens of billions, and data suggest these estimates are only going to get worse in the near future. This would affect your insurance, mortgage, and personal safety. It may also affect home prices if you’re looking to buy a coastal property in Biscayne Bay.
We can’t advise you on investment opportunities. This is not advice. Regard this article as an informational piece, and please follow your government’s advice in case of any major events.
“By the end of the century, global mean sea level is likely to rise at least one foot (0.3 meters) above 2000 levels, even if greenhouse gas emissions follow a relatively low pathway in coming decades.”
— the U.S. climate agency, Climate.gov.
Resources for more information and reducing risk
- http://www.Flseagrant.org/climatechange/coastalplanning/
- http://www.southeastfloridaclimatecompact.org/
- http://www.Floridadisaster.org/
- https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/
- https://riskfinder.climatecentral.org/
- http://www.flseagrant.org/climatechange/coastalplanning/
- http://www.southeastfloridaclimatecompact.org/
- http://www.floridadisaster.org/
- http://sealevel.climatecentral.org/matrix/
- https://toolkit.climate.gov/
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