{"id":9215,"date":"2016-11-19T18:03:36","date_gmt":"2016-11-19T23:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/?p=9215"},"modified":"2016-11-19T18:03:36","modified_gmt":"2016-11-19T23:03:36","slug":"miami-beach-has-run-out-of-sand-now-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/2016\/11\/miami-beach-has-run-out-of-sand-now-what\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Miami Beach has run out of sand.  Now what?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Miami is one of the most vulnerable cities in the US to the effects of rising sea level, which is caused by a combination of warming ocean waters and melting land ice from Greenland, Antarctica and mountain glaciers. \u00a0One response that beachside communities do to maintain their waterfronts is to do beach replenishment by pumping sand from offshore onto the beaches. <em>The Verge<\/em> reported this week that Miami Beach, one of the premier tourist communities in the Miami area, has run out of sand nearby to use for rebuilding their beach as the sea erodes it away. \u00a0You can read the story at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2016\/11\/17\/13660014\/miami-beach-sand-erosion-nourishment-climate-change\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2016\/11\/17\/13660014\/miami-beach-sand-erosion-nourishment-climate-change<\/a>. \u00a0Now they are looking at shipping beach sand in from the Bahamas or other locations to preserve the beach while they can, but as sea levels continue to rise, it is likely to be a losing proposition.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate story on Miami, <em>AbsoluteMiami.com<\/em> reported that Miami Beach tried to thwart the effects of nuisance flooding tied to rising sea levels by raising the street levels up above the level of the flooding. \u00a0But by doing that, restaurants and other buildings along the road have lost their flood insurance coverage because they are now considered &#8220;basements&#8221; and no longer covered. \u00a0You can read the story at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.absolutemiami.com\/sunset-harbours-raised-streets-leave-restaurant-without-flood-insurance\/#\">https:\/\/www.absolutemiami.com\/sunset-harbours-raised-streets-leave-restaurant-without-flood-insurance\/#<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5128\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/11\/Skyline_over_Miami_beach_USA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5128\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/11\/Skyline_over_Miami_beach_USA-300x181.jpg\" alt=\"Miami Beach skyline.  Source: Ethically Yours, Commons Wikimedia\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/11\/Skyline_over_Miami_beach_USA-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/11\/Skyline_over_Miami_beach_USA-229x138.jpg 229w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2015\/11\/Skyline_over_Miami_beach_USA.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miami Beach skyline. 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